Dear AmCham MENA Council Members:

On March 22nd, AmCham Egypt recognized the local and regional winners of the MENA Council Women in Business Awards as part of a special ceremony held on the margins of the women’s summit; “Women in Business: The Key to Economic Growth”hosted by AmCham Egypt’s Women in Business Committee and featuring influential female leaders from across the MENA region and the United States. The Conference sessions addressed several issues including; ways to harness the economic power of women, the rise and growth of women entrepreneurs in the Arab Region as well as addressing and defeating our unconscious bias; ways to engage men in the gender discourse”.

For the Fourth year in a row the AmCham MENA held a special ceremony honoring the notable achievements of female leaders in the MENA region.
The 2015 MENA Council Award Winners are as follows:

BEST WOMAN CORPORATE SECTOR:
IMAN MUTLAQ, CEO of Sigma Investments (JORDAN)



BEST WOMAN ENTREPRENEUR:
HALA BEYDOUN, Founder, Cocoa & Co. (LEBANON)
(Ms. Karyl Akilian on behalf of Ms. Hala Beydoun)



BEST WOMAN NOT FOR PROFIT:
YASMINE HELAL, Founder ‘EDUCATE ME’(EGYPT)



Best Company for Women to Work For:
FATTAL GROUP (LEBANON)
Represented  by Mr. Michel Fattal



Best Bank Supporting Women Owned and Women Led Businesses:
BLC BANK (LEBANON)
Represented by Ms. Karyl Akilian, Head of Brands Management

Sincerely,
MENA Council Regional Secretariat
AmCham Egypt