Sarah Shabayek
Investment Principal at DisrupTech Ventures- Claim this Profile
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German Full professional proficiency
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English Full professional proficiency
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Arabic Native or bilingual proficiency
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Credentials
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Oxford Entrepreneurship: Venture Finance Programme
University of OxfordMay, 2023- Nov, 2024
Experience
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DisrupTech Ventures
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Egypt
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Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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1 - 100 Employee
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Investment Principal
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Nov 2022 - Present
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Telecom Egypt
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Egypt
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Telecommunications
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700 & Above Employee
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Investment Advisor - Capital Markets Transactions
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Jun 2022 - Present
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Senior Director - Investor Relations, Investments & Decision Support (Business Finance)
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Nov 2017 - Jun 2022
Key achievements:• Securing and managing TE’s positioning in a potential USD 2.4bn deal• Leading the renegotiation of TE’s shareholders’ agreement with Vodafone Group • Enhancing company disclosure and investor communication to enable a top 3 rank for TE in Institutional Investor’s Leading Corporate for Investor Relations in Egypt in 2021• Leading discussions with borrowers (syndication participants and developmental banks) to secure loans with a total value of USD 2.2bn• Overseeing the unit economics, taking pricing decisions and owning the financial reporting packages of all revenue streams of TE (EGP 37bn in 2021)• Pushing cost and capex rationalization initiatives to improve margins and FCF • Creating and executing on a revamped equity story and business plan for Telecom Egypt focusing on growth and value creation leading to the following results by end of FY 2021: o 44% growth in revenue (19-21a) to reach EGP 37bn (USD 2.4bn) o 143% growth in EBITDA (19-21a) to reach EGP 14bn (USD 0.9bn) o 10% increase in EBITDA margin (19-21a) from 28% to 38% o Doubling earnings (19-21a) to reach EGP 8.4bn (USD 0.5bn) o Quadrupling operating cash flow (19-21a) to EGP 16bn (USD 1bn) o Producing massive positive FCFF (after 5 years of negative cash flows) of EGP 7bn (USD 0.4bn) of which organic cash flow amounts to EGP 3bn and dividends from Vodafone Egypt EGP 4bn o Reducing leverage to 0.9x net debt to EBITDA from 2.6x o Quadrupling DPS (19-21a) to reach historic EGP 1/ share (yield of 8%) o 50% increase in share price to reach 15-year high of EGP 19.4 Show less
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Xceed
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Egypt
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Outsourcing and Offshoring Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Board Member
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Jan 2022 - May 2023
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Brimore
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Egypt
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Internet Marketplace Platforms
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chief Financial Officer
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Jun 2022 - Oct 2022
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Arqaam Capital
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United Arab Emirates
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Investment Banking
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100 - 200 Employee
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Director - Research, Head of MEA Telecom, Media & Technology (TMT)
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Jan 2017 - Nov 2017
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CI Capital Holding
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Egypt
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Financial Services
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200 - 300 Employee
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Sector Head - Telecoms
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Feb 2016 - Dec 2016
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Senior Telecom Analyst
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Jan 2014 - Jan 2016
Ranked 8th in the 2015 Reuters Extel Survey for individuals (both sales and analysts) covering the MENA region
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Telecom Analyst
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Oct 2012 - Dec 2013
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Vodafone
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United Kingdom
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Telecommunications
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Pricing Specialist
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Feb 2012 - Oct 2012
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HC Securities & Investment
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Egypt
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Telecom Analyst
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Nov 2009 - Mar 2012
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Senior Financial Controller
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Sep 2009 - Aug 2010
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EY
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United Kingdom
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Businss Analyst
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Jul 2008 - Aug 2009
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Education
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2006 - 2009
The American University in Cairo
Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Finance -
1992 - 2006
Deutsche Schule der Borrmomäerinnen
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