Ahmed Maged is the founder of Greest | Eco-innovative Lifecycle Solutions, a leading provider of electronic waste management, decommissioning, and technology asset retirement services in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region.
Under Maged's leadership, Greest has grown to include GreenPlace LLC and Recyclobekia LLC, the premier electronic waste and metal recyclers in the Egyptian market. Furthermore, Greest expanded its operations to 4 different countries and has a business partners network that allows them to serve clients in more than 30 different countries.
Prior to founding Greest, Maged co-founded GreenPlace LLC - a leading electronic waste and metal recycler in Egypt. GreenPlace held a substantial, non-controlling stake in RecycloBekia LLC, and upon fully acquiring RecycloBekia, GreenPlace became the largest electronic waste and metal recycling firm in Egypt and North Africa.
Maged's entrepreneurial spirit extends beyond just the recycling industry. He has also co-founded NGS LLC, a location-based services start-up, during his college years, which was subsequently acquired for its innovative API.
In addition to his leadership role at Greest, Maged is also a respected leader in the business community, serving on the board of directors of several companies as an independent and non-executive member.
Maged has also been successful in securing over $1M of investments through individual investors as a pre-seed funds for Greest, further demonstrating his ability to drive growth and success for his companies.
With Maged's vision and leadership, Greest will continue to provide innovative and sustainable solutions for the electronic waste management industry. His unwavering commitment to environmental responsibility and to the community needs make Maged a true trailblazer in the field, and one to watch for the future.
Mostafa is a young ambitious entrepreneur with engineering background. He is ex-CEO and co-founder of Recyclobekia "A Greest subsidiary".
He co-founded RecycloBekia back in 2012 along with another 19 students. RecycloBekia was very successful company that it could acquire a large share of e-waste market in Egypt till 2018.
Recyclobekia was granted the “FedEx Access Award” at Injaz Al-Arab regional competition in 2012 after being ranked as the first at "Injaz Egypt – dare to dream competition 2011". Besides, RecycloBekia was nominated to the top 20 finalists at "Start with google competition.
Dr. Khaled E. Ismail is the chairman of Klangel Investment Company and the managing director of Intel for mobile communications. Prior to working at Intel, Dr. Ismaiel was the CEO of SysDSoft Inc., which he founded in 2002 and sold to Intel in 2011. He is also the chairman of Endeavor in Egypt.
Dr. Ismaiel served as Business Development Officer (BOD) of Orascom Telecom Holding S.A.E Dr. Ismaiel has also consulted for the Egyptian Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, overseeing the Technology Development Center from 2000 to 2002.
Dr. Ismaiel has been an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) fellow since 1997.
He has published over 160 scientific journal articles and 22 U.S. patents. He received his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1989.
