Ahmed Mahmoud Abdullah Marei26 Al Eskan Al Hadaeqy, Al Sheikh Zayed, Egypt

Mobile: +20128 281-1187E-mail: ahmadmarei@hotmail.com

Professional Experience(March 2010 - present)Blom Egypt Securities BrokerageTitle: Online Trading ManagerBlom Egypt Securities is a full-service brokerage firm offering a broad range of offline and online services in Egypt. The company was established in 1997 and acquired by Misr Romanian Bank in 2000. In 2006 Blom Bank Egypt acquired Blom Egypt Securities and increased its capital to EGP 30 million.Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Setting vision and strategy for the online trading department Providing daily financial recommendations to online trading clients Preparing daily morning news reports Providing daily technical and operational support to online trading clients Achieving planned profit and loss Reconciling revenues with the finance department Planning online and offline media campaigns Preparing and supervising the production of brochures, handouts, direct mail

leaflets and other promotional materials Contributing to and supervising the publication of the company profile,

contracts Organizing events including online trading sessions for the community Reading and evaluating material submitted for publication on company

website Analysing page views and number of website visitors to measure

performance and develop the website according to market needs Managing account managers and customer support team, design team and

development teamKey Achievements:

Established company website (www.blomegyptsecurities.com) and mobile website, including design and development aimed at maintaining optimum usability

Launched online trading service in January 2011 Set requirements and standards for the company’s online trading module Reached an agreement with MistNews to provide market data and

English/Arabic news feed for the website Reached an agreement with MistNews to provide real-time prices

workstations to Blom Egypt Securities clients at competitive prices Reached an agreement with Tatwir Information Technology to provide SMS

Service (Executions and Invoices) to Blom Egypt Securities clients Reached an agreement with Bloomberg to provide Blom Egypt Securities

employees with the needed Bloomberg professional workstations

Previous work experience:(May 2008 - March 2010)Pyramids Capital Securities Brokerage

Title: Online Trading ManagerPyramids Capital Securities is a full-service brokerage firm offering a broad range of offline and online services in Egypt. The company was established in 1995 under the name El Noor Securities Brokerage.Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Setting vision and strategy for the online trading department Providing daily financial recommendations to online trading clients Preparing daily morning news reports Providing daily technical and operational support to online trading clients Achieving planned profit and loss Reconciling revenues with the finance department Planning online and offline media campaigns Organising events including online trading sessions for the community Preparing and supervising the production of brochures, handouts, direct mail

leaflets and other promotional materials Planning regular exhibitions Contributing to and supervising the publication of company profile,

contracts, orders and business cards Reading and evaluating materials submitted for publication Analysing page views and number of website visitors to measure

performance and develop the website according to market needs Managing account managers and customer support team, design team and

development teamKey Achievements:

Created company website (www.pyramidscapital.com) and mobile website (www.pyramidscapital.com/mobile), including design and development aimed at maintaining optimum usability

Launched the online trading service in January 2009 Set requirements and standards for the company’s online trading module Introduced an affiliation with Sarmady (a Vodafone company) to increase

revenue and page views through online campaigns Reached an agreement with MistNews to provide market data and

English/Arabic news feeds for the website Reached an agreement with Mubasher to provide real-time prices

workstations to Pyramids Capital Securities clients at competitive prices

(December 2005 - March 2009)EgyptAir Horus magazine, IBA MediaTitle: Arabic Head Proofreader

Proofreading the Arabic section of Horus magazine Liaising regularly with authors and publishers by phone and e-mail Resolving queries directly with authors Correcting spelling mistakes and grammatical errors Producing or working to a style checklist to ensure consistency Sub-editing text written by a number of authors to ensure consistent house

style Maintaining awareness of new terms and phrases coming into popular usage

with a view to ensuring they are appropriate for the readership

(June 2007 - May 2008)Pioneers Holding Title: Portals Manager

Founded in 1997, Pioneers Securities is a full-service brokerage firm offering a broad range of offline and online services in Egypt and the region for both retail and institutional investors, including brokerage, portfolio management and research.

