Sherif Eissa

Foreign Trade Diplomat

Brussels, Belgium

Managed and launched various international development projects in the MENA region. 18 years of experience in both the Private and Public sectors.
I am also an expert in EU Institutions as I was based in Brussels for 4 years and handled the EU file in Cairo within my administration for another 4 years.

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Area of Expertise:
  • Fundraising, Business Development, Grants Writer
  • Government, Governance, Reforms
  • Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research, Analysis
  • Private Sector, Social Enterprise, Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Trade, Finance, Economics, Cooperation, Global
Professional Experience:

• 18+ year of professional experience, including 12 years as Foreign Trade Diplomat working closely with senior officials and the business community, and 6 years working in the private sector in a Multinational setting.
• Creative, adaptive and strategic leader with proven track-record in developing and executing export, market access and investment promotion strategies that substantially increased Exports and FDI inflows.
• Expert in cross-cultural communications that led cross-functional multi-disciplinary teams executing international projects with wide range of stakeholders. International experience, living and working in Egypt, Belgium, South Korea and France.
• Accomplished digital leader who planned and executed government automation and digital transformation projects.

Education:

I am have Bsc in Economics and Msc in International trade and finance.
I studied in 3 different countries and received post-graduate professional diplomas and formal trainings in Marketing Communications and other fields related to my work.

Affiliations and Achievements:

I am the elected representative of Africa to the Enterprise Europe Network Steering and Advisory Group (the world’s largest support network for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with international ambitions)

Available for:

  • Consulting assignments
  • Job opportunities
  • Being headhunted – make me an offer

Years of Experience:

15-20 years

Highest Qualification:

Masters

Languages:

English, French, Spanish, Arabic

Nationality:

Egypt

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