Ahmed Abou Hashima, Chairman and CEO
The Egyptian Steel Group has successfully penetrated the steel industry in Egypt since its establishment in 2010. Under the holding company are three well-established companies, Industrial Investment Company (IIC) for Steel Plants Management, National Port Said Steel (NPSS) and Egyptian Steel for Building Materials Trading.
Steelmaking alone is considered to be an essential sector to add to an economy, which is why Egyptian Steel believes that it plays an integral role in the success of Egypt’s economy. The Group focuses on meeting international and domestic demand for steel while enabling export policies that increases productivity continuously.
The group is dedicated to enhance its presence in the market through regular upgrading and development.
Group CEO and Chairman, Ahmed Abou Hashima, is often recognised as a rising star in Egypt. The 40-year old entrepreneur has received accolades for his dynamic leadership skills. Some of his achievements include being awarded the Young Arab Entrepreneur by Murex D’or institution, winning the Rising Star Award at the Platts Global Metals Awards in 2015 and the Responsible Leadership Award from Entrepreneur magazine, our sister publication at BNC Publishing.
The CEO was also awarded the recognition trophy for being one of the distinguished CEOs in Africa from the CEO Africa Forum, honoured by President of Al Fayoum University, Dr Khaled Hamza. After which the university organised a visit for Hashima to inspect and discuss new ways of cooperation between the university and businessmen in various sectors. Students of Al Fayoum University engaged with the CEO for insights into his success story and the importance of entrepreneurship in society. He pointed out that waiting for government employment should not be their main goal instead, and they should rise up and dig for opportunities in a country that is full of great ones.