Hadi Abu Akeel

Background

Akeel, Hadi Abu was born on April 9, 1938 in Cairo, Egypt. Son of Kobaisi Aly Abu-Akeel and Zeinab Makhlouf. came to the United States, 1961.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Cairo U., 1959; Master of Science in Applied Mechanics, University of California at Los Angeles, 1963; PhDME, University of California, Berkeley, 1966.

Career

Acting instructor, University of California, Berkeley, 1963-1966; analytical specialist, Bendix corporation, South Bend, Indiana, 1966-1969; associate professor, Ain Shams U., Cairo, 1969-1974; senior staff engineer, General Motors Manufacturing, Warren, Michigan, 1974-1976; program manager, General Motors Corporation, Warren, 1976-1978; department head manufacturing staff, General Motors, Warren, 1978-1980; chief engineer flexible automation system, General Motors, Warren, 1980-1982; vice president, chief engineer, GMFanuc Robotics Corporation, Auburn Hills, Michigan, 1982-1992; senior vice president, Fanuc United States of America, 1992-1996; general manager Berkeley Laboratory, Fanuc United States of America, Rochester Hills, Michigan, since 1992; senior vice president, chief engineer, Fanuc Robotics N.A., Inc., 1996-1998; also board directors, vice chairman, Fanuc Robotics N.A., Inc., 1992-1998. Technical advisor FANUC Ltd., Japan, since 1992. Board directors Fanuc United States of America, 1992;director General Lithograph Company of Egypt, Cairo, 1988-1994.

Advisor Management of Technology Program University of California, Berkeley, 1988-1996. Chairman, Board Of Directors Robotics International of Small and Medium Size Enterprises, Dearborn, Michigan, 1992-1993.

Achievements

• Hadi Abu Akeel has been listed as a noteworthy Robotics executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Soccer coach American Youth Soccer Organisation. Member board advisors School Engineering, University Michigan, Dearborn, since 1991. Chairman of the Board advisors School Engineering, OaklandU., 1991-1992.

Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Society Manufacturing Engineers. Member National Academy Engineering.

Interests

• Avocations: tennis, swimming, camping, travel, machine shop.

Connections

Married Sofia Sarwat. Children: Shereef, Nezar.

Father:

Kobaisi Aly Abu-Akeel

Mother:

Zeinab Makhlouf

Spouse:

Sofia Sarwat

child:

Nezar Akeel

child:

Shereef Akeel