Chairing the board of Sigma Capital, Dr. Marwan is an international industrialist/financier who brings extensive experience and exposure to both the business and political realms.

Dr. Marwan worked in the office of President Gamal Abdel Nasser and was later appointed as advisor for Arab Affairs to president Sadat. Dr. Marwan then became the Secretary of Information with the Sadat administration.

In addition to the above responsibilities, Dr. Marwan was appointed as Chairman of the Arab Organization for Industrialization in May 1975. This marked the beginning of Dr. Marwan’s focus on private sector business. He has since participated in and developed many ventures both locally and internationally.

For 17years until early 1998, Dr. Marwan focused on international markets. He was a catalyst in many firms spanning a wide spectrum of businesses such as media, telecommunications, hospitality, retail and chemicals. Some of these are Ubichem London, House of Fraser, American International Petroleum, Chelsea Plc, British Home Store - BHS, and Habitat.

In early 1998, Dr. Marwan renewed his focus on the Middle East where he has since participated in numerous ventures capitalizing on his international mergers and acquisitions experience.