The Board and Management of the African Export-Import Bank informed the Stock Exchange of Mauritius (SEM) and members of the investment community about recent changes in the membership of the Board and executive management of the Bank. Mr. Abdalla is currently serving as the Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt; prior to that he held the position of Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Arab African International Bank; additionally, Mr. Abdulla has been a Board Member at London Stock Exchange, Board Member at Institute of International Finance, Chairman of the board at UBAF and is also the Founder and Chairman of Panther Associates and has been a board member at Information Technology Industry Development Agency. Mr. Abdalla has been serving as Adjunct Faculty Member and Board Member at The American University in Cairo for 18 years.

He holds a Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Business Administration from the American University in Cairo. Mr. Haytham El-Maayergi has been appointment to the executive management of the Bank as the Executive Vice President in charge of Global Trade Banking. His appointment took effect on 23 October 2023, and he has effectively replaced the former Executive Vice President for Business Development and Corporate Banking, Mr. Amr Kamel, who retired in June 2022.

Mr. El Maayergi brings to this role over three decades of diverse experience, with 25 years dedicated to regional and multinational banking institutions, including Citibank, Standard Chartered Bank, and Société Générale. Throughout his career, Mr. El Maayergi has served in various capacities within global transaction banking/trade finance, corporate banking and financial institutions, retail banking, digital factories, operations, and technology departments. Mr. El Maayergi boasts a long and proven track record of structuring innovative trade finance and bilateral lending solutions, including Islamic structures, for both multinational corporations (MNCs) and large local corporates.