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50 • 2017 ANNUAL REPORT
2017 ANNUAL REPORT • 51
Mr. Nader Ghabbour started his career at GB Auto as a showroom sales rep-
resentative for the passenger car division. He worked his way up to running
the daily sales operations within the show room and later assumed the role of
showroom sales supervisor and manager. Mr. Ghabbour’s managerial capa-
bilities were proven when he took on the more strategic role of managing the
business-to-business arm of the passenger car segment. He currently serves
as the chief operating officer for the Passenger Car division, managing the
Passenger Car sales and After-Sales functions, regional operations, and the
Motorcycle and Three-Wheeler operations. Mr. Ghabbour graduated with a
Bachelor of Arts inBusiness Administration fromBostonUniversity.
Mr. Nader Ghabbour
Executive Director and Group Chief Operating Officer
Dr.WalidSulaimanAbanumayhasbeentheManagingDirectorofAl-Mareefa
Al Saudia Company since 1997, where he oversees investments in both devel-
oped and emerging markets. Dr. Abanumay has held several executive roles:
between February 1993 and January 1994 he was the General Manager of the
Investment Department of the Abanumay Commercial Center and between
November 1990 and February 1993 he worked in the Treasury and Corporate
Banking department of SAMBA. Dr. Abanumay is a boardmember of several
prominent companies, including Madinet Nasr for Housing and Develop-
ment (since 1998), Raya Holding (since 2005), and Beltone Financial.
Dr. Walid Sulaiman Abanumay
Non-Executive Director
Mr. Mounir Fakhry Abdelnour brings more than 40 years of economy-cen-
tric experience to GBAuto’s Board of Directors. Since 1970, he has occupied
various high-ranking positions at a number of reputable banking institu-
tions and also served in different ministerial posts, including Minister of
Tourism and Minister of Industry and Trade, among others. In 1976, he
co-founded American Express Middle East (AMEX), where he served as
Vice President and board member until 1980. He was also a founder and
Chairman of the Egyptian-French Agro-foods Company between 1983 and
2014. Throughout his career, Mr. Abdelnour served as a board member at
the EGX, the National Council for Human Rights, and the Federation of
Egyptian Industries. He currently sits on the board of Commercial Inter-
national Bank of Egypt (CIB), Beltone Financial, and Domty. As an active
participant in Egyptian political life, Mr. Abdelnour headed the opposition
bloc in parliament between 2000 and 2005 and was a member of the time-
honored political party Al Wafd from 2005-2011.
Mr. Mounir Fakhry Abdelnour
Non-Executive Director
Board of Directors