Mr. Amr El Ganainy is one of Egypt’s esteemed financial industry executives, with over 35 years of experience since his graduation from the Faculty of Commerce, Cairo University in 1985. He started his career at Suez Canal Bank, where he excelled to Senior Dealer. He then moved to Export Development Bank in 1994, reaching the post of Chief Dealer. In 1996, he joined United Bank of Egypt, as part of the new management team tasked with revamping the bank, as Treasurer and Head of Correspondent Banking.

Mr. El Ganainy joined CIB in 2004 as General Manager Financial Institutions Group, leading the department through his strong business relationships in the market on the local and regional fronts. He is also JP Morgan Chase, London credit certified since 2005. As a result of his prior leadership excellence, in 2010 CIB’s Senior Management tasked him with launching the Global Customer Relations Department.

In October 2023 Mr. El Ganainy was appointed Deputy CEO and Managing Director. Prior to that, he was the CEO of Institutional Banking at CIB since 2017, achieving short and medium-term strategic objectives, while aligning with the Bank’s philosophy, mission and vision.

In November 2024, in his capacity as Deputy CEO, Mr. Amr El Ganainy joined the Board as Executive Director.

Mr. El Ganainy’s exposure has stretched globally; he was the first Egyptian and youngest Chairman of the InterArab Cambist Association (ICA) based in Beirut, of which he is currently Honorary Chairman. He was also an Executive Board Member of ACI International based in Paris, in addition to being the Founder and Chairman of ACI Egypt, of which he remains Honorary Chairman.

He represented CIB in a number of its affiliates, chairing the Board of Directors of Commercial International Brokerage Co. (CIBC), CI Asset Management Co. and a Board Member of CI Capital Holding Co. With his renowned reputation and widely acclaimed experience, Mr. El Ganainy was selected as an independent board member in large corporations in Egypt in the aviation, tourism, financial services, and telecommunications sectors.  He was also elected Board Member in Misr for Central Clearing, Depositary and Registry Co. for five consecutive rounds from 2005 to 2021.

Mr. El Ganainy’s experience led to his appointment as a member of the consortium to promote a culture of dealing with tourists based on the decision of the Egyptian Prime Minister in September 2022.