Hany Hemdan

• Lead group finance and investment governance for a multi-asset
endowment, ensuring alignment of investment policy, procedures, and
committee decisions with the Foundations strategy.
• Oversee liquidity management, cash flow forecasting, and spending
controls, linking investment activity and distributions to operational cash
requirements.
• Direct budgeting and costing for investments; establish KPIs, thresholds,
and variance analysis with corrective action plans.
• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close and reporting,
ensuring compliance with internal policies and applicable standards.
• Benchmark investment portfolio performance versus peers and indices;
monitor external investment managers compliance and execution of
committee mandates.

• Led Oracle ERP implementation and go-live, shortening financial
reporting cycles and improving data quality for management reporting.
• Directed treasury, tax, payroll, and intercompany accounting; enhanced
balance sheet strategy and FX exposure management in a volatile currency
environment.
• Reviewed project and lease agreements, strengthening financial
governance, cash flow visibility, and disciplined forecasting and reporting
processes.

• Oversaw finance, controlling, and reporting across 20 legal entities in
MENA, including full P&L ownership and statutory and management
reporting.
• Deployed SAP and HFM-based consolidation across the region and
implemented BI dashboards for regional performance monitoring and
decision support.
• Chaired pricing committees to protect margins under FX and
macroeconomic pressure, aligning commercial decisions with financial
targets.
• Designed and executed FX and macroeconomic hedging strategies through
multiple devaluation cycles, strengthening resilience of cash flows and
profitability.
• Enhanced corporate governance, internal controls, and compliance
frameworks across the region.

• Managed group finance and accounting operations for contracting and
construction projects, including budgeting, cost control, and cash
management.
• Supported senior management with project profitability analysis, working
capital monitoring, and banking relationships.

• Led financial planning and analysis and regional controlling activities for
diversified investments.
• Prepared management reports, variance analyses, and business
performance reviews to support investment and operational decisions.

• Directed finance and operations for education and construction activities,
including budgeting, accounting, and operational cost control.
• Developed reporting frameworks to monitor school and project
performance and support management decisions.

• Managed regional finance, administration, and reporting for telecom/IT
projects.
• Coordinated with project and country teams on budgets, contracts, and
financial compliance.