Haitham Taher

Haitham currently holds a position as Vice President and Managing Director in Egypt for MetLife.

In his role, Haitham brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise in the insurance field in Egypt and across all lines of business (Retail, Bancassurance, Employee Benefits, and Group Pensions). He also holds the position of Deputy Chairman of the Board of MetLife Egypt.

Haitham has dedicated his career to the Insurance sector for over two decades, starting his journey in 1999 in MetLife as an accountant. Haitham was then promoted to a reinsurance officer role in a matter of two years, responsible for all reinsurance functions and relationship management, including treaty reporting, renewals, and analytics.

In 2003, Haitham was assigned to spearhead the ‘Life Insurance’ profit center with focused responsibility on new individual product development, market intelligence, in addition to reinsurance, developing the organization into an esteemed market leader.

In 2005, Haitham led several positions in finance, where he was responsible for accounting, controls, investments, planning, taxes, reinsurance, and reporting. Following his success in these roles, Haitham was promoted to Chief Financial Officer in 2012, continuing to grow the business.

In 2013, Hiatham was assigned as Corporate Solutions Director where he led the growth of Employee Benefits and Pension businesses.

In 2018, Haitham was appointed as Deputy CEO, where he led all distribution channels and met company objectives according to MetLife's strategy.

Haitham was assigned to lead the entire business in Egypt as Managing Director in 2019, delivering on innovation, development and drove the company to become a forceful market frontrunner.

With a passion for ongoing self-growth and development, Haitham attends ongoing Executive Leadership Programs and is keen on mentorship and coaching for individuals within and outside the organization. Haitham has received numerous awards and recognitions for all the ground-breaking work he has done over twenty years within the industry.

Haitham is a Certified Director after finalizing the Corporate Directors Certification Program (CDCP) provided by the Egyptian Institute of Directors (EIoD), accredited by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), and the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA). He has also been recognized by the Institute of Certified Professional Managers (James Madison University) as a Certified Manager for demonstrating knowledge, skill, education, experience, and ethics in the practice of Management. Additionally, Haitham also completed the Leading Through Personal Excellence from Stanford Graduate School of Business. Most recently, Haitham has been elected as a board member of The Insurance Federation of Egypt for the cycle 2021- 2025, receiving 38 votes out of 40.

Haitham holds a B.A in Accounting & Finance from Ain Shams Univerity in Cairo, Egypt, and an ARA (Associate, Reinsurance Administration) designation from the Life Management Institute. He is bilingual and enjoys the company of people, travel, and spending time with his family.