BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Kareem El-Bey
Founding Director
Kareem El-Bey is a high-performance accomplished business professional, author, and entrepreneur, with more than 23 years of diversified experience in commerce, raising working capital for business ventures, mergers & acquisitions, and financial management. Kareem El-Bey is an energetic, proactive, and results-driven leader with exceptional performance in team building. This includes his hands-on experience in building startups as well as supervisory management and procedural formulation experience.
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He has been instrumental in recruiting the trusted Board of Directors that collectively arrived as Gold Coast Holdings Corp’s Board. He is currently raising capital in funding through his business discussion and mutually beneficial relationships with multiple financial institutions, among other successful business ventures. Kareem El-Bey possesses visionary ambition that has led a team of professionals to the successful acquisition of business assets valued at multiple millions of dollars.
Reema Owens
Chief Advisory Director
Reema Owens has played an integral role in the North Carolina business community for nearly two decades. As the owner of several healthcare facilities throughout the state, she has helped to provide vital services for a diverse group of families and individuals, including those suffering from severe mental illnesses and developmental disabilities. In addition to being a certified Practical Nurse and Behavioral Health Counselor, she has extensive experience in Mergers and Acquisitions. Reema also has vast experience working with State and Federal Government related policies. Her financial savvy and creative planning have allowed her to broker a long list of successful deals between various healthcare facilities, government agencies, and private benefactors. Reema looks forward to continuing to use her unique skill set to improve healthcare services for all members of her beloved community.
Dr. Shujaat Nawaz
Chief Operations Director
Dr. Shujaat Nawaz has been serving the international medical community for over twenty-four years. A graduate of St. John’s University and a specialist in infectious diseases, pain medicine, and expertise in endocrinology, which collectively have formed the foundation of his career. Dr. Nawaz has successfully operated dozens of pharmaceutical enterprises, including operations in both New York City, NY and Muzaffargarh, Pakistan. Thanks to his business acumen and keen understanding of the modern medical industry, the pharmacies he owns and operated have consistently thrived and outperformed many expectations.
Dr. Nawaz work as a doctor, an educator, and a businessman, has made a meaningful impact on countless lives. In addition to his work as a pharmacist, Dr. Nawaz has devoted a significant amount of his time to educational and philanthropic pursuits. He has personally chaired an internship that provided opportunities to nearly three hundred individuals who have gone on to be contributing members of the medical community. Dr. Nawaz looks forward to continuing to meet whatever opportunities the future holds.
Andrew Baker
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Baker brings over a decade of diverse experience to his role here at Gold Coast Pharmacy as our Chief Financial Officer. He has completed nearly $20 billion in mergers and acquisitions. Working extensively in the private financial sector. A promising career defined by integrity, efficiency, and innovation. Andrew has developed a reputation as a natural-born leader with astute problem-solving abilities. Andrew has also provided consultation services to countless companies that have seen measurable success thanks to his contributions and unique skill set, including expertise in data analysis, short and long-term planning, complex financial concepts, and detail-oriented reporting of KPIs. Andrew has played an integral part in several operations, working at some of the most recognized establishments in the financial industry, where he reported directly to the Federal Reserve Bank. He looks forward to leading his colleagues during this exciting time at our company.
Aldric Freeman
General Legal Counsel
Aldric Freeman is a versatile legal defense litigator with a proven track record of success spanning over three decades. He has extensive experience in a wide variety of complex legal matters. Serving corporate entities and representing clients in civil, landlord-tenant, and surrogate court matters. Aldric has successfully helped navigate his clients facing legal difficulties. Thanks to his integrity and unrelenting work ethic, he can and has been trusted to provide top-quality legal services in many of the challenging, complex situations that may arrive in business.
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Throughout his career, Aldric has earned a stellar representation in the business legal community. He has proven a willingness to consistently fight for the interests and rights of his clients, ensuring that justice is served at all costs. Whether he is working with a small company, a large corporation, or an individual, Aldric Freeman approaches each case with the same level of dedication and commitment. Always holding himself and his clients to the highest standards in the legal profession.
Appointment
Chairman
Kareem El-Bey is a high-performance accomplished business professional, author, and entrepreneur, with more than 23 years of diversified experience in commerce, raising working capital for business ventures, mergers & acquisitions, and financial management. Kareem El-Bey is an energetic, proactive, and results-driven leader with exceptional performance in team building. This includes his hands-on experience in building startups as well as supervisory management and procedural formulation experience.
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He has been instrumental in recruiting the trusted Board of Directors that collectively arrived as Gold Coast Holdings Corp’s Board. He is currently raising capital in funding through his business discussion and mutually beneficial relationships with multiple financial institutions, among other successful business ventures. Kareem El-Bey possesses visionary ambition that has led a team of professionals to the successful acquisition of business assets valued at multiple millions of dollars.
Appointment
Accountant Director
Kareem El-Bey is a high-performance accomplished business professional, author, and entrepreneur, with more than 23 years of diversified experience in commerce, raising working capital for business ventures, mergers & acquisitions, and financial management. Kareem El-Bey is an energetic, proactive, and results-driven leader with exceptional performance in team building. This includes his hands-on experience in building startups as well as supervisory management and procedural formulation experience.
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He has been instrumental in recruiting the trusted Board of Directors that collectively arrived as Gold Coast Holdings Corp’s Board. He is currently raising capital in funding through his business discussion and mutually beneficial relationships with multiple financial institutions, among other successful business ventures. Kareem El-Bey possesses visionary ambition that has led a team of professionals to the successful acquisition of business assets valued at multiple millions of dollars.
Appointment
Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Shujaat Nawaz has been serving the international medical community for over twenty-four years. A graduate of St. John’s University and a specialist in infectious diseases, pain medicine and endocrinology. Dr. Nawaz work as a doctor, an educator and a businessman have made a meaningful impact on countless lives. He has successfully operated dozens of pharmaceutical enterprises, including operations in both New York City and Pakistan. Thanks to his business acumen and keen understanding of the modern medical industry, the pharmacies he has owned and operated have consistently thrived and outperformed many expectations. In addition to his work as a pharmacist, Dr. Nawaz has devoted a significant amount of his time to educational and philanthropic pursuits. He has personally chaired an internship which provided opportunities to over three hundred individuals who have gone on to be contributing members of the medical community. Dr. Nawaz looks forward to continuing to meet whatever opportunities the future holds.