* * **** * *, MAAD I, * * * * *, CA I RO, EGYPT

PHONE 2 0 1 0 0 1 9 9 9 9 9 9 - EMA I L L I MO@AUCEGYPT . EDU, MUHAMMAD . AL IM@S TEELT RADER S . COM

MUHAMMAD A . AL I M MAHMOUD

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts, The American University in Cairo (AUC), Egypt Graduation Date: February 2001

Major: Economics

Thanawiya Amma (Science), Victoria College Maadi (VCC), Cairo, Egypt

Graduation Date: 1995

SPECIAL SKILLS

Excellent understanding of global steel markets

Broad trading background within the global physical steel markets; including flat products, long products, and semis

A proven track record of commercial success trading and marketing steel

Highly driven and with excellent communication skills

Highly self-motivated, tremendous drive and initiative

Highly numerate, with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build long term sustainable relationships.

Established list of industry contacts; manufacturers, stockiests, and end users in the Middle East and North Africa

A wide network of contacts in the steel industry across the Middle East and North Africa

Customer focused and willing to work under pressure

Strong interpersonal and communication skills; able to build relationships with new and existing clients

Proficiency in written and spoken English / Arabic

Good understanding and humble speaking of German & French

WORK EXPERIENCE

OWNER, STEEL TRADERS LTD, CAIRO, EGYPT

From April 2013 until Present

REGIONAL MANAGER – EGYPT & NORTH AFRICA,

QATAR KUWAIT & OMAN, LIBERTY COMMMODITIES,

DUBAI, UAE.

From February 2012 until March 2013.

- Hired as Regional Manager for North Africa

- Responsible for purchase & sale of raw materials in NA

- Established Liberty Commodities name in Egypt

- Became responsible for securing billets for Liberty mill in Sudan

- Unlocked potential billets producer in Qatar (Seashore Steel)

- Shipped first trial order from Seashore of 5k MT billets into Colombo

- Became responsible for securing raw materials for Liberty newly acquired mill in Jebel Ali

- Secured shipment of billets from Qatar to Sudan mill

- Appointed responsible for Qatar, Kuwait & Oman in addition to North Africa

- Secured shipment of 20k steel billets out of 30k in Jebel Ali Warehouses into Egypt

- Prepared to engage in tolling agreement in Turkey (Scrap for Billets)

- Started responsibility with tolling agreement in Bahrain

(Billets for Rebar)

- Conducted several visits in the region to Egypt, Qatar, Kuwait & Tunisia meeting with all local steel producers

- Was responsible for starting & developing rebars from Bahrain into KSA inland

- Secured regular allocation of 30K MT billets per month ex Ukraine & Russia to Liberty to sell into the ME

OWNER / PRESIDENT, TRADEWEB INTERNATIONAL.

From October 2008, until January 2012

- Complete Startup from Scratch:

Logo Design

Domain Purchase

Website Design & Implementation

Business Cards Design & Printing

Legal Documentation & Government Registration

Premium Location Lease, Office Furniture, Supplies and Setup

Brochure Designs & Premium Printing material

- Sole Agent in Egypt for Kimberly Clark’s “Huggies Little Swimmers” (UK)

- Sole Agent in Egypt for Optipak Contact Lens Cases (UK)

SALES & MARKETING MANAGER, COUTINHO &

FERROSTAAL GmbH, CAIRO, EGYPT.

From August 2006 to August 2008.

- Re-initiated trade relations between MAN Ferrostaal Metals GmbH and Egyptian Iron & Steel after 4 years of non- interacting due to a financial argument on the senior management level and very bad terms.

- Sold first 2,000 MT of steel plates Ex Ilyich of Mariupol to OCI after 5 years of no deals with Ferrostaal.

- Exported the first 2000 MT of Steel Sections from Egyptian Iron & Steel into Germany after 10 years stoppage.

- Arranged for Egyptian Iron & Steel Company to acquire the CE mark through our representatives in Germany.

- Given the green light exception by Ferrostaal Metals GmbH CEO to outsource material and negotiate prices directly with Global Steel Suppliers instead of working through the Germany Hub.

- Established contact with Hyundai Steel Regional General Manager for Europe & Middle East after four years of not answering any queries or Emails from Ferrostaal Germany.

- Arranged for a visit to Egypt, and met with Regional Manager of Hyundai Steel; introduced him to General Manager and a later to group of clients.

- Introduced Regional Manager of Hyundai Steel to MAN Ferrostaal CEO in Germany to establish orders into Europe as well.

- Had verbal agreement from OCI to have exclusive deals with Hyundai Steel through Ferrostaal, after having been working directly with each other.

- Abuzaabal steel mill; arranged for Head of MAN Ferrostaal Flat & Special Steel Departments, 3 visits for exporting plates & special steel they manufacture for cannons. Arranged for a visit of one of the biggest buyers in Germany visited the mill and negotiated yearly purchase plans. Negotiated a deal to work Slabs for Plates ex Abuzaabal Military Factory into Europe.

