Karim Badr
Technical Director MENA Region
RHI Magnesita
Karim Badr received a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from Alexandria University in Egypt in 1996, and an M.S. degree in engineering management, materials science from Sheffield Hallam University, U.K., in 2000. In 2007, he earned his Ph.D. in reduction metallurgy from University of Leoben in Austria. Badr began his professional career as a DRI operation engineer for ANSDK (now EZDK) in Egypt. In 2004, he joined the University of Leoben as a research assistant for four years, and participated in the ULCOS project. After leaving academia in 2008, he was named global marketing and sales manager for RHI AG in Austria and then Kuettner GmbH in Germany. His current role is marketing director at RHI Magnesita in the MENA Region. Badr currently serves on AIST’s Board of Directors. He has published a number of papers on iron ore reduction, refractory solutions and electric arc furnace operations.