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Leadership

Leadership and Governance.

The people who direct and run DIGITIZE: the Board of Directors, its committees and executive management — composition, independence and committee structure published as filed with the Financial Regulatory Authority and the Egyptian Exchange.

Role of the Board

What the Board Is Responsible For.

The Board directs the group and holds executive management to account, in four areas.

01

Strategy and Capital Allocation

Approves the group's strategy, annual budget and material capital commitments, and reviews performance against them.

02

Oversight of Executive Management

Appoints and evaluates executive management, sets delegated authority limits and monitors the execution of Board resolutions.

03

Risk, Control and Compliance

Satisfies itself that internal-control and risk-management systems are adequate and that the company complies with the Companies Law and the rules of the Financial Regulatory Authority.

04

Disclosure and Shareholders

Approves periodic financial statements and market disclosures, and is accountable to the General Assembly for the integrity of what the company publishes.

Composition

Board of Directors.

A board of eight, bringing executive, investment and governance experience across telecommunications, technology, capital markets and public administration in Egypt and the Gulf. Five are independent expert members, and the independent and non-executive directors provide oversight of executive management.

As resolved by the Board of Directors by circulation on 3 November 2026. Hover over any director for the record; select to open the full biography.

Yousry Mahmoud Atlm

Yousry Mahmoud Atlm

Chairman & Acting Chief Executive Officer
  • Founder and Chairman, with more than two decades leading large-scale growth across telecommunications, digital infrastructure, investment platforms and technology enterprises in the GCC, MENA and Africa.
  • Led the company from an early-stage venture to the EGX Main Market in May 2024, with oversight of governance, capital markets, investor relations and long-term shareholder value.
  • Vice President for National and Strategic Projects at Huawei from 2004 to 2021, directing national network modernisation, smart-city and digital-infrastructure programmes with government entities and telecom operators.
  • Directed the move into fibre-product manufacturing under the company's own designs with national industrial partners.
  • Creator of the EDGE Framework — Establish, Develop, Grow, Exit — a model for building governance, accelerating growth and creating enterprise value in an AI-driven economy.
  • Author of EDGE — The Value Creator, a book on institutional value creation.
  • Current focus: institutional value creation, technology investment, AI governance, digital-infrastructure strategy and board advisory.
Education
  • Private Equity, Venture Capital & Fund Formation — Università Bocconi (2023)
  • MBA, International Business — ESLSCA Paris (2016)
  • Diploma, Telecommunications Network Design — The American University in Cairo (2006)
  • B.Sc. Electronics & Communications Engineering — Mansoura University (2004)
Institutions
HuaweiUniversità BocconiESLSCA ParisMansoura University
Digital infrastructure · Listing & capital markets · AI governance · Institutional value creation · Egypt · Saudi Arabia · Regional markets
Websiteyousry-atlm.bio
Fahad bin Abdullah bin Falah Al Zaidan

Fahad Bin Abdullah Bin Falah Al Zaidan

Vice Chairman of the Board
  • Investor and business leader active in global capital markets since 1998, with board chairmanship experience across multiple business activities.
  • Works on investment structuring and strategic partnerships, including acquisition and share-exchange opportunities, and on organisational restructuring and governance improvement.
  • Business expansion across Saudi Arabia, Egypt and international markets, including capital-market financing options and multi-market listing strategies subject to regulatory requirements.
Education
  • Master's in Management Sciences, Executive Management (2009)
  • B.Sc. Economics, Business Administration (2006)
Board leadership · Strategic investment · Global capital markets · Saudi Arabia · Egypt · International markets
Samer Bahaa El-Din Anis Taha El-Kholy

Samer Bahaa El-Din Anis Taha El-Kholy

Board Member
  • Executive leader and entrepreneur with more than 25 years across management, information technology, marketing and business development.
  • Founded JTechnology Business Solutions in 2013 and leads its operations in Egypt and Saudi Arabia, overseeing digital transformation, process automation, enterprise management and CRM solutions, and the delivery of contact-centre and outsourcing operations.
  • Visiting Professor at Misr International University; trainer and consultant since 2001.
Education
  • M.B.Ch.B., Faculty of Medicine — Cairo University
  • MBA, Marketing — Maastricht School of Management (2011)
Institutions
Cairo UniversityMaastricht School of Management
Digital transformation · Process automation · Business development · Egypt · Saudi Arabia
Faisal bin Saad bin Mohammed bin Shaya

Faisal Bin Saad Bin Mohammed Bin Shaya

Board Member
  • Chief executive and board member of several companies in Riyadh since 2005, with more than two decades leading major institutions.
  • Led corporate digital-transformation strategy and an organisational redesign that reduced operating costs and improved the allocation of responsibilities, alongside oversight of corporate governance and operational excellence.
Education
  • Diploma in Banking Sciences, Saudi Central Bank (1998–1999)
  • Bachelor of Business Administration — King Faisal University (1998)
Institutions
Saudi Central BankKing Faisal University
Strategic leadership · Digital transformation · Banking relations · Saudi Arabia
Major General Ramy Mohamed Mohieldin

