Abdelghany Eladib is a seasoned business leader, with over 30 years of experience across industries and geographies. Responsible for driving Innovative Solutions and Growth, he currently serves as the President and GM for the SIG Group in the IMEA region.

From managing business for organizations worth over 1 Billion USD or leading strategies to scale up operations for multinational conglomerates, Abdelghany has previously worked as the Solution Building & Strategy Director, Performance & Industrial Improvement Director and Supply Strategy Director with companies like P&G, Cadburys, BEL and MARS.

Having spent much of his growing years in Egypt, Abdelghany holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, an MBA from ESLSCA Paris and a Diploma in Strategic Management from Jack Welch Institute. Eager to drive performance by unleashing people potential, he is also a CTI Coach.

Sam Rolland is the Network Director for Sub-Saharan Africa at EICN. He is a trained economist specialising in understanding the complexities of the global economy, and how regional issues affect domestic business. Sam advises global teams on appropriate strategies to navigate a complex world by driving agility and future-readiness.

Prior to joining the EICN, Sam spent time in both the public and private sector, first as an economist within the Economic Policy division of the National Treasury, and then as a consulting economist at Econometrix and Deloitte. During his time in the private sector, Sam specialised in analysing events and government policies to dilute these into constructing business strategies. Sam also spent time in Switzerland as an economist for airline industry body IATA.

Sam holds a masters degree in economics from Stellenbosch University, and has studied further at the Institute for Social Studies in The Hague, the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College in New York state. Sam also sits on the board of the Western Cape Primary Science Programme, a non-profit organisation focusing on the improving educational outcomes in under-resourced schools in Africa.

Sami Mainich is the President, Dow Africa and based in our offices in Dubai, UAE. In his capacities, Mainich is accountable for capitalizing on market opportunities and work closely with Dow businesses to drive and implement accelerated growth strategies across this dynamic region.

After working several years in a variety of sales and business development roles for the chemical industry in North Africa, Mainich joined Dow in 2011 as Regional Director to grow the company’s business and physical footprint – through the incorporation of Dow Algeria (2012) and Dow Morocco (2014). In 2015, he relocated to Dubai, UAE, to join Dow’s Packaging & Specialty Plastics business as Sales Director and enable growth opportunities across the Middle East, Africa and Turkey region.

In 2017, Mainich was named Strategic Development Director for the IMEAT region, completing various market research projects to enable the region’s digital transformation and accelerate cross-business opportunities. In 2018, he relocated to Algiers to lead the greater North Africa and Levant geographies. In April 2020, he took on additional responsibilities as Chair of the Dow Africa Steering Committee (The Africa Steering Committee is an initiative launched by the regional leadership to align and streamline efforts to boost Dow’s competitiveness and participation in key markets across Africa). In June 2021, Mainich added West Africa in his geographic scope.
Mainich holds an Engineering degree in Polymers from the Ecole Européenne de Chimie, Polymères et Matériaux of Strasbourg (France), and has completed an Executive MBA from the Ecole Supérieure Algérienne des Affaires in Algeria. He speaks fluent French, English, Arabic, and is conversational in German