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Ahmed is Regional Managing Director – UAE for Network’s Acquiring business, responsible for developing and implementing a comprehensive strategy to drive business growth in the country.

He joined the company in 2014 as Senior Vice President of Administration and has more than 18 years of experience in retail banking, branch operations, customer service, SME banking, sales and relationship management.

Chinwe Uzoho is Network International’s Regional Managing Director for West and Central Africa, based in Nigeria.

Chinwe brings nearly 30 years of experience in banking. She was previously the Group Head for Retail Banking at Access Bank PLC, reporting directly to the Executive Director of the Retail Banking Division. She drove both the sales performance of the Sector Heads for Retail Liability and Risk Asset Products and the Loyalty Scheme across various segments in Nigeria.

Chinwe holds a BSc Degree in Economics from the University of Uyo, an MSc in Global Consumer Marketing from the University of Liverpool in the UK, and an MBA with Distinction from the UK’s Bangor Business School. A Certified Chartered Banker, she is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland (MCIB) as well as an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers Nigeria (ACIB).

In her free time, Chinwe likes to cook, dance, and involve herself in various charitable works.

Faith Kobusingye Mugambwa is Network International’s Regional Managing Director - East Africa, having previously been the company’s Country Manager for Rwanda.

Prior to joining Network she worked with commercial banks in digital product development and retail banking. She has built her career through various roles in Digital Financial Services, Product Development, Strategy Development and Implementation, Project Management, Strategic Marketing, and Retail Banking, Selling and Sales Management.

Faith has worked with Standard Chartered Bank (Uganda) Limited, Barclays Bank Uganda Limited, Barclays Bank Zambia (PLC), and I&M Bank (Rwanda) PLC.

Yazan Kharouf joined Network in December 2000 and is currently responsible for all aspects of the company’s Acquiring business in the Levant region. He oversees the delivery of revenue targets, the management of Merchant relationships (new and existing) and ensures the product development roadmap meets market needs. 

Yazan was previously Chief Financial Officer for Network’s Jordan operations and was the CFO of Othman Nasif Co. prior to joining Network
 

Amjad joined Network International in March 2016 and is responsible for all aspects the Company business in the Levant region. He also oversees the development and implementation of a comprehensive strategy to drive the growth of the Company’s business in the region.

He holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration, he also holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, as well as another degree in Electrical Engineering.

Amjad brings over 30 years of diverse experience in the payments industry with in-depth knowledge of acquiring, bank processing services, operations, electronic bill payments, e-commerce, mobile payments, EMV, Fintech and security. Amjad played major roles in supporting country Fintech solution through the past year, He has also played a key role in building the main ATM switch in Jordan (JONET). Amjad was previously the Regional Director of Emerging Markets Payments (EMP) Jordan, which was acquired by Network International in March 2016. Prior to working with EMP, he was the Executive Manager for Visa Jordan Card Services (which was fully acquired by EMP in June 2011).

Ahmed Samir joined Network in January 2017 and is currently responsible for all aspects of the company’s Acquiring business in Egypt. He oversees the development and implementation of a comprehensive strategy to drive business growth.

His previous roles at Network include Issuing GM and Chief of Products and Marketing – both for the Africa business. He has worked for leading multinational and regional institutions including ALEXBANK, Barclays Bank Egypt, Commercial International Bank (CIB), and Citibank Egypt. 

Ahmed has more than 20 years of experience in banking and financial services management, with a proven track record in accelerating portfolio growth while boosting revenue and profit margins. His expertise covers retail banking, cards and assets management, portfolio management, profitability enhancement, digital payments, cost control, people management, identifying growth markets, and marketing and sales management.
  
 

Bassem Ramzy is Network’s Regional Managing Director, Processing- Northern Africa. In this role, Bassem supports the regional teams to grow and establish the company’s processing business in multiple sub-regions and countries. His focus is to drive Network’s strategy in Northern Africa with the support of the Country Managers and their teams.

Bassem was previously Network’s Regional Director – ELS (Egypt, Libya, Sudan) where his responsibilities included Revenue, P&L, Business Development and Client Relationships in the region. Prior to Network, Bassem worked in eFormalites-France, Egyptian Gulf Bank, Mashreq Bank and Citi. His competencies include Financial Accounting, Sales & Account Management and Credit. Bassem has Bachelor degrees in Commerce and Business Administration from Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt and the European Network of Information Centres, Paris, France.

Brendon Williamson is Network/DPO’s Regional Managing Director for Acquiring in South Africa, and Managing Director of PayFast.

He is a veteran of the payments and e-commerce industry with 20+ years experience in sales, marketing and fraud management. He is passionate about and has a strong track record in growing businesses and has a deep understanding of the world of e-commerce payments. Brendon has been part of DPO’s growth for 10+ years as Chief Sales Officer, Chief Marketing Officer and most recently Head of Commercial.

Chris is a regional managing director for Network International, leading a diverse team in bringing payments modernisation at scale to customers in 18 countries across Southern Africa and the Portuguese speaking countries on the continent.

Chris has spent the past 17 years in the financial services sector, particularly at Nedbank retail bank where he held a number of senior positions across a range of functions. In his most recent role before joining Network, he headed up Nedbank’s Card Issuing and Payments business, as well as the American Express card business in Southern Africa, both for consumer and corporate cards. Prior to that he also served as Head of Strategy, Head of Group Innovation, and Head of Emerging Payments.

From an undergraduate in commerce and law from Stellenbosch University, to a postgraduate qualification in business from the University of Pretoria, and an executive development programme through the Duke University Business School in North Carolina, he also holds a MBA from the Gordon Institute of Business Science.