Bishoy Azmy becomes youngest member of AUC’s board of trustees

CEO of Dubai-based ASGC construction group and AUC alumnus Bishoy Azmy (LinkedIn) has joined the American University in Cairo’s Board of Trustees as the board’s youngest member, according to an emailed statement (pdf). Azmy is also a board member of the local Emirates Chapter of the Young Presidents Organization, an associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and sits on the board of UK infrastructure contractor Costain.

Mohamed Alabbar is stepping down from his position as chairman of Emaar Properties and will hold the position of managing director, Emaar Properties said in a disclosure to the Dubai Financial Market. Alabbar is stepping down to meet a regulatory requirement that chairs of listed companies not hold executive roles. Emaar Properties Vice Chairman Jamal Bin Theniyah has been named chairman.