Mustafa Abdel-Wadood is Co-Founder and Managing Director of Sigma Capital where he holds overall responsibility for Investment Banking activities.

Prior to co-founding Sigma Capital, Mr. Abdel-Wadood last held the position of Director of Development and Investments at Orascom where he was in charge of overseeing a number of corporate investments and acquisitions in the fields of technology, telecommunications, leisure and media.  During that period, Mr. Abdel-Wadood was extensively involved with MobiNil (Egypt’s largest mobile phone provider) to raise the project finance, assist in the launch of operations and to set up the Investor Relations function of the company. 

Mr. Wadood has served or continues to serve on the Board of Directors of numerous companies across a range of industries and is a frequent lecturer and guest speaker at local and international conferences and institutions.  Recently, Mr. Wadood has been selected as one of the World Economic Forum’s 100 Global Leaders for Tomorrow for the Year 2002.

Mr. Abdel-Wadood is 32 years old and holds a Bachelors degree in Business Administration from the American University in Cairo and an MBA from Georgetown University in Washington DC.