Hany Abou-El-Fotouh

Current

Director Policy & Corporate Affairs / Board Secretary at CI Capital Holding

Past

FVP Corporate Governance & Compliance Group Head - Board Secretary at Arab Banking Corporation -ABC Bank Egypt
Head of Compliance at Oman International Bank
Senior Compliance Officer and Head of Compliance Training &Control. at Banque Saudi Fransi, Riyadh, K.S.A

DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER at United Bank of EGypt
Various management positions at HSBC Bank, Egypt
Training Officer at SABB
early career positions to management roles at HSBC Bank

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Education

EGYPTIAN INSTITUTE OF DIRECTORS
Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS),
The Chartered Institute of Bankers London, U.K.

Ain Shams University
The American University in Cairo
The American University in Cairo
King Saud University

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Hany Abou-El-Fotouh’s Summary

A leader whose personal philosophy and values have enabled him to succeed and inspire others

Dynamic banker with 20+ years' solid experience combined with strong administrative management skills, broad exposure to operations, compliance, governance best practices and controls.

Successful at building high-performance teams and skilled at establishing operational excellence within culturally diverse environments

Engaging trainer and presenter; skilled in employing clarity, innovation, and humor to deliver effective presentations to diverse audiences at all organizational levels.

Public speaker at regional and international conferences, workshops and seminars.

Frequently featured in business websites and press

Hany Abou-El-Fotouh’s Specialties:

Hany Abou-El-Fotouh has 20+ years banking experience in the Middle East and considered as a leading subject matter expert with extensive experience in compliance, training and corporate governance best practices.

Hany is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS). Founder of the Middle East Compliance Officers' Forum (MECOF) with +600 members. He has been honored in 2005 & 2006 for his work in promoting compliance awareness in the MENA region.

Hany Abou-El-Fotouh’s Experience

Director Policy & Corporate Affairs / Board Secretary

CI Capital Holding

(Investment Banking industry)

December 2008 — Present (1 year )

C.I. Capital Holding: With paid-up Capital EGP 580 Million, it is the investment banking arm of Commercial International Bank Egypt - the largest private Egyptian bank. The Group provides financial advisory services; merger and acquisitions; private placements; corporate restructurings; recapitalizations, and management buyouts and buy-in advisory and owns two securities brokerages subsidiaries as well as assets management company.

-Established Corporate Governance Code approved by the Board of Directors
-Introduced best practices for Board proceedings
-Managed a project for organizational restructure
-Introduced a set of compliance and corporate policies
-Provided oversight management of compliance officers
-Provided secretariant services to the Board and Board Committees
FVP Corporate Governance & Compliance Group Head - Board Secretary

Arab Banking Corporation -ABC Bank Egypt

(Banking industry)

July 2007 — December 2008 (1 year 6 months)

ABC Bank – Egypt. Subsidiary of Arab Banking Corporation Group, one of the largest international banking groups in MENA region, headquartered in Bahrain with total assets of the Group US$ 22.4bn and Shareholders' equity US$ 2.1bn
major achievements in my current role:

-Instrumental in the bank's strategic direction, planning, development and management
-Restructured the compliance function to follow international best practices.
-Directed a team to exercise compliance risk management and render related advisory services
-Oversaw implementation of external\internal audit findings and Central Bank examination issues
-Redesigned more effective bank procedures and oversaw central procedures depository
-Designed and rolled-out compliance awareness initiatives and training
-Observer at the Audit Committee as well as membership in other Management committees
Board Secretary as well as secretary to Board Compensation Committee and Corporate Governance Committee
Head of Compliance

Oman International Bank

(Banking industry)

December 2005 — June 2007 (1 year 7 months)

Oman International Bank, Muscat, Oman. 3rd largest bank in Oman with total assets US$ 2.4bn and 87 branches in Oman, India and Paskistan .

-Developed compliance procedures and revised Corporate Governance framework to accommodate best practices
-Steered regulatory compliance at bank level including overseas branches
-Worked closely with the Board and CEO to advise on compliance and governance issues
Senior Compliance Officer and Head of Compliance Training &Control.

Banque Saudi Fransi, Riyadh, K.S.A

(Banking industry)

June 2004 — December 2006 (2 years 7 months)

With a network of 75 branches and total assets US$ 29.7bn, the bank is affiliated with Calyon Corporate & Investment Bank. It was rated among the 50 top performing listed Arab Companies by Forbes Arabia in 2006.

During my service at BSF I:

-Trained +1600 staff on anti-money laundering compliance and SAMA rules
-Fostered strong compliance culture through innovative staff and customer awareness campaigns
-Managed compliance monitoring function for diversified business segments
DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER

United Bank of EGypt

(Banking industry)

2003 — 2004 (1 year )

The major accomplishments includes:
-Created compliance function with robust policies and procedures in a challenging environment
-Established checklists, templates and forms for general compliance purposes. These raised the compliance standards, streamlined reporting compliance incidents and feedback.
Various management positions

HSBC Bank, Egypt

(Banking industry)

March 1985 — September 2003 (18 years 7 months)

Member of the HSBC Group. An Egyptian multinational bank with total assets US$2.9 bn and operates through 52-branch network.
Scope of responsibility was diverse and included middle to senior management roles in Financial Control, Compliance & Internal Control and Centralized Operations Internal Audit:

-Spearheaded Services Centre responsible for processing back office and support operations

-Established Central Support Centre responsible for streamlining operational processes as well as managing the bank's accounting/MIS systems,

-Oversaw implementation and upgrade projects of core banking and MIS systems
Training Officer

SABB

(Banking industry)

March 1993 — August 1995 (2 years 6 months)

Associate of the HSBC Group with total assets $28.4bn and operates through a network of 75 branches,

I was charged with developing multiple training programs
early career positions to management roles

HSBC Bank

(Banking industry)

March 1985 — March 1993 (8 years 1 month)

Progressed from early career positions to management roles in a number of areas including Internal Audit; Projects Coordination; Central Accounting, and Trade Finance.

Hany Abou-El-Fotouh’s Education

EGYPTIAN INSTITUTE OF DIRECTORS

CERTIFIED DIRECTOR , CORPORATE GOVERNANCE , 2008 — 2008

Instructor at Egyptian Institute of Directors (EIoD) :
Board Development Series (BDS)
Role of Corporate Secretary

Activities and Societies:

Obtained Certified Director designation - a unique certification offered by EIoD following attendance of the four parts of the board development series. Being a Certified Director establishes that the holder of this designation possess all the key information and knowledge to be an effective and dynamic board member of any board.
Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS),

CAMS , ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING , 2004 — 2004

Frequently invited by ACAMS to take part at their events

Activities and Societies:

Selected by Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (ACAMS), Miami, USA, to represent MENA Region at the Examination Review Task Force

Won Community Impact Award for two consecutive years
The Chartered Institute of Bankers London, U.K.

Assiciateship , Banking Law and Monetary Systems , 1990 — 1992
Ain Shams University

Graduate Diploma , Banking , 1987 — 1989

Activities and Societies:

Graduate Diploma in Banking Studies,
The American University in Cairo

SMC , Salesmanship & Marketing Certificate , 1984 — 1985
The American University in Cairo

MAC , Modern Accounting Certificate , 1983 — 1984
King Saud University

B.A , 1977 — 1982