SabryCorp Team

Executive Team

Mohamed Abdel-Mottaleb, Ph. D., CEO and Founder (Egypt)
Mohamed Abdel-Mottaleb, Ph.D. is one of the leading figures facilitating the introduction of nanotech to the Middle East. He is CEO and Founder of SabryCorp Ltd. (Cairo, Egypt), the first company in the Middle East and Africa to specialize in nanotechnology. Prior to founding SabryCorp, Dr. Abdel-Mottaleb worked in research labs both Belgium (K. U. Leuven) and in Germany (U. Ulm, TU Chemnitz) where he specialized in using Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM) and Atomic Force Microscopy applications in surface modifications and device fabrication. Both represent powerful techniques for viewing and manipulating surfaces at the atomic-level. In addition to his work on STM, Dr. Abdel-Mottaleb also worked on constructing molecular nano-wires as well as investigated the blinking phenomenon of quantum dots. Dr. Abdel-Mottaleb's research has been at the forefront of nanotechnology developments. He has 24 peer-reviewed publications (including papers in Accounts of Chemical Research and Nano Letters) and has recently co-authored a chapter for NATO on the commercial applications of nanotechnology. Further, he has organized and chaired the first nanotech conference in the Middle East (NanoTech Insight, in 2005, 2007), and is currently organizing a host of other industry-specific nanotech events and workshops in the region. In addition, Dr. Abdel-Mottaleb has a strong background in alternative energy as well as sensor technologies.

E-mail: mohamed.abdel-mottaleb (at) sabrycorp.com

Allana M. Haist, Vice President and Co-Founder (Canada)
Allana Haist received her M.A. in Applied Ethics from the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium and her B.A. from Carleton University in Canada. She is currently a PhD candidate in Political Science at the Technical University of Chemnitz in Germany. Mrs. Haist brings strong international experience to the team, with expatriate positions for over eight years in Europe and the Middle East. Mrs. Haist's research interests are on the ethical and political considerations of disruptive technologies and their impact on development, she is responsible for investigating regulatory aspects of global nanoscience & technology, Intellectual Property Rights, Green nanotechnology, and nanotech for sustainable development. She is also heading SabryCorp's community outreach and public awareness task force targeting the Middle East.

E-mail: allana.haist (at) sabrycorp.com

Claire Henault, Executive Manager, Munich Office (Germany/France)
Ms Hénault is Executive Manager of SabryCorp's Munich Branch. Claire brings to SabryCorp expertise in specification and implementation of international reporting solutions, as well as expertise in data analysis and data quality management. In addition to her work at SabryCorp, she is a Senior consultant for Global HR analysis at Allianz SE in Germany where she specializes in policy and claims insurance for global clients, and has launched several initiatives regarding Human resources Metrics and Benchmarking and has overseen the development of a Corporate Statistical Database and a standardized international reporting platform. Ms. Henault has extensive international experience, particularly concerning Asian Markets and business practices, and has offered consultation and assistance across several countries. She has served as an intern in several Japanese companies, including: the strategic planning dept. of Hakuhodo and the insurance broker dept. of Marubeni. In addition to her Diploma in Statistics and Information Technology from Université René Descartes in Paris, Ms. Henault has taken studies at Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussees (Certificate in Japanese and economics), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (Certificate in Spanish) and Ludwig-Maximilians Universität (Certificate in German and statistics).

E-mail: claire.henault (at) sabrycorp.com

Tamer El-Raghy, Ph.D., IP Business Development (Egypt)
Dr. Tamer El-Raghy is spearheading SabryCorp strategic focus on IP. Dr. El-Raghy has over 15 years of experience in innovation, technology transfer and commercialization as well as product and business development in the area of advanced materials in USA and Europe. As the President and co-founder of 3-ONE-2 LLC, USA, Dr. El-Raghy successfully formed a joint venture with Kanthal AB, Sweden (A subsidiary of Sandvik AB) to develop and commercialize his inventions. His collaboration with Kanthal has led to the successful commercialization of the technology. He was instrumental in forming several strategic partnerships with world-leading firms (some of them are Fortune 500) in the areas of metals, advanced materials, healthcare and consumer products. He has vast experience in writing and evaluating business plans, conducting due diligence as well as start-ups valuation and project finance. He holds 7 issued patents and has over 60 archival publications in leading journals including Nature, Science and American Scientist. He received his Ph.D. in Materials Engineering from Drexel University, Philadelphia and his MBA in Finance from New York University's Stern School of Business.

E-mail: tamer.el-raghy (at) sabrycorp.com