The CEO Network Selects Khaled Mohamed Riyad Among Its Global Executive Elite
The CEO Network has selected Engineer Khaled Mohamed Riyad, Chief Executive Officer of Contact Finance, to join its prestigious global network of senior executives, in recognition of his professional career spanning more than 35 years and his prominent role in leading strategic transformations across the telecommunications and fintech sectors at both regional and international levels.
Khaled Mohamed Riyad is widely regarded as one of the leading executives in digital transformation, having driven multi-billion-dollar growth for Contact Financial Holding Group. He has played a pivotal role in developing B2C and B2B fintech ecosystems, while designing integrated business models that have positioned the group as a benchmark brand in Egypt’s fintech market.
Riyad brings extensive experience in profit and loss (P&L) leadership across major telecommunications companies operating in more than 27 countries throughout the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. His expertise also spans pricing strategies, mergers and acquisitions, cloud computing platforms, CPaaS, Internet of Things (IoT), and sustainable enterprise transformation.
In his current role, Riyad oversees the end-to-end operations of Contact Credit, implementing comprehensive growth strategies focused on revenue maximization, cost optimization, customer experience enhancement, and data-driven decision-making. His approach ensures alignment between strategy, technology, and governance within complex, multi-market operating environments.
Riyad’s leadership is underpinned by a strong academic foundation, including executive training at IMD Business School, equipping him to lead high-level executive mandates that require strategic vision and the ability to manage large-scale transformations.
The CEO Network stated that Riyad’s selection reflects his impactful contributions to building high-performance digital ecosystems and leading teams capable of delivering sustained competitive advantage, welcoming him to its global executive community and wishing him continued success in the years ahead.