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Company Profile · AI-powered · Human-driven

Synchronising Success.

A consultancy and holding company that turns ambition into momentum — pairing human instinct with AI precision across three industries.

Coxswains Holdings · coxswains.net

What we'll cover

Eight oars, one rhythm.

  1. 01Who we are — the coxswain
  2. 02The model — human judgment + AI
  3. 03Three industries, one tempo
  4. 04The proof
  5. 05Signature works
  6. 06The crew & the chairman
  7. 07Why Coxswains · Let's row

Who we are

The coxswain doesn't pull harder — they make every stroke land at the same instant.

In rowing — a sport first practised by the Ancient Egyptians along the Nile — the coxswain is the backbone behind any crew's success: the one who synchronises every rower into a single, faster, smoother beat.

The model

Human judgment sets the course. AI keeps every stroke in time.

We operate the same way as the crew — a consultancy and holding company steering partners across three industries from one disciplined seat. Models surface the signal; our people make the call.

How we operate

Operators, not advisors.

We don't chase synergy slides — we carry the risk, hold the equity, and steer. Every venture is one we run, not one we consult on.

01

AI-powered, human-driven

Models surface the signal; our people make the call — technology with a hand on the tiller.

02

Measured in outcomes

Every play is built and judged against real return. No vanity metrics, no theatre.

03

Cross-vertical edge

Marketing, hospitality and energy under one roof — each one sharpens the others.

Three industries. One tempo.

Marketing & Media · Hospitality & Entertainment · Energy & Industry — each one sharpens the others.

The verticals

One roof, three disciplines.

Built, owned and operated — not outsourced.

Marketing & Media

CXS Agency

Full-service brand, content and performance — where AI does the heavy lifting and human craft makes the call.

Brand & IdentityDigital & AIContent & ProductionPerformance
Hospitality & Entertainment

Experiences, not events

From Cassette — New Alamein's beachfront nightlife landmark — to venues, festivals and cloud kitchens we own and operate.

CassetteCloud kitchensFestivalsCultural programming
Energy & Industry

Bridging the Mediterranean gap

Through EAGA, the Hynfra joint venture and Exelore FZCO — utility-scale green hydrogen & ammonia, capital and commodities.

Green hydrogenGreen ammoniaTradingAdvisory

The proof

The combined numbers.

One crew, three industries — the track record behind the boat.

0Combined Years of Experience
0Campaigns Delivered
0Guests Served
0Clean Energy in Development

The work we're proud of.

Three signature works — one from each vertical, operated end to end.

Case study · Marketing & Media

SOLA Restaurant

"Straight outta Abu Dhabi." Our first international partner. We led the conceptual brand development for a restaurant blending world-class fine dining with local flavours — natural leather tones of green flecked with pure gold.

  • #1Restaurant Brand · MEA 2022
  • FirstInternational partner
Brand Development · UAE

Case study · Hospitality & Entertainment

ExtraSolaire — New Alamein Festival

Official Bar Services partner at North Square Mall, with Counsel Masters. We ran the series end to end — artist requests, VIP table-side servicing, bar operations and logistics. Lineup: Amr Diab · Ruby · Omar Khairat · Rodge.

  • 10,000+Attendees served
  • End to endBar ops & logistics
North Square · New Alamein

Case study · Energy & Industry

EAGA — Egypt Amun Green Ammonia

The flagship of the Hynfra–Coxswains joint venture: a mega-scale green hydrogen and ammonia facility at Ras Banas on Egypt's Red Sea coast, leveraging Egypt's abundant solar and strategic geography to produce green ammonia for export to European and Asian markets.

  • 2 GWTarget Solar PV Capacity
  • 1 MTPATarget Green Ammonia Capacity
Ras Banas · Red Sea

The crew steering the ship.

An operating company led by people who carry the risk.

Chairman

Dr. Hussein El Ghazzawy

35+ years in energy & industry and former CEO of Schlumberger Eastern Mediterranean. He leads multinational teams on megaprojects and advises the energy portfolios of multinationals and governments across the region — a trusted advisor and keynote voice on the energy transition.

  • 35+Years in energy
  • 3Continents bridged

Leadership

The crew.

The team steering strategy, operations and finance across all three verticals.

Youssef El Ghazzawy
Youssef El GhazzawyCEO & FounderCertified digital-marketing strategist leading strategy and operations across all three verticals.
Aya El Ghazzawy
Aya El GhazzawyVice-Chairman & Chief Strategy OfficerA MENA digital-marketing pioneer; previously headed digital at Arla and Huawei.
Ibrahim El Sharkawi
Ibrahim El SharkawiChief Operating OfficerDrives operational excellence across all business lines, based in Dubai.
HA
Hesham Samir AbdelrahmanChief Financial OfficerCash flow, P&L, budgeting and investor relations.
NS
Naglaa SaberExecutive Assistant & HR LeadKeeps the crew in time — people operations and group support.

Why Coxswains

We don't chase synergy slides; we carry the risk, hold the equity, and steer.

That blend — an operator's instinct sharpened by data — is how we turn ambition into momentum for the partners who row with us.

Partners, not clients

Trusted across three continents.

  • Red Bull
  • Huawei
  • Al Ahram Beverages
  • SODIC
  • valU
  • ACUD — Administrative Capital
  • Axens Solutions
  • SOLA
  • Nosh
  • Santé
  • Kiwe
  • he. Magazine
  • Sports & Fitness Magazine
  • Counsel Masters
  • North Square
  • J's Jewelry
  • Egypt International Boat Show
  • Yellow Door Energy
  • Arab Developers Holding
  • IGDI

Built, owned & operated

Our brands & projects.

The ventures we run ourselves — across all three verticals.

  • Cassette
  • Taco & Co
  • Habibi & Co
  • EAGA
  • Exelore
  • HUNALQAHIRA
  • #PLOTWIST
  • Markit
  • NONAME

Memberships & affiliations

Part of the wider community.

Active in the councils shaping trade, cooperation and responsible business across the region.

Egyptian Junior Business AssociationEgyptian Junior Business AssociationMember since 2021
Canada-Egypt Business CouncilCanada–Egypt Business CouncilMember since 2022
Egyptian Business Council for International CooperationEgyptian Business Council for Int'l CooperationMember since 2022
UN Women's Empowerment PrinciplesSignatory

Let's work together

Let's pull in the same direction.

(+2) 02 2779 6312
3 Met Ghamr St, Safir Square, Heliopolis 1184, Cairo, Egypt

Coxswains