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Mr. Haytham Abou Taleb brings to GB Auto over 17 years of experience in the review of
governance, risks, and internal controls. Prior to joining GB Auto, he served as group
internal audit manager at AW Rostamani Holding LLC, UAE; group internal auditor at
Al Futtaim Holding LLC, UAE; and senior internal auditor at Social Fund for Develop-
ment (UNDP), Egypt. He is a specialist in internal control and governance processes
review, compliance, and continuous auditing; business process improvement and cost
saving practices; fraud detection / investigation; and datamining and systems / business
applications general controls review. Mr. Abou Taleb is experienced in the automotive,
financial services, retail, insurance, construction sectors and holding companies in the
MENA region. He graduated from the Faculty of Commerce at Ain Shams University and
holds a postgraduate degree in banking, credit management from AUC. He is a Certi-
fied Internal Auditor and Certified Internal Controls Auditor, member of the Institute of
Internal Auditors, USA, the Internal Control Institute, USA, and the Association of Fraud
Examiners, UAE Chapter.
Mr. Haytham Abou Taleb
Chief Internal Audit Officer
Mr. Karim Gaddas joined GB Auto in 2015 as chief executive officer of Tires, boast-
ing 20 years of experience in general management, operations, and sales and mar-
keting. In the last 16 years he occupied various positions at Pirelli that included
headquarter-level roles in Milan and regional-level roles in Paris, Cairo, Alexan-
dria, and Dubai. In addition to being the global sales director for BU trucks, the
CEO of the company’s Middle East and India operations, and the CEO of African
and Egyptian operations, Mr. Gaddas also served as Pirelli’s vice chairman. He was
also a member of the board at the Alexandria Tire Company for eight years. Mr.
Gaddas began his career in 1996 at Gewiss, an electrical materials company based
in Bergamo, Italy, where he was the area manager for Central America, the Middle
East, and Africa. He holds a BA in business administration from the Sup de Co
Montpellier in France and an MBA from SDA Bocconi in Milan, Italy.
Mr. Karim Gaddas
Chief Executive Officer of Tires
Mrs. Menatalla Sadek joined GB Auto in December 2011 to lead the creation of an
in-house corporate finance department to screen, initiate, and conclude merger
and acquisition transactions as part of the company’s growth strategy. Mrs. Sadek
is also directing the firm’s investor relations activities. She is a member of the com-
pany’s Executive Committee and a regular attendee of the firm’s board meetings.
Mrs. Sadek brings with her more than a decade of experience in the investment
field in Egypt and Europe. She was head of consumer goods research at regional in-
vestment bank Beltone Financial, where she was part of the team that helped take
GB Auto public. Previously, she was in Sweden with Standard & Poor’s European
Rating Team, and was earlier assistant corporate manager at Barclays Bank. Sadek
is a CFA Charterholder.
Mrs. Menatalla Sadek
Chief Investment Officer
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