Mona Hoballah, Senior Executive PMO

Mona Hoballah

Senior Executive PMO

Mabanee Company K.P.S.C.

Location
Kuwait
Education
Bachelor's degree, Finance and Financial Institutions
Experience
13 years, 0 Months

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Total years of experience :13 years, 0 Months

Senior Executive PMO at Mabanee Company K.P.S.C.
  • Kuwait - Al Farawaniyah
  • My current job since December 2015

Project Management Office, Executive Management

Supporting the CEO in project portfolio and initiatives’ management to ensure strategy alignment and benefits realization through the introduction and standardization of economies of repetition, economies of scale, and governance of execution. Providing guidance and setting project execution parameters to Cross Functional Teams under the lead of the CEO, and reporting directly to the CEO with executive reports and recommendations to the Board.

Major Projects under management include The Avenues Kuwait, The Avenues Bahrain, The Avenues Riyadh, and The Avenues Khobar.

Major Shareholder: Alshaya Group

For further information, refer to resume attached.

Senior Financial / Investments Analyst at United Real Estate Company K.S.C.C.
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • May 2014 to October 2015

Evaluating real estate investments, managing operating and under construction estates, and managing KAMCO Real Estate Yield Fund on behalf of URC, including Asset Allocation.

Countries of emphasis: Bahrain, Kuwait, KSA, Oman, Qatar, UAE, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Morocco, Cyprus, France, UK, and USA.

Average value of AUM: USD 150 MM

For further information, refer to resume attached.

Associate at KPMG Advisory W.L.L.
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • April 2011 to March 2014

Associate - (Double Promotion, Skipped Analyst Executive Level 3), Oct. 2013 - Mar. 2014
Financial Analyst - Executive Level 2, Oct. 2012 - Sep. 2013
Financial Analyst - Executive Level 1, Jun. 2011 - Sep. 2012
Intern, Apr. 2011 - May 2011
Corporate Finance, Transaction and Restructuring Services

Financial Feasibility Studies/ Valuations and Price Analyses/ Business Plans/ Information Memorandums/ Sell-Side and Buy-Side Private Placement Memorandums/ Financial Due Diligence/ Commercial Due Diligence/ Internal Business Reviews/ Business Strategy Development/ Mergers and Acquisitions/ Restructuring/ Business Notes/ Proposals/ Risk Management/ IFRS

Countries of emphasis : Kuwait, Turkey and the MENA region,
Sectors of emphasis : banking, investment, financial services, insurance, real estate and construction,
cement, shipping and transportation, manufacturing, automotive, food and
beverage, hotels and hospitality services, retail, healthcare, education, ICT,
telecommunications, energy, oil and gas, and government.
Transaction size range : USD 30 thousand - USD 1 billion

For further information, refer to resume attached.

Intern at Global Investment House
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • June 2009 to July 2009

Asset Management / Research and Publications

For further information, refer to resume attached.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Finance and Financial Institutions
  • at College of Business Administration, Kuwait University
  • January 2011

Activities and Societies: Founder and Member of the Financial Trading Center (FTC), College of Business Administration, October 2009 – May 2010 Main Responsibilities: Fundamental analysis / Technical analysis / Indices / Organizing events and providing training courses / E-learning programs Academic Awards: Distinction with Class Honors Major Projects / Research: Research paper and presentation on the Retail Sector in Kuwait Research paper and presentation on “Tawarruq”, an Islamic Finance Instrument Conducting a feasibility study of a small business idea new to Kuwait (paper and presentation) Carrying out evaluation of a company listed in KSE (paper and presentation) Conducting SWOT analysis and Due Diligence for a company listed in KSE Constructing and managing a Portfolio of stock securities (trading, paper and presentation) Research paper and presentation on the default of a KSE listed company after the financial crisis Research paper and presentation on the earliest Financial Crisis in history “Tulip Mania” Research paper and presentation on Quality Function Deployment (QFD)

