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Dr. Raouf Ghabbour founded the Ghabbour Group of Companies, which he started in-
cepting in 1985. Dr. Ghabbour began his career working in his family’s auto-related trad-
ing business, where he initially established himself in the Tires division. Having quickly
gained a commendable reputation in the market for being business savvy, Dr. Ghabbour
went on to acquire agency agreements from global OEMs, which he transformed into
successful businesses. Dr. Ghabbour has grown the company to a leading automotive
assembler and distributor in the Middle East and North Africa.
Dr. Raouf Ghabbour
Chairman of the Board of Directors and
Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Aladdin Hassouna Saba is the co-founder and chairman of Beltone Financial, a
leading regional financial services institution operating in the fields of Investment
Banking, Asset Management, Private Equity, Brokerage, and Equity Research. Mr.
Saba is also a founding member of the Egyptian Investment Management Associa-
tion, in addition to the Egyptian Capital Markets Association. Mr. Saba sits on the
boards of the Egyptian Stock Exchange, National Bank of Egypt, as well as various
corporations and investment funds.
Mr. Aladdin Hassouna Saba
Non-Executive Director
Mr. Khaled Kandil joined the Board of Directors after serving GB Auto as COO for
Hyundai Motor Corp operations. He joined the company from ExxonMobil, where
he was most recently vice-chairman of ExxonMobil Egypt and managing director
of ExxonMobil Lubricants and Specialties covering operations in North and East
Africa. He participated in the merger between the Exxon and Mobil corporations
as well as a number of market entry and exit projects in South America, South East
Asia, and Africa. A 32-year veteran of the oil and gas industry, in 1996 he headed a
business reengineering project for the company’s Egyptian operations, after which
he led the implementation of Mobil Lubricants’ integrated business strategy. This
strategy saw the company become the market leader in less than one year, after be-
ing traditionally the third-ranked market player.
Mr. Khaled Kandil
Non-Executive Director
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