Ramy Merdan joined Agthia in 2017 as the Senior Vice President – Value Chain, bringing with him the expertise garnered from a distinguished career spanning over 30 years across international markets. In 2021, he took charge as the Chief Operating Officer of the Group, driving performance and operations across multiple markets and business units.

Ramy is a performance-oriented business leader dedicated to driving end-to-end growth through efficiencies, productivity, and excellence, while adeptly managing operational P&L across various business divisions. With a deep understanding of critical business drivers in multiple markets and categories, Ramy has led transformational initiatives at Unilever, Danone, and Gandour Group. He has successfully turned around underperforming businesses, delivered double-digit EBITDA growth, and captured significant market share. Ramy passionately believes in the pivotal role of value chains in generating business competitiveness and driving growth through a customer-focused, performance-driven approach.

Ramy is a graduate of the leadership development programs from the Harvard Business School and has also completed an advanced program in value chain management from Danone Academy from France. He is currently pursuing a COO program from MIT and, holds a Bachelor of Accounting from the University of Alexandria in Egypt.