Celebrating the International Women’s Day this year, the Egyptian Stock Exchange (EGX) has on Wednesday honoured Dina Abdel Fattah, board member of the United Media Services (UMS), among other 25 key exceptional women leaders.
In a grand award ceremony, the EGX has celebrated 26 key woman leaders in areas of money and business, economy, and media as part of its efforts to continue its mission of supporting women calibres and advocating for greater representation of female voices in wider fields.
The honorees received their awards by EGX chairman Ramy El-Dokany in the presence of several key female business community figures, leaders of non-banking financial institutions in Egypt, board members of the EGX, the Egyptian Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA), Misr for Central Clearing, Depository and Registry (MCDR), the Investor Protection Fund, and the Egypt for Information Dissemination (EGID).
Abdel Fattah expressed her appreciation to receive this special recognition, saying that President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has always supported the empowerment of Egyptian women economically and socially given the fact that current women representation in the Cabinet.
“Today’s honouring reflects the Egyptian Stock Exchange’s awareness and efforts towards promoting gender equality and supporting women’s active representation in decision-making process.” Abdel Fattah added.
With more than 30 years of experience in the media industry, Abdel Fattah is one of the most esteemed local TV and Radio presenters in Egypt. She is Editor-in-Chief of Amwal Al Ghad and president of Excellent Communications, both affiliated to the Egyptian United Media Services (UMS) as well as founder of Top 50 Women Forum.
Abdel Fattah was graduated from Cairo University in 1986 with a degree in Mass Communication and Journalism and obtained a Master degree in Mass Communication and Journalism from the American University in Cairo. She holds the Corporate Directors Certification offered by the World International Finance Corporation (IFC) along with the Egyptian Institute of Directors affiliated to the Financial Regulatory Authority.
