Ahmed Fikry Abdel Wahab, Ph.D.
Industrialist in the transport sector, corporate governance practitioner, and builder of AI-powered tools for business education and leadership development.
Managing Director of the Egyptian German Automotive Co. (EGA) — the Mercedes-Benz assembler in Egypt — since 2011. Vice Chairman of East Port Said Development Co. since 2024. Chairman of the National Academy for Science and Skills - NASS. Vice President of the African Association of Automotive Manufacturers - AAAM.
Adjunct Professor at the American University in Cairo, teaching Operations Research, Statistics, and Management Science. Holds a Corporate Director Certificate from Harvard Business School and completed Oxford’s Bank Governance Programme. Ph.D. in Business Administration, MBA, and B.S. in Electrical Engineering — all from the University of Alabama.
Builds applied AI tools for executive education, leadership development, and business simulation.
Transport Sector
From brake-lining manufacturing in the 1990s, through Mercedes-Benz vehicle assembly in Egypt, to railway industries (NERIC) and African automotive policy — three decades of operating and exporting in the transport sector across Egypt and the continent.
Governance
- Egyptian Centre for Economic Studiessince 2015
- Industrial Development Groupsince 2007
- Engineering Export Councilsince 2005
- Export Development Fundsince 2013
- Egypt Automotive Industry Supreme Councilsince 2022
- AUC Onsi Sawiris School of Business — Dean’s Strategic Advisory Boardsince 2010 (Chair 2018–2024)
- Elsewedy Electric — Audit Committee Chair (EGX-listed)2014–2021
- Suez Canal Economic Zone Authority2015–2018
- Egyptian Competition Authority2007–2017
- Federation of Egyptian Industries2010–2021
- German-Arab Chamber of Industry & Commerce2022–2024
- Social Fund for Development2012–2017
Applied Tools
Working software exploring AI in business education, leadership development, and operations.
Contact
- ahmed@awahab.site
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