Major General Ramy Mohamed Mohieldin

Board Member
  • Non-Executive Director, appointed by Board resolution of 3 November 2026 subject to ratification by the General Assembly.
  • Member of the Audit Committee.
  • Biography published on completion of the filed record.
Egypt
Manal Mohamed Amin Ibrahim

Manal Mohamed Amin Ibrahim

Board Member
  • Strategy and governance advisor with 17 years across engineering, entrepreneurship, international development and investment advisory.
  • Advises holding groups, contractors, real-estate developers, healthcare and technology companies on growth strategy, governance and sustainability, and structures investments connecting Gulf and Chinese capital with industrial and infrastructure opportunities in Egypt — including a private-finance DBFOM model for an industrial liquid-waste treatment plant in Suez, the investment case for a five-cluster industrial zone in SCZONE, and a 12-month SKD-to-CKD router localisation programme between a Chinese manufacturer and an Egyptian state-owned factory.
Education
  • MBA, Business Administration and Corporate Governance — Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport (2024)
  • PMP, Project Management Institute — American University in Cairo (2016)
  • B.Sc. Biomedical Engineering — Misr University for Science & Technology (2009)
  • PhD in Strategic Leadership, Marywood University (in progress)
  • DBA, AASTMT (candidate)
Institutions
AASTMTAmerican University in CairoMisr University for Science & TechnologyMarywood University
Cross-border investment · Governance · Sustainability · Egypt · Gulf · China corridor
Ahmed Samir Ali Hemeida

Ahmed Samir Ali Hemeida

Board Member
  • Independent Non-Executive Director and expert member, appointed by Board resolution of 3 November 2026 subject to ratification by the General Assembly.
  • Chairs the Audit Committee.
  • Biography published on completion of the filed record.
Egypt
EG

Eman Mahmoud Youssef Gineidy

Board Member
  • Independent Non-Executive Director and expert member, appointed by Board resolution of 3 November 2026 subject to ratification by the General Assembly.
  • Biography published on completion of the filed record.
Egypt

Appointments and any change to the Board's composition take effect on ratification by the General Assembly and registration with the Financial Regulatory Authority and the Egyptian Exchange.

Governance Structure

Who Runs the Company.

Shareholders elect the Board; the Board governs through four standing committees and appoints executive management, which runs the three businesses within delegated authority.

01ShareholdersGeneral AssemblyElects the Board · approves the accounts and reserved matters02The BoardEight directorsBoard of DirectorsStrategy · capital allocation · oversight · disclosure03Standing committeesReport to the BoardInvestmentRemuneration & NominationGovernanceAudit04Executive managementAppointed by the BoardExecutive ManagementChief Executive · Finance & Restructuring · Operations, KSA · Strategy · Business Sector Development05The businesses
  1. ShareholdersGeneral Assembly
  2. The BoardBoard of Directors
  3. Standing committeesInvestment · Remuneration & Nomination · Governance · Audit
  4. Executive managementExecutive Management
  5. The businessesICT Services · Telecom Products · E-Commerce
Committees

The Standing Committees.

Formed by Board resolution on 3 November 2026. Each committee operates under its mandate and submits periodic reports to the Board.

01

Investment Committee

  • Review the execution of the company's projects
  • Prepare the 2027 investment plan — target opportunities, funding sources, schedule
  • Report its recommendations to the Board
Fahad bin Abdullah bin Falah Al ZaidanChair
Yousry Mahmoud AtlmMember
Manal Mohamed Amin IbrahimMember
02

Remuneration & Nomination Committee

  • Nominate members of the Board and executive management
  • Propose the remuneration and incentive policy
  • Report to the Board on appointments and remuneration
Faisal bin Saad bin Mohammed bin ShayaChair
Fahad bin Abdullah bin Falah Al ZaidanMember
Yousry Mahmoud AtlmMember
03

Governance Committee

  • Oversee the application of the governance rules and the code of conduct
  • Monitor compliance with disclosure, transparency and conflict-of-interest requirements
  • Submit periodic reports to the Board
Manal Mohamed Amin IbrahimChair
Francisco Estévez LuañaMember
Samer Bahaa El-Din Anis Taha El-KholyMember
04

Audit Committee

  • Review the financial statements before submission to the Board
  • Follow up the external audit
  • Follow up the internal-control systems
Ahmed Samir Ali HemeidaChair
Major General Ramy Mohamed MohieldinMember
Samer Bahaa El-Din Anis Taha El-KholyMember
Executive Management

Executive Management.

Appointed by the Board and reporting to it through the Chief Executive Officer. Appointments are completed in sequence and published as approved.

