About

Executive leadership across trade credit insurance, risk management & transformation.

25+ years of leadership experience across the Middle East and North America, spanning trade credit insurance, trade and export finance, credit information, banking, risk management and international trade. Currently CEO for Coface GCC & Egypt, with full P&L accountability and end-to-end responsibility for strategy, growth, risk governance, market development and organizational leadership.

Proven track record of scaling and transforming businesses, entering new markets, and building strategic partnerships with Export Credit Agencies, financial institutions and government-related stakeholders - while strengthening risk and governance frameworks and developing high-performing multicultural leadership teams.

Experienced working across private and public-sector ecosystems, engaging with Boards, regulators, banks, government-related entities, Export Credit Agencies and international partners. This includes strategic partnerships, joint product development and economic-support programs, through periods of transformation and shifting geopolitical conditions.

In conversation - ICIEC / AMAN UNION

Core executive capabilities

Corporate Strategy & GrowthFull P&L LeadershipTrade Credit & Export FinanceTrade Credit InsuranceCredit & Political RiskUnderwriting & Portfolio GovernanceBanking & FI PartnershipsBoard & Regulatory Stakeholder ManagementTransformation & Operating ModelData Strategy & DecisioningClaims & RecoveriesCommercial TurnaroundMarket EntryPeople Leadership & SuccessionPublic Representation
Education
MBA - Heriot-Watt University
Edinburgh Business School, Scotland · 2013
Certificate in Enterprise Risk Management
University of Washington, USA · 2012
Boards & industry
Board Member - Receivables Insurance Association of Canada
Group Credit & Internal Audit Committees - Obegi Chemicals Group
Represents Coface at the Berne Union
Footprint
UAE · Saudi Arabia · Egypt
USA · Canada · Mexico
Deep understanding of the GCC business environment and culture, with extensive experience navigating its commercial, regulatory and stakeholder landscape.