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CEO TODAY AFRICA AWARDS 2020 32 Egypt Osama Bishai CEO of Orascom Construction Industries About Osama Bishai Mr. OsamaBishai joinedOrascom in1985 and currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of Orascom Construction PLC. He held the position of Managing Director of the construction business since 1998. Mr. Bishai played a key role in developing the construction business, particularly in the cement, infrastructure and industrial sectors, and led the development of OCI N.V.’s investments in the fertilizer industry in Egypt, Algeria and USA. Mr. Bishai currently spearheads the Group’s efforts to create a long-term concessions portfolio and is leading the growth of the US business. Mr. Bishai is a board member of BESIX Group. Mr. Bishai holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Structural Engineering from Cairo University and a Construction Management Diploma from the American University in Cairo. Firm Profile Orascom Construction PLC is a global engineering and construction contractor primarily focused on infrastructure, industrial and high-end commercial projects in the Middle East, North Africa, the United States, and the Pacific Rim for public and private clients. The Group also develops and invests in infrastructure opportunities. Orascom Construction PLC operates under three distinct and separate brands: OrascomConstruction, Contrack and TheWeitz Company. Our core brands are supported by a 50% stake in The BESIX Group and a network of subsidiaries and affiliates in complementary industries to construction. Orascom Construction PLC employs approximately 60,000 people in over 20 countries and is dually listed on NASDAQ Dubai and the Egyptian Exchange. Orascom Construction PLC has grown from a small family-run construction business into a global engineering and construction contractor with projects and investments around the world. Our values underpin everything we do. We are committed to conducting our business ethically, responsibly and with excellence. As a global business, these values set the standards for all of our employees, subsidiaries and partners and help us maintain the trust in Orascom Construction PLC that makes us a global Contractor of Choice for the communities and clients that we serve. We operate under three wholly owned engineering and construction companies: Orascom Construction, Contrack Watts, and The Weitz Company. We also own a 50% shareholding in The BESIX Group. To every project, we bring proven expertise in project management along with exceptionally strong resources – the consequence of our continuing investment in machinery, fleet, technology and people. This investment assures our capacity to deliver fast-track services and seamless technical support through the planning, design, construction, commissioning and operational phases of projects. www.orascom.com