Ms. Neveen Sabbour is a seasoned banker with extensive experience in M&A, business strategy, banking transformation, financial planning, and management information systems. In 2024 Ms. Neveen was appointed as Non-Executive Chair, the first woman to chair CIB’s Board.

She currently serves on the boards of several financial and industrial institutions that includes Meris (Moody’s Egypt) and PFI (Egypt Post Investment Arm). She also sits on the Board of Heliopolis for Housing & Construction. Ms. Sabbour is a member of the board of trustees of the We Owe it to Egypt Foundation, as well as Banking for Women in Egypt, an institution aimed at women’s empowerment and financial inclusion.

Ms. Sabbour is also the Chairwoman & CEO of Panther Associates, a boutique investment house, institutional advisory, and leading asset management institution. Ms. Sabbour also chaired AAIB Holding Company, and was a board member at Arab African Investment Management Company, in addition to representing AAIB at International Capital Markets Association.

Upon her appointment as Head of Business Strategies and Finance Group – Arab African Int’l Bank (AAIB) from 2012 to 2022, she led the Financial Control, Performance Analysis and Budgeting, Strategic Planning/Project Management, Integration/Change Management, Market Research, and Management Information Systems divisions and played a vital role in guiding the bank’s performance in terms of growth and profitability.

Ms. Sabbour holds a BA in Economics from the American University in Cairo.