1. AHMED ELMEKAWY
19 Aswan St. ,Heliopolis ,Cairo, Egypt
+20 106 694 3337
Ahmed.hossam.elmekawy@gmail.com
SUMMARY
Entrepreneur, with +12 years of Telecom & Handsets market experience. Skilled in identifying business opportunities and
creating sustainable value proposition. Hands-on experience in leading and developing organizations through the different life
cycle phases. Capable of defining objectives, developing mid-term strategies, and overseeing the operational execution.
Exhaustive management and people skills, with strong financial acumen.
EXPERIENCE
2003 - present Founder and General Manager, KNOUZ FOR TRADING AND DISTRIBUTION
 Initiated two start-up business streams and led operations towards sustainable growth;
- Distribution, +240M EGP Annual Turnover, growth from 15 customers in 2003 to +1,000
customers in 2015
- Retail, +24M EGP Annual Turnover, growth from 1 outlet in 2005 to 7 outlets in 2014
 Leading Strategic Planning activities, including Mid-term Planning, Business Expansion, and Market
Development
 Heading Operations functions, including Sales and Marketing, Administration, and Finance
 64 FTE organization, with 4 hierarchy levels
2012 – present Mobile phones’ accessories business
 Import and distribution of mobile phones accessories, +24M EGP Annual Turnover
 Initiation of Direct contracts with major suppliers in Guangzhou, China
 Distribution through both individual and organized retailers including Vodafone Egypt, Mobinil,
Virgin, and Select
2011 – 2014 Mobile phones business
 One of the top 10 distributors in the market for the top brands (NOKIA , SAMSUNG , APPLE , SONY,
HTC, ALCATEL , and LENOVO), +20M EGP monthly sales
 Complete Sales & Marketing model, including;
- Sales planning and tracking by brand, model, sales territory, and by customer
- Objective setting and incentive scheme development
- Network management
- Competitiveness setting and pricing
- Advertising and promotion
2005 – 2012 Vodafone business
 One of the top 10 dealers in Egypt, +25,000 lines monthly sales
 Highest dealer’s ARPU (Average Revenue Per User)
2003 – 2012 Recharging cards business
Wholesaler of all operators’ recharge cards, +360M EGP Annual Turnover
EDUCATION
In progress MBA, Edinburgh Business School
2006 B.Sc. of Mechanical engineering, Ain Shams University
OTHER
 Fluent in English and Arabic
 Married, with three children