Mr. Wael Sabra holds a Masters degree in Finance from University of Florida and is a Certified Management Account (CMA). He has 20+ years of experience with BAT, and since 2003 he has held various key senior positions in the finance function across Middle East, Africa and South Asia. In 2010, he was appointed as Finance Director, Democratic Republic of Congo before moving to South Africa in 2012, where he was assigned to take up the role of Finance Director, Southern African Markets. In July 2014, he moved to Cairo as Finance Director, North Africa Area. In August 2016, he moved to Pakistan as Finance Director, South Asia Cluster and subsequently to Dubai as Finance Director Middle East, South Asia and North Africa. In his 20+ years with BAT, he has been an Executive board member in several BAT operating companies. He was previously appointed to PTC’s board in 2016 and served till 2019. He was re-appointed to PTC’s board in 2021. He is an Executive board member of BAT Bangladesh. Presently, he is serving as Area Director Asia Pacific Middle East & Africa covering Middle East, South Asia, North Africa, Central Asia & Caucasus.