Hala Hashem, former Chairperson of Formal Wear Segment at Arafa Holding, has more than 20 years of experience in Garments industry. She joined Swiss Garments Company (SGC) in 1994, held a number of positions in sales and export management before being appointed Deputy General Manager in 2007. She was appointed CEO of the Apparel and Tailoring Segment in addition to that she joined the Board of Arafa Holding in 2006. Hashem currently is taking different roles on Arafa Holding affiliates including Chairperson and CEO of Swiss Garments Company, Chairperson of Swiss Cotton Garments Company, CEO of Cristall for Making Shirts Company. In addition, she is also Board Member of Group Local Retail Arm – Concrete for Ready Made Garments and Euromed for Trading and Marketing and of Group UK subsidiary -Baird Group. She currently serves as a Member of Ready Made Garments Export Council in Egypt. She has a bachelor degree from the Faculty of Economics and Political Science at Cairo University and an MBA from the Maastricht School of Management, the Netherlands.