THE MIDDLE EAST’S
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95. Said Zater
Designation: Group CEO & Managing Director
Company: Contact Financial Holding
Residence: Egypt
Nationality: Egyptian
Sector: Financial Services
With over 40 years of experience, Zater has been at the helm of Contact Financial Holding since 2020. It has three main digital platforms: Contactcars.com, with over one million monthly users; the ContactNow app, with 643,000 registered users; and the Wasla super app, which had been downloaded two million times as of March 2024. In January 2024, the company launched a new financing program aimed at financing electric vehicles. In Q1 2024, the company recorded a total portfolio of more than $444.3 million. Zater is also the chairman of the Egyptian Federation of Consumer Finance