Meeting the man behind Egypt’s online retail giant
By: Noha El Tawil Mon, Jan. 28, 2019
CEO of the leading e-commerce platform Jumia in Egypt, Hesham Safwat is one of the few pioneers who had the opportunity to witness and build the first wave of organized retail in Egypt,before he ventured into the competitive and growing e-retail space.
Holding a master’s degree in Business Information Technology from Middle sex University and a bachelor’s of engineering from Ain Shams University, Safwat started his career in the retail sector over 15 years ago. In 2001, he was part of the team that launched the electronics retail company Compu Me; he contributed to building the firm’s infrastructure and was in charge of developing both the Internal Merchandising System and External Partners’ Relationships.
By: Noha El Tawil Mon, Jan. 28, 2019
CEO of the leading e-commerce platform Jumia in Egypt, Hesham Safwat is one of the few pioneers who had the opportunity to witness and build the first wave of organized retail in Egypt,before he ventured into the competitive and growing e-retail space.
Holding a master’s degree in Business Information Technology from Middle sex University and a bachelor’s of engineering from Ain Shams University, Safwat started his career in the retail sector over 15 years ago. In 2001, he was part of the team that launched the electronics retail company Compu Me; he contributed to building the firm’s infrastructure and was in charge of developing both the Internal Merchandising System and External Partners’ Relationships.
