The Middle East’s
4. Hanaa Helmy
Designation: Group Chief Sustainability Officer
Company: EFG Holding
Established: 1984
Country: Egypt
Category: Financial Services
As of Q4 2025, Bank NXT’s deployed social financing portfolio reached $47.8 million (including securitization), encompassing 28 projects across multiple sectors. Vortex Energy delivered 4.6 TWh of clean energy, which displaced approximately 4.5 million metric tonnes of CO2e. In September, the EFG Foundation launched the EFG Hermes Applied Technology School for Agri-Tech in Luxor. In June 2026, its fintech arm Valu secured an EBRD loan to help Egyptian households finance energy-efficient appliances, solar systems, and other green technologies. Helmy assumed her role as the group chief sustainability officer in 2016 and the CEO of the EFG Foundation in 2007.