EEA Appoints Fort Capital Co-Founder Tamer Mosalam to Agritech Award Judging Panel

Sunday 20 September 2026 11:04

The Egypt Entrepreneur Awards (EEA) has appointed Tamer Mosalam, Co-Founder and Vice Chairman of Fort Capital Group, to the judging panel for the Agritech Award in its sixth edition. Selected for his extensive regional leadership and strategic expertise in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) and industrial investment sectors, Mosalam joins a high-profile panel that includes Amal Enan, Managing Partner at 500 Global, and Tarek Kamel, Chairman and CEO of Nestlé Egypt.

Executive Track Record & Industrial Footprint

Mosalam brings decades of multinational executive leadership and agro-industrial operational expertise to the EEA panel. His career spans prominent roles across major global and regional corporations:

OrganizationKey Roles & Operational Highlights

Fort Capital GroupCo-Founder & Vice Chairman: Manages a highly advanced 296,000-square-meter agro-industrial facility in East Oweinat. The company ranks as Egypt's second-largest exporter of half-fried potatoes, supplying over 18 global markets.

Olayan Saudi Holding CompanyCEO & General Manager (Egypt & North Africa): Led business development, regional expansion, and operational strategies across the North African market.

PepsiCo & ChipsySpent 14 years in senior leadership, including VP & GM for GCC and the Levant, and later as CEO & GM of Chipsy for Food Industries, managing cross-cultural teams and driving regional FMCG growth.

Procter & Gamble (P&G)Held early-career leadership positions overseeing national sales, distribution operations, and business development.

Misr for Investment & Export Dev.Served as CEO and Board Member, focusing on export-driven operational models.

Investment Profile and Board Memberships

Beyond his corporate executive roles, Mosalam is an active angel investor with deep private equity experience, frequently backing ventures that expand industrial footprints and deploy export-centric operational models.

His strategic advisory and governance influence extends across Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Canada, highlighted by several key institutional appointments:

Advisory Board Member: National Industrial Council in Saudi Arabia (recently appointed).

American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham): Served as Vice President of AmCham in Saudi Arabia and Co-chair of the Agriculture Committee at AmCham Egypt.

Industry Committees: Headed the Trade and Industry Committee in Riyadh, leveraging his cross-border expertise in the F&B and manufacturing sectors.