Mohamed Elagazy is a member of the Establishing Committee who has contributed significantly in building GBI's international industry recognition and market positioning as an international player in the subsea telecom field. Mohamed is currently responsible for GBI's International Relations. With over twenty years experience in the US and MENA telecoms sector, Mohamed’s substantial experience encompasses business development and strategic relations with both GCC regional operators and international carriers such as AT&T, Primus, Verizon and Telcordia. Mohamed received his B.Sc. Degree in Electrical Engineering from Cairo University in 1986. He has also served as the President of CPS Services, Inc. an American company which specializes in introducing and managing new telecom technology projects into the MENA region, for two years prior to GBI.

As a member of GBI's Establishing Committee, Khaled has worked closely with the core team in realizing the GBI Project. Khaled's contributions covered the structuring of the $445m Private Placement Transaction and its associated financing facilities. He has led a world-class team of business, financial and legal consultants in developing GBI's Private Placement Memorandum; and led the negotiations and the appointment of the Transaction's Placement Agent. Khaled is a holder of a Bachelor degree in Engineering, with extensive experience in the Telecom & IT sector. He brings a wealth of experience in financial transactions' engineering and deal flow management. Currently, he is engaged in building GBI's internal support systems, in the Finance, HR and Quality management areas in addition to leading GBI's Enterprise Risk Management Program.

Nick has over 20 years of experience in accounting, banking, financial advisory, telecoms and training in Australia, Europe and the Middle East. In his 7 years in the Middle East, he has held director and CFO positions and also was a senior financial manager in Investcom, the emerging markets telco operator. While a director at PwC Advisory and HSBC Investment Banking in Dubai he held key roles in a variety of transactions including the IPO (the first on the DIFX) of Investcom and a variety of M & A, private placement and other advisory mandates.

Shaheed is GBI’s Senior Vice President for Sales and Business Development. He has over 27 years experience in the telecoms industry encompassing both Government and Commercial organizations. He worked for the Government of Bahrain, as Head of Telecomms in the Ministry of Communications – Telecommunication Directorate. Shaheed has held a number of senior sales and business development roles for major telecom operators across the MENA region. Shaheed is a Chartered Engineer (Ceng – IEE) and holds a B.Sc. in Electronics and Telecommunications from London University and a postgraduate in Telecommunication and Information Technologies from Essex University in the UK.