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Joseph Iskander
Chief Executive Officer
Joseph has over two decades’ experience in the financial services industry, covering asset management, private equity, portfolio management, financial restructuring, research, banking, and audit. Prior to assuming his role as Entrust Capital CEO, Joseph joined Emirates International Investment Company (EIIC) in July 2017 as Head of Investments where he is responsible for spearheading and managing EIIC’s investments.
Joseph began his career at Deloitte & Touche (Egypt) as an Auditor, before working as an Investment Advisor for Egypt’s Commercial International Bank (CIB) and then as Head of Research for Egypt’s Prime Investments. In 2004, he joined Dubai Group as an Investment Manager working on a range of M&A transactions, advisory services, asset management, and private equity transactions with a collective value in excess of USD 8 billion. He then moved on to work as Head of Research for Dubai Capital Group, until 2009 when he joined Dubai Group as their Managing Director of Asset Management.
Joseph served as Non-Executive Director on the boards of EFG Hermes in Egypt, Oasis Capital Bank in Bahrain, Sun Hung Kai & Co in Hong Kong, Qalaa Holdings in Egypt, Emirates Retakaful in UAE, Marfin Laiki Bank in Cyprus, and Marfin Investment Group in Greece. He is currently a non-executive board member on ADIB Egypt, Taqa Arabia and PetroNor. He holds a Degree in Accounting and Finance with high distinction from Helwan University, Egypt.