Mrs. Mervat Zohdy El Sayed Soltan

Appointed as the Chairperson of Export Development Bank of Egypt on the 20th of November, 2016 with the mandate to drive the Bank’s strategic role in helping to grow the Egyptian export sector.

She possesses over 35 years of banking experience in local, regional and global institutions and brings to EBank vast experience through her senior international and regional roles within these banks. Mervat served various senior positions from 1991 until 2017.

She worked as the Regional Head of Financial Institutions coverage for North Africa and Levant in HSBC Middle East, Dubai; Vice President Global Transaction Banking in Deutsche Bank Egypt covering the same North Africa and Levant region. In addition, she held other various senior roles within local and regional banks and helped develop the business strategy for these banks’ growth in the Egyptian Market.

Mervat Soltan earned both her B.A. and M.B.A. in Business Administration from the American University in Cairo, with highest honors, and has undergone several international training programs that have added to her technical and leadership skills