Nevine El Kadi


Senior Manager Turkey, Middle East & North Africa
Global Engagement Organization
Corporate Affairs        

As Corporate Affairs Senior Manager for Turkey, Middle East and North Africa, Nevine is responsible for managing the Corporate Affairs Activities Portfolio in MEA by working with her team to build the number of projects/initiatives in her Geography, the number of  partner sponsors/donors (public & private sectors) and leveraging all opportunities for giving back to the community.

Nevine joined Cisco Egypt as the Area Academy Manager for North Africa & Levant countries in April 2004, she was able to grow the academy program by 72% in one year, successfully implemented all assigned initiatives and has been instrumental in driving public private partnerships in this region, particularly in the case of Jordan, Morocco, Lebanon, Egypt and Algeria.

In August 2007, Nevine was promoted as the Regional Manager managing the Middle East and Africa team consisting of 8 Area Academy Managers. She has been responsible for the operation of Cisco Systems’ flagship in Corporate Social Responsibility, “Cisco Networking Academy Program”, with more than 114,000 students at 1190 academies in 58 countries.

In February 2012, she has taken responsibility of Corporate Affairs, Global Engagement Organization, as the Senior Manager of Turkey, Middle East and North Africa.

Having worked in different industries as a Business Development Manager and for the last 7 years prior her joining Cisco as a Vice President of FinRate Consulting s.a.e., a reputable business consulting firm in the Middle East, she brings to her position regional experience in business development and project management, a strong understanding of industries and increasing responsibility in leadership positions.

Nevine holds a Bachelor of Science in business administration from Cairo University and had a French Education.