Abdallah Mohamed Ismail

MBA - CIA

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New Cairo - Egypt

A Certified Internal Auditor and MBA holder with 22 years of professional work experience with multinational firms. Extensive and in depth insight of business environments in Middle East. Exposure to various industries (Islamic finance, Banking, Investment, Real Estate, Healthcare, Oil & Gas, Manufacturing, IT, Pharmaceutical, Commercial, Construction & Development). Fluent in English and Arabic.

Participated in reviews focusing on the development of internal control and risk management frameworks around financial, operational, and regulatory compliance systems for a range of entities. STRENGTHS

Corporate Governance Policies and Procedures Manuals Training and Development Internal Audit Operational Control Strong Leadership Budgeting and Forecasting Process standardization Talent Management and Succession Enterprise Risk Management Process Reengineering Forensic Audit Fraud Detection Strategic Management Financial Management Strategy Formulation SOX and Regulatory Compliance Communication Skills Major Achievements

Selected by the International Institute of Internal Audit "IIA", Florida – USA to be a member in the Global Internal Audit Standards Board “IIASB”. The IIASB is responsible for developing the International Standards of Internal Audit. It is the first time to have an Egyptian member in this International Board.

Represented the International Institute of Internal Audit "IIA", Florida – USA, as the institute Vice President for Egypt chapter. My role is to improve the awareness of the risk based approach for the profession in Egypt and assist the internal auditors in all aspects of the profession and support them with practice advisories, coaching, and training.

Managed a big project for Strategy formulation and implementation for two pharmaceutical companies in Egypt

Managed and participated in international assignments in several countries like Gabon, Kenya, Tunisia, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi, Dubai, Kuwait, Egypt, and UK.

Guest Speaker in the international conference of ROSATOM (The biggest Russian Nuclear company in the world) held in Sochi, Russia, May 2018.

Conducted several training sessions for the Scholarship Certificate Program "Financial Transparency for Healthcare Organization" held by UNDP Transparency Center and Management Center Innsbruck, Austeria. Egypt 2011.

Conducting training courses for Finance, internal audit, Risk Management, Fraud, Compliance, and Corporate Governance at American University in Cairo “AUC”, PWC Middle East “Dubai”, Egyptian Anti Corruption Authority.

Detected several cases of fraud in different areas of the business (Tenders, variation orders, costing, procure to pay, Sales, administration, employees relation)

Reviewed, evaluated, and improved the risk management and control framework at the Healthcare Solutions co. and the Department of Health in Dubai for the maintenance of the core system and its interfaces.

Created the Code of Conduct, RACI Authority Matrix, and Business Continuity Plan for various companies.

Ranked as the youngest Supervisor in HSBC bank – Egypt.

Created a Business Performance Measurement Model that has been picked up by HSBC- Middle East regional headquarter as a benchmark for all Middle East sites. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Delta and Pharo Pharmaceutical Group ( 2000+ employees) Nov 2018 – current – Cairo, Egypt Director – Risk Management and Compliance

Established the Compliance & Risk Management department from the scratch as per the best practice. Embedded the COSO ERM framework within the company and into day-to-day processes. Promoted a risk culture within the group through conducting several training and awareness sessions to various layers of employees in order to promote the awareness of code of conduct, compliance role, and risk management culture. Accomplished the risk assessment for all processes in the company, and building up and maintaining the relevant risk registers. Conducted various compliance reviews for key laws, regulations, and business processes. Prevented, Detected, and investigated the fraud cases and monitored the whistleblowing issues. Managed to complete the Policies and Procedures manuals (SOPs) for all departments in the two companies. Finalized and Issued the Code of Conduct for the whole Group. Established the Crisis Management Committee and drafted its charter. Set the Risk Scorecard, the Risk appetite and the risk response plans. Finalized the Credit policy and approved the credit limits for each client. Set the Business Continuity Plan “BCP” for the Group. Managed the mega project of Strategy formulation and implementation. Managed the financial and legal due diligence project for an acquisition deal Egyptian Drilling Company – Maersk Oil & Gas Management (6000+ employees) March 2015 – March 2018 – Cairo, Egypt Chief Internal Auditor

