Founder of Egyptian recruitment platform Wuzzuf picked for WEF’s Young Global Leader program

Wuzzuf founder becomes World Economic Forum young global leader: Ameer Sherif, founder and CEO of BasharSoft, the owner of recruitment platforms Wuzzuf (for white collar professionals) and Forasna (for blue collar staff), has joined the World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leader program, MENAbytes reports. Qalaa Holdings’ Hisham El Khazindar was once part of the YGL program, as were Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, and Jack Ma. The news comes as Sherif and the founders of customer loyalty program Dsquaressaw their businesses chosen to become part of the Endeavor entrepreneurship program, according to an emailed statement (pdf).