Ahmed Azmi, Vice Chairman

Ahmed Azmi

Vice Chairman

SIAC Holding

Location
Egypt - Cairo
Education
Diploma, Retail
Experience
31 years, 4 Months

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Total years of experience :31 years, 4 Months

Vice Chairman at SIAC Holding
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • My current job since November 2019

A leading diversified integrated companies for Construction, Development & Building materials

Board Member at SIAC Assests & Facilities managment
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • My current job since June 2022
Chief Business Development Officer at SIAC Holding
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • My current job since April 2016

SIAC Holding consists of 3 divisions Construction, Development & Building Materials. SIAC Industrial Construction and Engineering Company, is one of this group & is a leading regional private construction firms in Egypt and the Middle East. Since its launch in 1986, it has executed a diverse and far-reaching portfolio of major construction projects in different sectors of real estate, industrial construction and infrastructure.

My aim is to Increase Sales & Customer Satisfaction

- Utilized strong negotiation and relation-building skills with clients and consultants to clear backlog of 300M EGP within the first year of joining and acquired new contracts worth over EGP 6B for SIAC within a couple of years.
- Effectively demonstrated change management skills to create strategic committees within the company to secure the future and stability of the organization and established clear succession plans, ensuring development of a new organizational chart with 80% of the positions being occupied by persons of a suitable professional caliber.
- Developed a social media campaign on LinkedIn focusing on high-profile ongoing and previous projects clarifying the challenges and the success achieved (on local and regional level, resulting in SIAC Construction page followers on LinkedIn increasing by 500 monthly thereby enhancing the SIAC brand).

- Conducting Egyptian market analysis to reach target projects list and evaluating suitable regional opportunities.
- Increasing the sales and the profitability of the company as well as initiating business plans for target projects and coordinating with the operation and HR departments to fulfil them.
- Investigating projects conditions and applying risk analysis prior to participating in bids.
- Selecting the suitable project team, partners and subcontractors for new projects (on local and international level)
- Managing the bidding/tendering process with the consultants/clients in coordination with the company’s technical and contract departments.

Bussiness Development Manager at Siac Holding
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • April 2015 to March 2016

I deal with all clients since start of bid process till successful project completion

مدير عام العمليات - Operations Director / COO at CFC
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • July 2010 to January 2015

Design Management:
- Effectively defined the product and determined project objectives for design tasks (arch./interior/landscape/retail consultant/mall interior/green council, etc.).
- Participated in identifying project stakeholders’ requirements affecting design and determined their aims.
- Coordinated work between cross-functional teams for design and design update matters.
- Managed progress of design and coordinated meetings while recommending changes, preventive and corrective actions.
- Developed project design according to management/ market updated changes/requirements.
- Authorized the time to start working on construction drawing packages.
Sites Operations Management:
Construction Coordination and Project Management:
- Directed the project planning efforts through The Project Technical Committee, identified the project management plan and participated in managing the constraints to achieve project objectives.
- Ensured common understanding of the work for design matters until completion of execution at site; implemented approved changes and highlighted preventive and corrective actions.
- Implemented contingency plans or workarounds as required; maintained control over the project by measuring performance according to the management plans and against performance measurement baselines, and determined variances and if corrective action was needed.
- Assisted top management to fulfill target staging/phasing requirements.
Regularity Affairs Coordination:
- Supported regulatory affairs from technical aspects to meet project plans/goals.
Legal Affairs Coordination:
- Provided support to legal affairs from technical aspects to meet project plans/goals.
Bidding and Contract Administration:
- Managed and reviewed bids and quotes (RFPs) and rank contractors as required and performed contract administration for design contracts.
Quality Control:
- Controlled scope, schedule, cost and quality as per their baselines; confirmed tenants’/clients’ works were completed as per requirements and gained their formal acceptance for the product/fit out (fit out through Alkan R.E.).
Administrative:
- Guided, assisted, communicated, led, negotiated and coached subordinates as well as sent and received information.
Sales and Customers Technical Service, Control and Handing Over:
- Coordinated with site team on various aspects related to tenants’ requirements/inquiries until the handover of their premises.
Property Management:
- Responsible for operating costs and preparing operations and budgets as well as operations performance and improvements.
- Developed and maintained systems to improve quality, efficiencies and standards and managed, developed and trained the operations team.
- Applied strategies to enhance operations performance, audit and guide operation team and FM performance.
- Coordinated work between cross-functional teams and more with the entire organization and produced various reports for top management and stakeholders.
- Performed operations resources as per management plans while assuring favorable environment for users, visitors and customers for various functions.
- Performed and managed progress of operation tasks and coordination meetings and implemented contingency plans or workarounds as required.
- Managed and reviewed operation bids and quotes (RFP's) and award winners.
- Recommended changes, preventive and corrective actions and facilitated conflict resolution using conflict resolution techniques.
- Controlled scope, schedule, cost and quality to baselines as well as identifying root causes of problems and solving them.
- Performed risk audits to evaluate effectiveness of risk response and look for new arising risks.
- Led the completion and development for Alkan Real Estate projects including the main mixed use project named "Citadel Plaza" 700, 000m2 (8 Billion EGP), "The Track" mixed use project at "Abo Rawash" area and "Babylon Gardens" residential compound at start of Alex desert road.

