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Non Executive Board Members

Eng. Hisham Saad Mekawi
Chairman, BP Egypt

Hesham Mekawi graduated from the Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University in 1983. He worked as an engineer for four years before traveling to the US and dedicating himself full time to pursuing a Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) from Boston University.

In 1990, Mr. Mekawi joined Amoco in Egypt as Economic Analyst. In 1991, he began an international assignment in the US, working in Houston as Senior Economic Analyst, and then Chicago in the Strategic Planning Group and the Financial Operations Group as Senior Financial Analyst and as Planner. In 1995, Mr. Mekawi returned to Houston as Commercial Director and took charge of business development in the Middle East.

Following the announcement in August 1998 of the merger between British Petroleum Company and Amoco Corporation, he was appointed Executive Assistant in BP Amoco Exploration, London. One year later, he was appointed the role of Business Unit Leader for Oil Operations in Algeria, working from the company’s headquarters in London.

In July 2001, Mr. Mekawi retuned home to become Chairman of BP Egypt.

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