Corporate Advisory

Corporate GPS

Governance. Policies. Strategies. Seven pillars of management consulting for corporations.

Corporate GPS engagements are led directly by Dr. Ahmed M. Darwish, drawing on board membership across Egyptian and international banks, energy companies and holding groups, and nine years in ministerial office.

Seven pillars of corporate advisory

PILLAR 01

Governance

Review the governance model — general assembly, board formation, board meetings and board committees; auditing, risk and compliance; transparency, conflict of interest, related parties and meritocracy. Devise a roadmap to a sound corporate governance model and walk through it at an appropriate pace.

PILLAR 02

Strategy

Identify challenges and opportunities. Identify multi-year targets. Devise a strategy that capitalizes on opportunities and overcomes challenges to achieve those targets.

PILLAR 03

Institutional Development

Review the current organizational structure for completeness, effectiveness and efficiency. Modify the structure to match the chosen strategy. Review — and where needed, modify — the decision-making process.

PILLAR 04

Top Executive Mentoring & Coaching

Guide decision making by weighing alternatives and consequences. Point to relevant previous case studies.

PILLAR 05

Human Resources Development

Review HR policies. Set up a change management scheme. Assess HR capability and run a skill gap analysis. Draft HR appraisal policies. Identify targeted training.

PILLAR 06

Disruptive Technologies & Digital Transformation

Design the information strategy plan and enterprise architecture. Optimize processes. Investigate and upgrade the collaboration platform. Modernize the core business system. Introduce AI as an assistant. Optimize ERP.

PILLAR 07

Finance & Investment

Investigate financing options and facilities for more comfortable cash flow. Perform full company due diligence across legal, financial and technical dimensions. Decide on the best company structure. Perform company valuation.

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Corporate GPS is led by Dr. Ahmed M. Darwish — former Minister of State for Administrative Development, Chairman of the Suez Canal Economic Zone, and Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from the University of California, Davis.

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