TOLBA GROUP - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Member of the Executive Team
- Acting CEO of Cairo Cotton Center
Since 2014 Ahmed Tolba is the acting CEO of Cairo Cotton Center and board member of all the group's companies. He oversees day-to-day operations of the conglomerate's companies and is responsible for the latest restructure and strategic repositioning of the group. He initiated CCC's recent arrangement with Dice Company, as well as the formation of T-Group as an entity to oversee the operations of all the group's companies. Ahmed is continuously expanding the group's investment portfolio and is always on the lookout for new ventures. From a young age Ahmed has shown a keen interest in business and in the family business in particular. After graduating from the American University in Cairo and then taking over the helm as CEO of the group's companies, he has led the way for several investments and expansions in the company portfolio. He played a leading role in the restructure of the group's textile division and is continuing to devise strategic decisions for the group. Ahmed spends his spare time participating in his role as a member of the American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt. He is an extrovert who enjoys meeting new people from all over the world whether be it on a professional or social level. He leads an active lifestyle and was a professional equestrian prior to him joining the family business; he still loves to ride horses whenever possible.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Executive Team
- Acting Chairman and Founder of T - Group
Magdy Tolba is the acting chairman and founder of T-Group and its subsidiaries. An instinctual entrepreneur with a vision, his main incentive has always been to add value to the Egyptian local economy. With a strong social conscience and business savvy, Magdy Tolba has been responsible for driving growth within the group since the early eighties and has founded each of its companies. He has become an exemplar of true entrepreneurship in the region. A graduate of Cairo University's Architecture department, his unyielding determination showed at a young age, graduating at the top of his class and consequently being hired as a lecturer in the university's architecture department. After spending four years in academia, Magdy Tolba felt it was time to apply his expertise in the private sector and in 1982 he spearheaded Egyptian Company for Trading and Construction. This was followed shortly after with the formation of Cairo Cotton Center and Green Hill Developments. In recent years he has expanded T-Group's portfolio of companies with joint venture T&C Garments. His keen eye for seizing opportunities and building long lasting international partnerships allowed T-Group to dominate the market in the three sectors it operates in. Despite his busy schedule, Magdy Tolba dedicates the rest of his time contributing to the business environment within Egypt as an active member of various governmental and non-governmental organizations and economic associations. He currently acts as the Vice Chairman of the Supreme Council for Textile Industries, Board Member of the Export Development Authority, and Rapporteur-General of the Egyptian Chamber of Textile Industries. He also sits as Board Member in the U.S.-Egypt Business Council and the Swiss Egyptian Business Association (SEBA). He previously held two prestigious governmental policy making roles as the Vice President of the Textiles Chamber at the Federation of Egyptian Industries (2010 - 2012) and the Head of the Ready-Made Garments Export Council (2005 -2008). He acts as member of many more chambers of commerce and business associations in Egypt. His work has affected major policy and economic changes in the country, solidifying him as a major contributor to economic growth.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Executive Team
Sara Tolba holds a Bachelor in Economics from the American University in Cairo and Masters in Management from The University of Warwick. Today she serves as an executive board member of T-Group and helps in strategic decision-making and the restructure of the group and its related companies. Post-graduation, Sara started her career in finance as a certified credit analyst at the Commercial International Bank, Egypt. However shortly after her venture into the finance industry, the Tolba family was looking into forming a joint venture, and they needed Sara's financial and managerial skill set. Upon joining the team, she overtook the responsibility of establishing joint venture T&C Garments and managing its operations in the denim industry. As the Managing Director of Financial Affairs of T&C Garments, she overlooked all the establishment and start-up phases until the company reached its target size with 3,000 employees and over five million units of annual garments capacity by 2015. Today as board member she uses her previous operational expertise specifically in the textiles industry and her management background to advise the executive committee on innovative operational solutions for the future growth of the group. Sara spends her spare time engaging in philanthropic activities with her daughter, Lina. Sara continues to be passionate about academia and is looking to combine her academic and practical work through pursuing a PhD in the near future.