Constructing and planning www.pioneersholding.com, www.pioneerstrading.com,which entailed defining effective designs and maintaining optimum usability

Responsible for company websites in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Syria and online trading website

Closely monitoring the company’s news and live price feed to ensure uninterrupted service for clients

Analysing page views and number of website visitors to measure performance and develop company websites according to market needs

Planning online and offline media campaigns Contributing to and supervising the publication of the company profile,

contracts and business cards Managing content team, design team and development team for all company

websites

(September 2004 - March 2008)German-Arab Chamber of Industry and Commerce GAT magazineTitle: Freelance Economic Editor and Writer

Participated in building and naming the magazine’s sections in cooperation with the editor-in-chief

Writing articles and features concerning stock market and general economic issues

Editing and proofreading the Arabic section of GAT magazine Liaising regularly with authors and publishers by phone and e-mail Resolving queries directly with authors Correcting spelling mistakes and grammatical errors Producing or working to a style checklist to ensure consistency Sub-editing text written by a number of authors to ensure consistent house

style Maintaining awareness of new terms and phrases coming into popular usage

with a view to ensuring they are appropriate for the readership

(September 2004 - May 2007)LINKdotNETTitle: Head of Business and Finance News DeskLINKdotNET is one of the leading internet solutions and service providers in Egypt and the region.

Managing Arabic and English news desks Providing economic news content as well as updating news on

www.arabfinance.com and www.masrawy.com Finding news sources and making deals with content providers, such as

MENA, as well as freelancers Writing reports, articles and features concerning stock market and general

economic issues Analysing page views and number of website visitors using Livestat to

measure performance Upgrading and developing online content in line with user needs

Planning and coordinating work flow within department Conducting quarterly reviews of team performance

(April 2004 - September 2004)LINKdotNETTitle: Business and Finance Editor

Writing and editing economic features and articles Updating economic content on the English and Arabic websites using the

Tridion R5 content management system

(October 2003 - April 2004)Al-Alam Al-Youm newspaperTitle: Freelance Writer

Writing business-related reports and features

(September 2000 - April 2004)Rotary magazineTitle: Freelance Writer and Editor

Editing and writing articles about Rotary activities Writing articles and features concerning general economic issues

(September 2000 - November 2001)Medina magazineTitle: Proofreader

(June 2000 - April 2004)Dar Al-Kitab Al-ArabyTitle: Freelance Editor and Proofreader

Editing, rewriting and proofreading translated books

(August 1998 - April 2004)Al-Gomhouriya newspaperTitle: Proofreader

Daily proofreading of the front page and CEO’s editorial

SHORT-TERM ASSIGNMENTS

Freelance writing, editing and proofreading of printed/online material for, among others, The Economist’s The World in 2009 and The World in 2010 (Egypt edition), Magaz magazine, AK Comics, CID Consulting and Al-Ahram Centre for Translation and Publishing.

EDUCATIONBachelor of Arts in Arabic and Islamic Studies, 1996Dar Al-Uloum, Cairo UniversityGeneral Grade: Good

TRAINING COURSES Business Planning (IMI - International Marketing & Management Institute,

Egypt, 2006) The Art of Managing People (IMI Egypt, 2006)

Finance for Non-Financial Managers (IMI Egypt, 2006)

SKILLSGENERAL SKILLS:

Brokerage, Sales, Marketing, Business Management, Digital Media, Web, E-Trade, E-Marketing, Project Management, Mobile, Arabic Writing, Editing and Proofreading

Bloomberg, Mubasher, Mist workstations

COMPUTER SKILLS: Excellent knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) Excellent knowledge of e-mail and internet functions Excellent knowledge of content management systems (CMS)

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Mother-tongue Arabic Good command of written and spoken English

PERSONAL INFORMATIONDate and place of birth: 10 January 1975 (Egypt)Nationality: EgyptianMarital status: MarriedMilitary Service: Completed

REFERENCES:Furnished upon request.