Board Members
Eng. Tarek Amin Malash
Chairman
Eng. Tarek held many responsibilities in different locations such as Sweden, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia. Established “Adcom” a promising start-up in the telecommunication Eng. Malash made many contributions to several telecommunication projects in Egypt, supporting and encouraging the growth of the economy. Currently, he is the chairman of the board of directors in Damen and Smart Cards Applications Company.
Dr. Tamer El-Hussainy
Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Tamer El Hussainy has more than 20 years of diversified regional business experience with exceptional management skills.
He entered the field of Electronic payments 15 years ago; with great successes, as he was one of the major founders of Fawry and held several positions there such as:-
• Sales and Sales Operation Director
• Chief of Sales and Retail Officer
• Chief of Marketing and Strategy Officer
He started from scratch until Fawry reached 8 billion annually.
Dr. Husseiny held a variety of marketing and sales management positions across the Gulf and Levant regions in major reputable corporations including Bayer ME, Organon ME, DKT, and Smithkline Beecham.
Dr. Tamer El Hussainy is a graduate of the School of Medicine, Ain Shams University and holds a Master of Business Administration from Rennes, France.
Experienced C-level Executive with a demonstrated history of working in pharmaceutical industry, Fintech, Financial services and Information Technology.
General Said Abdelrazik
Board Member
General Said Abdelrazik attended the Infantry Corps War College. He was offered a leadership position and worked as a Battalion Commander, a Brigade Commander in Sinai, and a Commander of the 23rd mechanized infantry division in the third field army. General Abdelrazik eventually became a commander of the southern military region and a consultant to the Ministry of Defence.
Dr. Hany Mohamed Assal
Board Member
Dr. Hany Mohamed Assal is the current CEO of Globaltronics, the leading Middle East manufacturer of electricity meters and energy management solutions and has more than 30 years of exceptionally successful leadership experience in Information Communication Technology (ICT). Dr Assal also worked as a visiting professor, teaching Telecommunications at Cairo University. He holds both his bachelor and masters from Cairo University and earned his PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Stanford.
Ms. May El Mallawany
Board Member Overseeing Human Resources
Ms. May El Mallawany possesses over 25 years of experience in numerous fields such as Administration, Management, as well as Human Resources. She has been the head of HR in both SMART- a mother company since 2007- as the head of HR and a board member at Damen. Ms. El Mallawany is an AUC Graduate and holds various business-related diplomas and certificates some of which are CPHRC, a financial diploma, and an International Strategy Business diploma.
Eng.Tarek Assad
Board Member
Engineer Tarek Assaad is currently working as a Managing Partner at Algebra Ventures, Egypt’s leading VC fund. Eng.Tarek is also a Managing Partner at Ideavelopers where he has been managing $50m of VC investments since 2009, including some of Egypt’s most prominent technology startups.
Eng. Tarek is a director of Smart Card Applications, SiWare and IdealRatings. In this role, he was also responsible for the investment in Fawry, the leading bill payment and presentment company in Egypt, which realized a $100m exit in 2015.
Eng. Tarek started his career as an engineer at Lucent Technologies then as a software developer for SAQQARA Systems, an internet startup in Silicon Valley. He later became General Manager of CID Consulting where he led the company’s high growth, helping it to become one of the leading local consulting firms in Egypt.
Eng.Tarek holds a B.Sc. in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Ain Shams University in Cairo and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Board Members
Eng. Tarek Amin Malash
Chairman
Eng. Tarek held many responsibilities in different locations such as Sweden, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia. Established “Adcom” a promising start-up in the telecommunication Eng. Malash made many contributions to several telecommunication projects in Egypt, supporting and encouraging the growth of the economy. Currently, he is the chairman of the board of directors in Damen and Smart Cards Applications Company.
Dr. Tamer El-Hussainy
Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Tamer El Hussainy has more than 20 years of diversified regional business experience with exceptional management skills.
He entered the field of Electronic payments 15 years ago; with great successes, as he was one of the major founders of Fawry and held several positions there such as:-
• Sales and Sales Operation Director
• Chief of Sales and Retail Officer
• Chief of Marketing and Strategy Officer
He started from scratch until Fawry reached 8 billion annually.
Dr. Husseiny held a variety of marketing and sales management positions across the Gulf and Levant regions in major reputable corporations including Bayer ME, Organon ME, DKT, and Smithkline Beecham.
Dr. Tamer El Hussainy is a graduate of the School of Medicine, Ain Shams University and holds a Master of Business Administration from Rennes, France.
Experienced C-level Executive with a demonstrated history of working in pharmaceutical industry, Fintech, Financial services and Information Technology.
General Said Abdelrazik
Board Member
General Said Abdelrazik attended the Infantry Corps War College. He was offered a leadership position and worked as a Battalion Commander, a Brigade Commander in Sinai, and a Commander of the 23rd mechanized infantry division in the third field army. General Abdelrazik eventually became a commander of the southern military region and a consultant to the Ministry of Defence.
Dr. Hany Mohamed Assal
Board Member
Dr. Hany Mohamed Assal is the current CEO of Globaltronics, the leading Middle East manufacturer of electricity meters and energy management solutions and has more than 30 years of exceptionally successful leadership experience in Information Communication Technology (ICT). Dr Assal also worked as a visiting professor, teaching Telecommunications at Cairo University. He holds both his bachelor and masters from Cairo University and earned his PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Stanford.
Ms. May El Mallawany
Board Member Overseeing Human Resources
Ms. May El Mallawany possesses over 25 years of experience in numerous fields such as Administration, Management, as well as Human Resources. She has been the head of HR in both SMART- a mother company since 2007- as the head of HR and a board member at Damen. Ms. El Mallawany is an AUC Graduate and holds various business-related diplomas and certificates some of which are CPHRC, a financial diploma, and an International Strategy Business diploma.
Eng.Tarek Assad
Board Member
Engineer Tarek Assaad is currently working as a Managing Partner at Algebra Ventures, Egypt’s leading VC fund. Eng.Tarek is also a Managing Partner at Ideavelopers where he has been managing $50m of VC investments since 2009, including some of Egypt’s most prominent technology startups.
Eng. Tarek is a director of Smart Card Applications, SiWare and IdealRatings. In this role, he was also responsible for the investment in Fawry, the leading bill payment and presentment company in Egypt, which realized a $100m exit in 2015.
Eng. Tarek started his career as an engineer at Lucent Technologies then as a software developer for SAQQARA Systems, an internet startup in Silicon Valley. He later became General Manager of CID Consulting where he led the company’s high growth, helping it to become one of the leading local consulting firms in Egypt.
Eng.Tarek holds a B.Sc. in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Ain Shams University in Cairo and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.