With more than 2 decades of practical knowledge and experience in the management and business leadership, Moatasem Elmekawi is the Managing Partner of “The Advisor”—Business and Financial Consulting Services. He is responsible for setting the strategy, leading the culture, and setting the tone on quality for the firm’s employees and partners.
Moatasem is a senior finance professional with extensive board-level expertise. The building blocks of his experience includes the 10 years consulting services to “pwc” and “Deloitte” key multinational clients along with 14 years of diligently holding senior executive roles with international companies in the Middle East Region.
Over the past 15 years, Moatasem has served 16 different board of directors and key sub-board’s committees like audit, risk, governance, and investment committees. He has gained practical knowledge collectively from different industries in which he has worked, this includes – telecommunication, manufacturing, financial services, real estate development/construction, pharmaceutical manufacturing/distribution, chemical production, automotive production/distribution, and retail/trading. Apart from this he is well-versed with Corporate Finance, M&A, Corporate Governance and Enterprise Risk Management.
Certifications
- CFA – Chartered Financial Analyst, USA
- CPA – Certified Public Accountant, USA
- CMA – Certified Management Accountant, USA
- CFM – Certified Financial Manager, USA
- CertIFR – Certificate in International Financial Reporting, UK
- CIA – Certified Internal Auditor, USA
- CFE – Certified Fraud Examiner, USA
- ESAA – Egyptian Certified Public Accountant, Egypt
- BCom – Cairo University, Egypt