Mohamed Amer

Mohamed Amer joined Orascom Development in May 2022 as the CEO of El Gouna, one of Orascom Development’s fully integrated, sustainable towns in the Red Sea, Egypt.

With his extensive executive experience in managing complex organisations across multiple geographies and achieving stellar results, Amer is taking El Gouna into a new chapter of the town’s iconic and successful journey. He is responsible for steering El Gouna’s master-planned community to ensure its Real Estate, Hotels and Town Management operations come together to provide a world-class customer experience for living, staying, working and well-being. Additionally, Amer works closely with Orascom Development leadership to ensure that its flagship, El Gouna, is a pivotal contributor to the company’s ambition to become the international benchmark for developing successful, integrated destinations.

Previously, Amer was with Xerox for 22 years, where he built an impressive career path. Most recently, Amer was VP and regional General Manager at Xerox Middle East and Africa based in Uxbridge, UK. Before that, he was responsible for managing the region’s operations, business and profitability growth and overall strategy development and execution across all 85 countries. Prior the aforementioned roles, Amer was Regional General Manager for Xerox Distributor Group in Miami, Florida, United States, and responsible for 34 countries in the Caribbean, Central America and South America. He began his career in Alexandria, Egypt, in 1999 and held several management and leadership roles in Xerox Distributor Group, Middle East and Africa Operations, and Xerox in Egypt.

Amer holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Alexandria University in Egypt.