Amr Abou El Seoud
Amr Ali Abdallah Abou El Seoud is the current CEO of Dar Capital Ltd, a London-based investment bank regulated by the Financial Services Authority and owned by the Kuwaiti shareholding company Investment Dar.
Early life
Born in Giza, Egypt, the youngest son, his father's last post was first undersecretary for the Ministry of Public Works and Water Resources and his mother was a diplomat with the Ministry of Foreign affairs in Egypt. He spent his childhood growing up in different countries due to his parents' working requirements. He was educated and lived in Uganda, Kuwait, the United States, the Netherlands, Egypt and the United Kingdom. As a child he enjoyed playing football and fencing.Career
He started his career working for US Aid in Cairo as an accountant. After six months, he decided to travel around Europe.Following his travels, Abou El Seoud returned to Egypt to start his career in accounting. He graduated from Cairo University in 1991 with a Bachelor in Commerce and Accounting. He worked for a year as an accountant at Coopers & Lybrand, Egypt. During this period he met his wife, Soha.
In 1994, Abou El Seoud moved to Ernst & Young in Kuwait as an auditor.
In 1996, he was recruited by Investment Dar KSC as an Internal Auditor then received several promotions until he reached Senior Executive Vice President. This is the position which Abou El Seoud actively held until 2009.
In 1998, Abou El Seoud qualified as a Certified Public Accountant in San Diego, California.
He moved to London in 2008 when he was appointed to his current role as CEO of, a Sharia compliant investment banking subsidiary of Investment Dar based in London. As Dar Capital's CEO, Abou El Seoud is responsible for the overall management of the company including all capital market deals, landmark projects and growth strategy.
He also sits on the board of several companies including, Aston Martin Holdings Ltd, Aston Martin Lagonda group, Lagonda Properties Ltd, Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd, Aston Martin Investments Ltd, Investment Dar UK Ltd, Dar International Investment Bank,, and .
Abou El Seoud's previous board memberships include:,, and . He was also operating as assistant general manager and finance manager for in the process of company's operational restructuring and setting up the performance standard.
During his time in the UK, he has played a pivotal role in many of the Investment Dar landmark acquisitions including in 2006 and Aston Martin Lagonda in 2007, the first ever sharia compliant leverage buyout.