- Sold about 20,000 MT of Hyundai Steel Heavy Beams & Sections into Egypt in one year.

- Sold about 25,000 MT of steel plates of Ilyich material into Egypt in 18 months.

- Handled Egyptian customers touring Europe, visiting HQ for meetings, planning yearly purchases, visiting steel mills, business dinners, as well as satisfying their needs for other imports like refurbished trucks. Toured Germany, France, Belgium, and Holland by car taking clients to producers, stockiest, business dinners, and entertainment.

- Represented MAN Ferrostaal Egypt in a five day Power workshop to discuss Egypt’s statistics for power plants, potential for selling solar & Thermal Power Plants to Egypt, including Senior Management Meetings discussions,

brainstorming & Country Presentations.

- Prepared Strategic Plan for selling solar and steam power stations into Egypt, and meeting with Officials from Ministry of Power & Electricity as well as major contracting companies to study comprehensively the different factors that affect participating in supplying power stations to Egypt, including renewable energy power plants.

- Negotiated with a group of American Investors moving a 500 million dollar aluminum plant from Hamburg to Egypt.

- Arranged visits with Minister of Investment, Minister of Industry, and Minister of Electricity. Price of Electricity was unfeasible, project rejected at the last stage in Ministry of Electricity.

TRADER - FLAT & LONG PRODUCTS, MACSTEEL

INTERNATIONAL, CAIRO, EGYPT.

From September 14th, 2003 up to August 2006.

- Hired as Junior Trader in Egypt Office

- Shipped 65,000 MT of steel, practically as part of my shipping training. In Mill Yards, handling 25 trucks per shipment, working on trucks, in vessel holds, with vessel masters, working around the clock for sometimes two weeks with only four hour breaks a day.

- Lectured about steel, steel in Egypt, the steel making processes, and steel mills, by the Head of Metallurgy Department in Cairo University & his assistants.

- Visited production lines of every single steel mill in Egypt, preparing detailed reports of every single detail from input stage until shipping yards.

- Studied, revised, and applied Letters of Credit, and other payment options, for local buyers, and foreign sellers.

- Maintained daily contact by phones Emails, and faxes with our representative offices abroad in Moscow, Italy, London, Germany, France, South Africa, Spain, India, USA, Dubai, and Saudi Arabia. Checking for inquiries or material to sell in the Middle East.

- Comprehensive knowledge of Port Procedures, and

shipping techniques as well as a strong relation with Port Authorities, Stevedoring Companies, and Surveying

Companies.

- Enjoy a personal, long, and good relation with every steel importer in Egypt, on the Steel Mills basis, Stockiests, Steel Structure Fabricators, Major Contracting Companies; for projects in Egypt as well as abroad, Cement Plants Maintenance and new production lines, Service Centers, Trucks & Tanks Fabricators, in addition to drawback contracts.

- Worked hand in hand with every steel mill in Egypt, exporting to the rest of the world, working hand in hand with Senior Management, Export Deaprtments, Shipping Departments, and Finance Departmens of EZDK (Dekheila Flat & Long Products, Sadat City Rebar Mill, Suez Flat Steel Mill), Suez Steel for Rebars, Port Said Steel For Rebars, Beshay Steel For Rebars, Egyptian Iron & Steel Mill, Galvametal for Cold Rolled Products, Kandil Steel Mill For Cold Rolled Products, Corrugated Sheets & Special Sections, Abuzaabal Steel Mill for Plates & Special Steel, Arcosteel Mill for Special Steel, and El Nasr Company for Coke & Chemicals.

- Negotiated with El Nasr Company for Coke & Chemicals a deal to supply Coal for Coking Coal with a low profit margin in exchange for refurbishing one of their coke batteries. And Arranged Contracts and Chairman Meetings, besides

touring the whole facility production processes from input of coking coal until being coked in the silverfish colour, with reports also about the battery that needed maintenance and cost negotiations.

- Prepared and successfully completed my training and work for handling Macsteel International Egypt Office in Egypt.

ASSISTANT FIELD MANAGER, ACNIELSEN AMER,

CAIRO, EGYPT. Quantitative Market Research,

Customized Research Department.

From March 23rd, 2003 until August 2003.

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, HSBC BANK, CAIRO,

EGYPT. Credit Control Department.

From August 1st, 2002 until March 20th, 2003.

PERSONAL ACTIVITIES

Tennis. 13 years of game play & member of the Maadi Club First Team

Photography

Traveling (USA, Germany, Holland, France, Belgium, Tunisia, Lebanon, Yugoslavia, Austria, Saudi Arabia, France, Korea, UAE, Qatar, Tunisia, and Kuwait)

PERSONAL DATA

Date of Birth : September 11th, 1976

Place of Birth : Cairo, Egypt

Nationality : Egyptian

Marital Status : Single

Military Status: Completed (Honorable), 2002

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