Meet Our Team

Meet our talented team

Our experienced and dedicated team is organized around three functional groups accounting, logistics and sales. Each group has a team leader and our sales team is further broken down into both sales and merchandisers, a key position that is important to our overall sales effort.

Our organization, developed over several years in business, operates with a focus on our customers and suppliers. We aim to always work with best in class suppliers and vendors while concurrently satisfying our customers. Our aim is to introduce quality consumer products to the market.

Dr. Elias B. Sayah

President and Founder

Dr. Sayah is President and Founder of GEFCO Trading, Sayah Engineering Middle East, and LIWA Petroleum & Technology. He responsible for the overall management of the company's and expansion in the Middle East and North Africa.

Dr. Sayah has over 40 years of international business and engineering experience in the US and Middle East. A US citizen, he holds a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering with Business Management from San Diego State University and a PhD. from Pune University.

He is member of the American Concrete Institute (ACI), American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Lebanese Order of Engineers and United Arab Emirates Society of Engineers. Passionate about giving back to the community, Dr. Sayah serves as Governor Region 10 of the American Society of Civil Engineers  (ASCE).

He is also on the Board of the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) in Abu Dhabi. Dr. Sayah is an advisor to ASCE student Chapters at six universities: UAE University, NYU Abu Dhabi, and American University of Dubai, American University of Sharjah, ADU and University of Sharjah. He speaks English, Arabic and French .

Dr. Sayah is  also the Chairman of the Program Committee of AmCham Abu Dhabi, the trademark of the American Business Group of Abu Dhabi, a member of the global network of American Chambers of Commerce.  Since 1996, AmCham Abu Dhabi has worked to increase trade, investment, and goodwill between the United States of America and the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

He was a member of the DC Door Knock in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2019 visiting US Congressional leaders in Washington DC as part of the Middle East Council of American Chambers of Commerce.

Tarek Foud Hejazi

Sales Manager
Tarek has been with the Company since inception and leads the sales effort to make sure that all of our customers are satisfied.  He is always seeking new products to introduce that will satisfy the needs of our growing customer base.

Razu Hosen Molla

Warehouse Supervisor
Razu is another dedicated employee in charge of the logistics functions. He makes sure that all orders are properly and accurately filled and shipped on time.

Jinu Mammen

Accountant
A long-standing member of the organization and an important part of the team. He makes sure the organization’s financial systems are accurate and processes are properly functioning and operating at optimal levels.

GEFCO TRADING ESTABLISHMENT

is sole proprietorship registered in the name of Elias Boutros Sayah in the Emirates of Sharjah under Commercial Register #31755 for the purpose of trading in foodstuff, kitchen items and perfumes.