Tamima Yehia

Tamima Yehia currently serves as the General Counsel and Company Secretary at Canal Sugar since March 2021. Prior to this role, Tamima was the North Africa Legal and External Affairs Director at BAT from February 2016 to March 2021 and held the position of Legal Director at JTI (Japan Tobacco International) from January 2014 to February 2016. Tamima's experience also includes being a Partner at Ibrachy & Dermarkar Law Firm, a Senior Legal Counsel at Emaar, and a Senior Associate in Corporate-Capital Markets at Al Tamimi & Company. Additionally, Tamima spent time at Shalakany as a Senior Associate in M&A and Capital Markets. An early internship at Clifford Chance LLP in the Derivatives Desk complemented a solid foundation in legal practice. Tamima holds an LLM in Banking and Finance Law from the University of London, a course on English Law from the University of East Anglia, and completed programs at IMD and London Business School in 2014.