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Elwy Taymour

Elwy Taymour is CEO at Pharos Holding for Financial Investments, a company based out of Cairo Egypt, specializing in setting up and investing in non-banking financial services companies. Pharos Holding was the operator of Egypt’s 3rd largest brokerage company, as well as an award-winning advisory business, before selling both companies to Egypt’s largest commercial bank. An industry veteran who has worked in financial centers in London and New York, Taymour was vice president of securities brokerage at EFG-Hermes, the region’s largest investment banking company, and a member of the firm’s board of directors for four years. During his MBA studies, he accepted a post in the Investment Banking division at Merrill Lynch International in London, England. Taymour was later vice president of sales at Auerbach Grayson & Co., where he was responsible for selling and marketing the Egyptian and Middle Eastern stock markets. He was the CEO of the online trading site ArabFinance.com, Egypt's first attempt at online trading. Taymour subsequently became chief financial officer of regional digital publishing and IT conglomerate LinkdotNet, where he was responsible for the company’s legal, financial, and logistical operations and oversaw LinkdotNet’s expansion plans and restructured the company in preparation for an IPO. Currently, Taymour is also Co-Founder and CEO of Abgad, a company's whose mission is to make the educational journey accessible and affordable to all. He is also the Chairman of Kashat, Egypt's first nano-lender. He is a serial entrepreneur who started and managed 6 companies in diverse regulatory environments including Egypt and the UK.

A graduate of the American University in Cairo, where he obtained a degree in industrial engineering, Taymour completed his MBA at New York University’s Stern School of Business with a specialization in finance and management.

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