Hani Elsamra was appointed to Telecom Egypt’s Board in October 2022, representing the government.

He brings over 26 years of human resources leadership across the banking sectors in Egypt and the Middle East. Since 2018, he has served as Chief Human Resources Officer at Banque Misr, where he leads the bank’s human capital strategy and organizational development.

Elsamra previously held senior HR roles at several prominent regional and international banks. He began his career at Citibank Egypt in 1999, becoming Vice President of HR at Citibank Kuwait in 2007. He later served as Vice President of HR at Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Egypt (2009), returned to Citibank Kuwait as Head of HR (2011), and then joined Burgan Bank (Kuwait) in 2016 as General Manager of Human Resources and Development.

He currently serves as a Board Member of Misr Abu Dhabi Real Estate Investments Company and chairs the Human Resources Committee of the Federation of Egyptian Banks.

Elsamra completed the Certified Director Certification Program (CDCP) in collaboration with the International Finance Corporation (2022), the Executive Leadership Program from Harvard University (2022), and is a certified assessor by SHL UK. He also completed advanced programs in job analysis and evaluation with HAY Group.