Established the Internal Audit department as per the standards using the risk based approach. Managed & monitored the COSO and Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) frameworks and its components. Acted as a coordinator & facilitator for all Risk and Control related matters. Accomplished a comprehensive compliance reviews for laws, regulations, code of ethics, policies, and procedures. Audited all financial and operational processes in the company according to the risk-based plan. Al Babtain Group (Turnover of 5 Billion USD) Oct 2006 – March 2015 – Kuwait and Egypt Real Estate, Hotels, and Manufacturing

Group Internal Audit Director

Leading the internal audit function in Large & medium sized companies within the Group, through setting the risk based audit plan, analysing the processes, assessing the existing control environment, identifying and assessing the risks, setting the audit programs, managing the audit team, and completing the audit file including preparing the internal audit report in compliance with International Standards of Internal Audit. KPMG – Kuwait ( BIG 4 International Audit and Consulting firm) Supervisor (Internal Audit and Risk Advisory Services) Oct 2004 – Oct 2006 – Kuwait

Participated in assisting various entities management to manage risks and to be in control of all aspects of its operations through evaluating the risk management framework and control systems, identifying control system weaknesses and residual risks, recommending resolutions, and communicating of findings.

Business Advisory Services Assignments:

Providing consulting and advisory services (Restructuring, BPR, SOPs, Performance management, Strategic planning, Change management) to various companies operating in the middle east. This role includes: Understand clients’ business, Establish the Business Model, Plan the engagement, Analyse the current business processes, Identify the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Critical Success Factors (CSFs), Develop the gap analysis based on the best practices, Identify and assess all types of risks and control weakness. Provide added value recommendations for process improvement areas, and risk responses, Prepare the final reports and deliverables (SOPs, Restructure & BPR reports). MINC Associates International ( Banking Management Consulting firm) Dec 2002 – Oct 2004 – Cairo, Egypt Senior Management Consultant ( Restructure and Transformation Project Manager) Restructured the retail banking business in a major public sector bank (Huge BPR project with World Bank). Created the policies and procedures manuals for various lines of business considering the internal control and risk management frameworks. Analyzed, drafted and reengineered huge number of processes. Selected and managed the implementation of the ERP, the Card Management System, and Digital Banking services. Trained the executive employees in each department for the new Systems and related procedures.

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HSBC Bank June 1999 – Dec 2002 – Cairo Egypt

Acting Supervisor – Control Management Unit

Generated MIS reports for the regional head quarter in Dubai. Conducted Training sessions for anti money Laundry, Collection, Compliance, and Risk Management. Developed the Annual Operating Plan (AOP). Developed and monitored the compliance program for digital banking services, and retails banking portfolios. Detected fraud and managed the high risky customers (Hard core, write off, and special handling "Fraud Cases"). Reviewed all documents presented by the customers to ensure the compliance with the credit policy, in order to accept/reject the application. Assessed the customers’ credit position and calculated the Debt/Burden Ratio (DBR) in order to draw the Customer Risk Profile to grant the proper credit limits, Managed reschedule, restructure, and long term settlement deals for the tough delinquent customers.

EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance specialization, Arab Academy for Science and Technology, Egypt 2010

Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Institute of Internal Audit – Florida, USA 2008

Bachelor Degree in Economics with a minor in Statistics, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University, Egypt 1998 Professional Qualifications

Lean Six Sigma, Yellow Belt, American University in Cairo, Egypt 2016

Certified Essential Policy & Procedures Documentation & Evaluation, Knowledge Consultants Incorporated – Chicago, USA 2014 Skills and Hobbies

Languages Arabic Mother Tongue.

English Fluent. (written & spoken)

Hobbies and

interests

Teaching, Travel & Sports

Traveled to USA, UK, Armenia, Austria, Czech, Germany, Italy, Slovakia, Spain, France, Netherland, Belgium, Malta, Greece, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Dubai, Kenya, Cyprus, Tunisia, and Gabon.

Skills Gained Exposure to various industries.

Organizing time to meet tight deadlines.

High communication skills (Exposure to various cultures).

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