Seawind is growing rapidly and proud to announce that Ahkam El-Zawahry has joined Seawind Ocean Technology as General Manager Middle-East!
Ahkam brings over 20 years of extensive energy experience working with Shell Gas, LNG and power businesses in senior business development, commercial, finance and market access roles covering Egypt, Levant, the East Med region and UK/Ireland.
Throughout her professional career with leading multinationals and the Ministry of Industry & Foreign Trade, she grew the business organically and inorganically, matured LNG trading market access deals, led negotiations for Shell commercial and multilateral agreements with the European Commission and the World Bank as well as operationalizing IPP power purchase agreement. Ahkam has mastery in stakeholder engagement and aligning multiple parties’ interests leveraging her thorough understanding of the value chain, customer requirements and market fundamentals. Ahkam has served as the Acting Board Director for Shell midstream subsidiary in Egypt. And is currently a non-executive board member in EFG Hermes Corporate Solutions and Tanmeyah (Micro Finance).
Ahkam is passionate about growing Egypt’s and the regional renewable energy footprint to contribute to the energy transition and sustainable development goals.
We warmly welcome Ahkam and we are pleased to have her onboard!