Arab.Power100.2016-43.Minoush Abdel-Meguid
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Minoush Abdel-Meguid

Designation: Investment banker

A graduate of the American University in Cairo, Minoush Abdel-Meguid later received an Executive Diploma in Mergers and Acquisitions from the Aresty Institute of Executive Education at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

She has had more than 17 years of experience in investment banking and investment management and is currently CEO, chief investment officer, and managing director of Union Capital, a fund for small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in Egypt.

Before setting up Union Capital, Abdel-Meguid worked in various investment banking roles, including as a financial analyst at Goldman Sachs in London, and as a manager at HSBC Investment Bank Egypt. She also served as head of corporate finance at Egypt’s Capital Market Authority between 2005 and 2007, during which time she was part of the team leading the introduction of a new takeover chapter. Last year she was selected as Young Global Leader for 2015 by the World Economic Forum.

Abdel-Meguid is founding president of the Egyptian Young Bankers Association, an Egyptian NGO that supports the careers of young bankers.

Over the course of the last year, Abdel-Meguid co-led Union Capital’s exit of its stake in Sinai Marble Company and was selected as a Young Achiever of the Year by the Global Leadership Congress.

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