28 July 2016
The Board of Directors of ALEXBANK has approved the appointment of Mr. Omar ElSayeh as ALEXBANK's Non- Executive Chairman.

Mr. ElSayeh has over 40 years of experience in banking, finance, marketing, research and consultancy. During this period, he established and managed a number of private companies and worked for more than 26 years in the banking sector.

Before joining ALEXBANK, Mr. ElSayeh had been Non-Executive Chairman at Barclays Bank Egypt from 2007 to 2013 where, besides his responsibilities as Chairman of the Board, he was directly involved in the bank's corporate social responsibility and sustainability fields.

Before his assignment at Barclays Bank Egypt, Mr. ElSayeh spent 20 years at Citigroup in various executive roles and was a member of its core committees.

In parallel, Mr. ElSayeh was a member of various committees and associations, including the Economic Committee of the National Specialized Councils, the Egyptian Capital Market Association, the EGX 30 index committee at The Egyptian Exchange. He was also a member of the British Egyptian Business Association and the American Chamber of Commerce. Mr. ElSayeh served also as elected member of the Federation of Egyptian Banks representing the foreign banks.

Mr. Omar ElSayeh holds a BA in Economics from the American University in Cairo.

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