E-commerce giant Jumia has announced the appointment of Hisham ElGabry as the company’s new CEO in Egypt.
Jumia is a pan-African technology company that focuses on market, logistical, and payment services. ElGabry will be in charge of the company’s business development and expansion into the Egyptian market
ElGabry has been leading the company’s commercial team as Jumia Egypt’s Chief Commercial Office (CCO) since 2022.
“I am proud to lead Jumia’s team in the Egyptian market through the upcoming stage. And I am honored to be part of Jumia’s continued success in the Egyptian market. E-commerce is growing very fast and Jumia Egypt will continue focusing on its unique strength points, most notably: striving for customer satisfaction, providing easy and safe payment methods, a strong partnership with local and international brands, banking services providers, as well as logistics partners. Most importantly, I am proud to be working with the Jumia Egypt talented team, in whom I have infinite confidence that we will together achieve our goals for the coming period” said, Hisham
After his appointment as Jumia Egypt’s CEO, ElGabry stated: I am proud to lead Jumia’s team in the Egyptian market through the upcoming stage. And I am honored to be part of Jumia’s continued success in the Egyptian market. E-commerce is growing very fast and Jumia Egypt will continue focusing on its unique strength points, most notably: striving for customer satisfaction, providing easy and safe payment methods, a strong partnership with local and international brands, banking services providers, as well as logistics partners. Most importantly, I am proud to be working with the Jumia Egypt talented team, in whom I have infinite confidence that we will together achieve our goals for the coming period.
ElGabry has 17 years of experience in the e-commerce and communication fields. Prior to joining Jumia, he was part of Amazon EU where he held several management positions; most notably he was head of the UK fashion marketplace. He has also worked with Vodafone Group, managing global relationships with Apple and Samsung across 17 countries.
It is worth mentioning that, Jumia Egypt was ranked as one of the top 10 influential brands and the number one retail e-commerce platform in Egypt by Ipsos in 2021 and 2022. More than 1,000 employees are part of Jumia Egypt, and the online marketplace connects hundreds of thousands customers to more than 7,000 local vendors.
