Management Team

Mohsen Mahgoub has over 40 years of experience across various industries including healthcare, fast-moving consumer goods, and financial services. He co-founded numerous successful businesses in Egypt including Chipsy (later acquired by PepsiCo), Al Shorouk Hospital (later acquired by Abraaj Group), Al-Masreyin Dairy (later acquired by Citadel Capital), and Incolease – Egypt’s largest leasing company. Moshen is the Chairman of the Arab International Investment Group. He is currently a member of boards of Faisal Islamic Bank of Egypt and Dar El Oyoun Hospital, and has sat on the boards of SAIB Bank and Incolease. Mohsen graduated from the Egyptian Military Academy in 1966.

Mahmoud Abdel Gawad is co-founder and co-CEO of Ibnsina-Pharma overlooking commercial, operations, IT, quality assurance, and administration activities. Before establishing Ibnsina-Pharma, Mahmoud held several senior-executive positions in many companies in Egypt and abroad; he has a proven executive-management track record spanning 28 years. Mahmoud holds an MBA as well as a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy from Cairo University.

Omar Abdel Gawad is co-founder and co-CEO of Ibnsina-Pharma. he held a number of senior management positions overseeing the company’s marketing and sales activities over the past 18 years. His management scope includes sales, marketing, finance, and HR activities. Omar holds an MBA as well as a bachelor’s degree in economics from The American University in Cairo.

Moamen Gomaa is currently the CFO of Ibnsina-Pharma, overseeing strategic management of all financial activities including legal and risk analysis, treasury, accounting, budgeting, credit and external audit activities. He is an accomplished executive with over 19 years of experience in finance management. He is an important member of the leadership team that has transformed Ibnsina-Pharma into a profit-making business that delivers outstanding financial and operational results. Moamen holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from Ain Shams University in Cairo.

Abdel Ghaffar is Chief of operations at Ibnsina-Pharma, with more than 17 years of hands-on experience. He has complete business responsibility for strategic management of all warehouses, operations purchasing, operations technical development and third-party logistics activities. Abdel Ghaffar’s management duties also include developing sound processes and strategies to ensure compliance with local and international quality standards. He led the launch of Ibnsina-Pharma’s new third-party logistics (3PL) service, which reached full capacity within a short period. Additionally, Abdel Ghaffar designed and successfully automated the processes for many operational tasks, reducing costs and increasing efficiency. His focus on operational efficiency and innovation has played an important role in increasing sales and achieving desired growth. Abdel Ghaffar holds an MBA as well as a bachelor’s degree in commerce from Ain Shams University.

Mohamed Shawky has over 14 years of experience in investor relations as well as corporate and family governance. Before joining Ibnsina-Pharma, he served as Head of Investor Relations at Mezzan Holding, Kuwait, where he established the company’s Investor Relations department and drafted and implemented its corporate governance framework. In 2017, Shakwy was nominated for Best Investor Relations Professional in Kuwait award by the Middle East Investor Relations Association. Before this, he served as Senior Manager of Investor Relations at Egyptian Resorts Company, where he oversaw the company’s IR program and advised the Board of Directors on corporate governance practices. Earlier in his career, Shawky served as Senior Investor Relations Executive at Raya Holdings and, before that, Senior Financial Analyst at the Cairo and Alexandrian Stock Exchanges. He is currently a part-time instructor at the Egyptian Institute of Directors. Shawky received his BA in economics from Cairo University and his MBA from Arab Academy for Science and Technology. He has also received a certification from the UK Investor Relations Society.

As a director of Sales, Hazem is currently leading Ibnsina-pharma’s sales activities including retail, tele-sales, chain pharmacies, bulk sales, distribution and fleet maintenance. During his 20 years at Ibnsina-pharma, Hazem has a strategic role in achieving the company’s objective relating to rapid growth, market share & profitability. As a result of Hazem’s contribution & effort, Ibnsina-Pharma has gained market shares and surpassed market growth rates over the previous years. Hazem Rashwan holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from Ain Shams University, and MBA from ESlSCA Business school & DBA from Faculty of commerce & business Administration-Helwan university in addition of a diploma in Advance training technique from Missouri university–USA.

As a Head of Commercial, Ahmed Samy leads Ibnsina-pharma’s commercial activities including sourcing, contracting, demand planning & suppliers relationship management. During his 19 years at Ibnsina-pharma, Ahmed has strategic role to achieve company’s objectives relating to growth, market share and profitability as well as enhancing the products portfolio. Ahmed is playing an important role in reducing costs and increasing the efficiency. Ahmed holds MBA from Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport as well as bachelor’s degree in commerce from Ain Shams University.

As a director of human resources, Ahmed Refaat leads Ibnsina-pharma’s into a transformational HR expert and an MBA degree holder more than 20 years of hands-on experience in strategic talent management at large headcount companies in Egypt and GCC. Aiming to help organizations to develop and execute human resource strategies that support the overall strategic direction through playing a human resources executive role. Specialties : Strategic Direction | HR Transformation | Talent Management | Culture Change Initiatives | OD Interventions | Strategic HR Budgeting

Wael Murad is a professional leader boasting an extensive track record spanning over 20 years encompassing various technology, commercial, and IT roles across multiple OPCOs. His experience extends across North Africa, Europe, and Asia, attesting to his versatility and adaptability. His exceptional aptitude lies in skillfully managing large-scale M&A projects and navigating the complexities inherent in such endeavors with finesse. He possesses cutting-edge expertise as a trailblazing leader in enterprise ICT solutions and digital products, seamlessly blending business acumen with technical prowess.