Alaa Sherif Abdel Gawad
About Alaa Sherif Abdel Gawad
Alaa Sherif Abdel Gawad is the Director of Global Security for Africa, Levant, KSA, and Gulf at Procter & Gamble, with extensive experience in security management and crisis management systems.
Title
Currently, Alaa Sherif Abdel Gawad holds the position of Director of Global Security for Africa, Levant, KSA & Gulf at Procter & Gamble. He has been in this role since 2020.
Company
Alaa Sherif Abdel Gawad is employed by Procter & Gamble, where he manages the security operations across multiple regions, including Africa, the Levant, KSA, and the Gulf.
Education and Expertise
Alaa Sherif Abdel Gawad studied at the Police Academy in Egypt, where he earned a Bachelor of Police Sciences with a major in Law and Police Sciences, from 1992 to 1996.
Career Background
Alaa Sherif Abdel Gawad's career spans several important roles within both the Ministry of Interior of Egypt and Procter & Gamble. He held multiple managerial positions in global security at Procter & Gamble, including roles focusing on Near East & North Africa, and Egypt specifically. Prior to joining Procter & Gamble, he worked at the Ministry of Interior of Egypt, where he headed various departments.
Achievements
Throughout his career, Alaa Sherif Abdel Gawad has implemented and executed the Crisis Management System across Africa sites and offices, ensuring compliance with the Global Crisis Management Program. Additionally, he was appointed as the Expatriate Security Program Leader for the Asia Pacific Middle East Africa Region. He is also responsible for providing analysis and geo-political risk assessments to senior management and leads major investigations into property loss/theft and security incidents at his current company.