Date of Appointment & Age - Mr Ahmed Alwy Ahmed Badawy is an independent director serving as a Member of the Human Resource Committee and the Chairperson of the Finance & Business Committee having been appointed on May 6th, 2022. He is 40 years old. 

Key Academic / Professional Qualifications - Mr Badawy is a holder of Bachelor of Science in Applied Accounting from the Oxford Brookes University in the United Kingdom (UK). Prior to that, he had completed, within a record 2.5years qualifications in the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA) from the Sunway University College in Malaysia He is also Master of Business Administration from the Strathmore Business School, Strathmore University in Kenya. 

Experience - Mr Ahmed Badawy brings a wealth of experience to the Board, having dealt with senior executives of banks and law firms on various transactions including complex syndications. He possesses excellent knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and mercurial competence in transactional support, having executed numerous assignments including presentation of key findings to the board of directors. He also has significant experience in audits of companies, including establishment of audit objectives, methodology, risk based auditing and allocation of resources, and presentation of results to senior management teams and board of directors. He has a wealth of extensive experience in the financial sector, general investment management, real estate, and education, construction with limited exposure to IT, Oil & Gas, utilities sector and manufacturing sector. He has worked with Ernst & Young, Abu Dhabi as an Analyst in Trasactional Advisory Services, International Pteroleum Investment Company (Sovereign Wealth Fund for the Abu Dhabi Government) as a Financial Analyst, and Managing Director of GulfCap Africa Limited / GulfCap Investments LLC. He is currently serving as the Project Chief Executive Officer of the Buxton Point Apartments, a modern and affordable housing project in Mombasa which is being done through a partnership between GulfCap Real Estate and the County Government of Mombasa. 

Stakeholder Representation - Mr Badawy represents the business community stakeholder group according to the WASREB Corporate Governance requirements