Yousry Mahmoud Atlm

Yousry Mahmoud Atlm

Acting Chief Executive Officer
  • Founder and Chairman, with more than two decades leading large-scale growth across telecommunications, digital infrastructure, investment platforms and technology enterprises in the GCC, MENA and Africa.
  • Led the company from an early-stage venture to the EGX Main Market in May 2024, with oversight of governance, capital markets, investor relations and long-term shareholder value.
  • Vice President for National and Strategic Projects at Huawei from 2004 to 2021, directing national network modernisation, smart-city and digital-infrastructure programmes with government entities and telecom operators.
  • Directed the move into fibre-product manufacturing under the company's own designs with national industrial partners.
  • Creator of the EDGE Framework — Establish, Develop, Grow, Exit — a model for building governance, accelerating growth and creating enterprise value in an AI-driven economy.
  • Author of EDGE — The Value Creator, a book on institutional value creation.
  • Current focus: institutional value creation, technology investment, AI governance, digital-infrastructure strategy and board advisory.
Education
  • Private Equity, Venture Capital & Fund Formation — Università Bocconi (2023)
  • MBA, International Business — ESLSCA Paris (2016)
  • Diploma, Telecommunications Network Design — The American University in Cairo (2006)
  • B.Sc. Electronics & Communications Engineering — Mansoura University (2004)
Websiteyousry-atlm.bio
Francisco Estévez Luaña

Francisco Estévez Luaña

Chief Financial & Restructuring Officer
  • International CFO, risk and transformation executive, with Board-level leadership across strategic finance, P&L, FP&A, treasury, working capital, enterprise risk, internal controls and governance.
  • Corporate Chief Financial Officer, Sociedad Textil Lonia (2021–2023) — a €430M group with subsidiaries in 14 countries, reporting directly to the Board; cut bad debt by 90%, closed the month five days faster and generated €3M+ in transfer-pricing savings.
  • Chief Audit Executive, Internal Control & Risk, Grupo Nueva Pescanova (2014–2021) — a €1B+ group; served on the Executive Committee and later the Audit Committee, and built Internal Audit and Enterprise Risk Management.
  • Director of Governance, Risk & Compliance, National Aquaculture Group (NAQUA), Saudi Arabia, from 2024 — integrated GRC model and Audit Committee reporting on 220+ enterprise risks.
  • Global Director of Finance, Checkpoint Systems (2024) — a 30-person finance organisation across six countries.
  • Audit Senior Manager, Deloitte Spain (2000–2014) — advised Boards and Audit Committees on IFRS, US GAAP, controls and risk; IPO, due-diligence and M&A engagements.
  • Business Administration & Law, Universidad Pontificia Comillas (ICADE); ROAC Registered Statutory Auditor; COSO Enterprise Risk Management certificate. Spanish, English and Portuguese.
Samer Bahaa El-Kholy

Samer Bahaa El-Kholy

Executive Director — Business Sector Development
  • Executive leader and entrepreneur with more than 25 years across management, information technology, marketing and business development.
  • Founded JTechnology Business Solutions in 2013 and leads its operations in Egypt and Saudi Arabia, overseeing digital transformation, process automation, enterprise management and CRM solutions, and the delivery of contact-centre and outsourcing operations.
  • Visiting Professor at Misr International University; trainer and consultant since 2001.
Education
  • M.B.Ch.B., Faculty of Medicine — Cairo University
  • MBA, Marketing — Maastricht School of Management (2011)
Ammar Osman

Ammar Osman

Chief Operations Officer — KSA
  • Civil engineer, Damascus University; based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, since 1980.
  • Western Region Manager, Telecommunication Department, Nesma Telecommunication Company.
  • Delivered 1,200 GSM towers for telecom vendors and contractors in the Kingdom, including Motorola and ZTE.
  • Delivered outside-plant (OSP) works across Saudi Arabia for Lucent Technologies, and the GO Wi-Fi project in Jeddah.
  • Earlier roles: Project Manager, Bin Laden Company; Construction Manager, Al-Heddadah Company (metal structures); Executive Director of Procurement and Projects, Jamal Al-Din Company; Executive Director of Development and Project Appraisal, Al-Emmar Company.
  • Construction and finishing of palaces, villas, buildings, hotels, resorts and compounds.
  • 350,000 m² of asphalt roads, including works at King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah, and King Abdullah Economic City.
Ismail Yahya Kashkash

Ismail Yahya Kashkash

Chief Strategy Officer
  • International executive, board member and deal strategist with more than 30 years across the Middle East, North America and emerging markets.
  • Managing Partner, OK Engineering Inc. — cross-border deal advisory and technical, operational and commercial due diligence.
  • Former General Manager, Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz International Airport Authority (GACA) — operational governance and the build-transfer-operate concession.
  • Chairs the Audit and Risk Committee of Saudi Royal Aviation; board member, NAYLAM Technologies.
  • MBA in Aviation, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; ASQ Certified Manager of Quality; Six Sigma Black Belt.
Decision Process

How Decisions Are Taken.

Four stages from proposal to disclosure, under the Egyptian Companies Law, the company’s statutes and the corporate-governance rules of the Financial Regulatory Authority.

  1. Level01
    Proposal

    Executive management prepares the case: scope, economics and risk.

  2. Level02
    Committee Review

    The competent committee tests the case and sends its recommendation to the Board.

  3. Level03
    Board Decision

    The Board decides within its reserved matters; anything beyond delegated authority returns to it.

  4. Level04
    Disclosure & Assembly

    Market-sensitive decisions are filed with the Egyptian Exchange first; reserved matters go to the General Assembly.