Orascom Development Holding AG
DGAP-Adhoc: Orascom Development Holding AG: New Organizational Structure approved by the Board of Directors.
Orascom Development Holding AG / Key word(s): Miscellaneous/Miscellaneous 15.04.2014 07:05 Release of an ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 KR --------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Organizational Structure approved by the Board of Directors. Altdorf/Cairo, 15 April 2014 - The Board of Directors of Orascom Development Holding AG (Orascom Development) endorsed a new organizational structure that better reflects the current business needs and supports the restructuring of the Group. The newly assembled five-headed Executive Management team will continue to be led by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and will further consist of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Chief Hotels Officer, Chief Real Estate & Development Officer as well as the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). The Board of Directors appointed Dalia El Gezery as the CHRO. Dalia will start her new position on September 1st, 2014. As a Senior HR Executive, Dalia has more than 20 years of international experience in leadership and providing innovative human capital management solutions. Since 2000, she held different senior management roles at Vodafone Egypt serving most recently as HR Director and member of the Executive Management. In this function, Dalia transformed the HR operating model into a business driven, strategy focused organisation and built a trademark working environment that was awarded the title of "Egypt's Best Employer" for 5 consecutive years by Nelson Research. Dalia also sits on the board of the Vodafone Foundation. Before joining Vodafone, Dalia worked for Lloyd's insurance company in the UK and AT&T/Lucent Technologies in the Middle East & Egypt. Dalia has a Management Diploma in Business Administration and Human Resources from the American University in Cairo and is about to complete a Master of Science in Coaching and Behavioural Change from Henley Business School at the University of Reading, UK. As earlier announced, Abdelhamid Abouyoussef is now the Chief Hotels Officer and still to be appointed is the Chief Real Estate & Development Officer. As part of this reorganization, to strengthen the management capacity in the local business units and to streamline the holding structure, Julien Renaudperret and Ali Elhitamy will resign from the Executive Management, effective immediately. Julien Renaud-Perret will assume the role of Managing Director of Oued Chibika Development (SA), the Group's subsidiary in Morocco and Ali Elhitamy will focus on his role as Managing Director of Orascom Hotels and Development, the Groups Egyptian subsidiary. The Board of Directors likes to thank both of them for their valuable contributions on the Executive Management and wish them all the best in their new roles About Orascom Development Holding AG Orascom Development is a leading developer of fully integrated destinations that include hotels, private villas and apartments, leisure facilities such as golf courses, marinas and supporting infrastructure. Orascom Development's diversified portfolio of destinations is spread over eight jurisdictions (Egypt, UAE, Jordan, Oman, Switzerland, Morocco, Montenegro and United Kingdom), with primary focus on touristic destinations and budget housing. The Group currently operates eight destinations; four in Egypt El Gouna, Taba Heights, Haram City and Makadi, The Cove in United Arab Emirates , Jebel Sifah and Salalah Beach in Oman and Andermatt in Switzerland. Orascom Development has a dual listing, with a primary listing on the SIX Swiss Exchange and a secondary listing on the EGX Egyptian Exchange. 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