Fresh faces to lead Egypt’s media authorities: President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has issued decrees changing up the leadership of the country’s media regulators — the Supreme Council for Media Regulation (SCMR), the National Press Authority (NPA), and the National Media Authority (NMA).
The new line-up: The SCMR will now be headed by Khaled Abdel Aziz, former youth and sports minister, who will take over from Karam Gabr. Journalist Ahmed El Moslemany was appointed as the chairman of the NMA and Abdel Sadeq El Shorbagi’s time as head of the NPA was renewed for another four-year term.
AND- Sanofi has a new managing director for its Egypt arm: Healthcare company Sanofi has appointed Adrien Delamare-Deboutteville (LinkedIn) as managing director of Sanofi Egypt and general manager of Africa pharma, the company said in a press release (pdf). Delamare-Deboutteville had previously been leading Sanofi’s operations in the region following his appointment as head of Africa back in February, and holds an 11 year career in the pharma industry across several multinational companies, including in GE Healthcare and PwC.