Hesham Hamdy is head of risk management for the Bank of Alexandria. He joined the bank as a member of the new senior management team responsible for reengineering, modernising and privatising the bank, with the task of bringing together the strands of risk management. He is leading a team of experts in the fields of credit, operational and market risk and is responsible for Risk Management, Central Credit Administration, and Central Investigation & Information. Hesham is also a member of the Board of Directors of Egyptian Banks' Credit Bureau and Egyptian Iron and Steel Company.

Hesham has more than years experience in internal audit, credit examination and risk management in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. He has held senior positions in a number of leading banks in the MENA region, including: Bahrain Islamic Bank as the manager of the inspection and internal audit department; head of credit inspectors for Riyad Bank; Work-Out & Recovery Officer at the American Express Bank; member of the Quality Assurance Team at the Egyptian American Bank. He joined National Bank of Abu Dhabi as credit officer, with main responsibility of managing borrowing relationships with corporate customers. Before specialising in the banking field, Hesham gained internal and external audit experience in both Arabian American Oil Company (Aramco) as in-charge internal auditor, and Price Waterhouse & Company as External Auditor.