An international Consultant / Trainer / Lecturer in Banking in general, and in Risk Management and Corporate Governance in particular. Before this, Hesham was the Chief Risk Officer of the Arab International Bank till December 2014 responsible for all risk management activities. Before this, Hesham joined Bank of Alexandria (220 branches) as CRO and Member of the new Senior Management Team responsible for re-engineering, modernizing and privatizing the bank, with the task of bringing together the strands of risk management, leading a team of experts in the fields of credit, operational and market risk, and responsible for Risk Management, Central Credit Administration and, Central Investigation.

Hesham has got extensive diversified experience in Corporate Governance in Risk Management, Internal Audit and Credit Examination gained in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Egypt.

Hesham has held senior key positions in the following International banks:
- Chief Risk Officer in Arab International Bank – 4 years
- Chief Risk Officer in Intesa-Sanpaolo Bank of Alexandria – 6 years
- Chief Audit Executive in Bahrain Islamic Bank – 3 years
- Head of Credit Examiners in Riyadh Bank – 5 years
- Work-out Officer in American Express Bank – 5 years

Member of the Board of Directors "Non-Executive Board member" in the following Banks and organizations:

- Suez Canal Bank (3 years)
- Egyptian Banks’ Credit Bureau (3 years)
- Egyptian Commercial Bank (1 year)
- Egyptian Iron and Steel Company (6 years)
- Abraj Misr International Company (1 years)

This wide-ranging comprehensive experience in executive positions in multi-racial environments, including Islamic banking, has enabled him to form an excellent view of all banking activities.