High school or equivalent, Science
  • at Al-Tafawag Private Secondary School
  • June 2007

Activities and Societies: Artist – Annual Exhibition of Arts Distinction with Honors

Diploma, Langue Française
  • at Institute Voltaire
  • June 2006

Activities and Societies: Actress / Artist – Annual Exhibition of Arts, 2003-2004 Completed 24 levels: • DELF 1er Degré, A2 Expression des idées et des sentiments, Française, Score 11.75, Jun. 2004 • DELF 1er Degré, A1 Expression Générale, Française, Score 15.29, Jun. 2003 • DIPLOMA of Creative Writing, Community Institute for Higher Learning, May 2003 • Certificat de Langue Française – 2eme partie (enfant), la mention Excellent, Jun. 2002 • Certificat d’Initiation a la Langue Française (enfants), la mention Très-Bien, Jun. 2001 • Certificat Pratique de Langue Française (1er degré) enfants, la mention Excellent, Feb. 2000

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

Introduction to Brokerage and the Principles of Fund and Portfolio Management Seminar (Training)
Training Institute:
Global Investment House
Date Attended:
December 2010
IFRS (Training)
Training Institute:
KPMG
Date Attended:
May 2013
MS Office Advanced (Word, Excel, PPT, Access, Visio, SSPS) (Training)
Training Institute:
Office of Students Training and Alumni, Kuwait University
Date Attended:
December 2009
Global Behavioral Skills (Training)
Training Institute:
KPMG
Date Attended:
December 2011
Presentation and Communications Skills (Training)
Training Institute:
KPMG
Date Attended:
December 2011
Bloomberg (Training)
Training Institute:
Bloomberg
Date Attended:
July 2011
Reuters 3000 XTRA (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2010
Navigating Reuters Advanced (Knowledge, Forex, and Reuters Power Plus Pro) (Training)
Training Institute:
Thompson Reuters Market Academy
Date Attended:
November 2010
Business Presentation (Training)
Training Institute:
KPMG
Date Attended:
March 2013
Navigating Reuters 3000 XTRA (Training)
Training Institute:
Thompson Reuters Market Academy
Date Attended:
November 2010
Microsoft Visio Advanced (Training)
Training Institute:
New Horizon
Date Attended:
September 2014
Quality of Work (Training)
Training Institute:
KPMG
Date Attended:
August 2012
Anti- Money Laundry and Fraud (Training)
Training Institute:
Citi Bank
Date Attended:
March 2010
Several (Seminars / Technical) related to Corporate Finance, Risk Management, IFRS, Bloomberg, etc (Training)
Training Institute:
KPMG Advisory W.L.L.
Date Attended:
July 2011
Tools of Islamic Finance (Training)
Training Institute:
Islamic Economy Committee, Kuwait University
Date Attended:
March 2010
Scientific Approaches for Problem Solving and Decision Making (Training)
Training Institute:
Office of Students Training and Alumni, CBA, Kuwiat University
Date Attended:
December 2009
Accounting on Investments (Training)
Training Institute:
Office of Students Training and Alumni, CBA, Kuwait University
Date Attended:
December 2009
Basics of Stock Analysis and Trading (Training)
Training Institute:
Integrated Studies Institute
Date Attended:
July 2010
CITI-Financial Market Trading Program (Training)
Training Institute:
CITI Bank
Date Attended:
November 2009
Small Project Management (Training)
Training Institute:
Injaz Youth Program
Date Attended:
March 2010

Hobbies

  • Writing
    Ministry of High Education, Kuwait Second Place Award & Trophy in English Writing - Nation Wide, 2003
  • Reading, Poetry, Music, Arts
    French Embassy of Kuwait Actress / Artist – Annual Exhibition of Arts, 2003 – 2004
  • Drawing
    Ministry of High Education, Kuwait Artist – Annual Exhibition of Arts, 1998 – 2006 First Place Award, Annual Exhibition of Arts, 2001