Managing Director & GM at Sky View Real Estate Company
  • Egypt
  • September 2009 to December 2010

Managing Director of Sky view Company (Real estate investment) & Partner
- Technical Director for Green solutions Group specialized in green architecture solutions & environmental issues
- Consultant & partner in Boyot decoration company specialized in fine finishing & art works
- General manager for Biomass Egypt (50% Czech 50% Egyptian Company) specialized in rice straw converting into organic solid fuel
- Start of design phase for the Genena & Oscar City projects with Cube consultancy office till final Avant project
- Issuing of construction permits with Helwan Government & investment ministry
- Feasibility study for the project with budget of 150’000’000 EGP on 25 Feddans at Maadi Cornaish)
- Feasibility study for the Oscar City project with budget of 3000’000’000 EGP on 300 Feddans before Sokhna toll station

North Africa Cluster PM Head (Project Manager) at CITIBANK Egypt
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • August 2007 to August 2009

August 2007-2009 Citibank Egypt & North Africa Projects Manager Cluster head

- Completed 7 current branches renovation plan in 2007 & handed them over to business
- Construction & Handing over of Citiplan project in 2008 (Main head quarters with a total area of 11, 000 m2 in New Cairo) 80’000’000 EGP in 6 months (on targeted time & budget)
- Handing over Boomerang building branch in September 2008 (the 1st CORE specs branch in Egypt - 370 m2)
- Working on handing over Semouha branch by October 2008 (the first Citi compact furniture branch in the world - 300 m2)
- Planning the 25 branches network expansion (2009/2010/2011)
- Participating in the FM company contract execution, assessment & follow up

Engineering department head - Owner Representative at ADI real estate investiment company
  • Egypt
  • November 2005 to November 2007

Build & lease luxurious office building for multinational companies.

General Manager at Triangle construction & Decoration Co.
  • Egypt
  • February 1995 to October 2005

General Manager is responsible for all company operations

Site Engineer at SIAC Company
  • Egypt
  • November 1992 to January 1995

Deisil engine building in Metro work shops in Shoubra. Site Engineer

Education

Diploma, Retail
  • at ICSC-MECSC, John T. Riordan School for Retail Real Estate Professionals
  • May 2014

Retail Property Inst. Level 1 - Shopping Centers

Diploma, Safety Specs
  • at Citigroup
  • April 2008

Safety specs in projects, assets

Diploma, Citi CORE design
  • at Citigroup
  • January 2008

Citi specs in engineering & electromechanical Asset Management

Diploma, REMS - Real estate/Construction management system
  • at Citigroup
  • October 2007

Management of projects & real estate facilities with full cost & time control

Diploma, Professional Engineer Certificate in Kuwait
  • at Kuwait University
  • April 2005

To be approved Arch Eng in kuwait including signing Arch drawings & projects supervision

Diploma, Construction Managment
  • at American University in Cairo
  • October 1994

o AUC Project Management post graduate Courses: - Courses Scheduling and Programming - Contracts and Bidding - Engineering Economy - Claims

Bachelor's degree, Architect engineering
  • at Cairo university
  • June 1992

• B.SC. in Engineering from Cairo University (Architecture Division) , Cairo, Egypt (1988-1992) • Egyptian Thanaweya Amma – equivalent to High School Diploma (1975-1987)

Specialties & Skills

Client Handling
Client Access
Teamwork
Team Leadership
Team Management
ACad 2014 & computer office skills
Microsoft Office 2013
PDF writer
Outlook
Computer
Communication

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Expert
French
Intermediate

Memberships

• Member of Egypt Engineers Syndicate
  • 11/4769
  • August 1992
•Member of the Kuwait society of Engineers
  • 17799
  • September 2004

Training and Certifications

Proffesional Engineer in Arch (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2005
Valid Until:
April 2005
Diploma Equivelant -through Masters programe (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 1993
Valid Until:
October 1994
إتمام الدراسة لبرنامج الREMS (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2007
Valid Until:
October 2007
Country Safety officer (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2008
Valid Until:
July 2008

Hobbies

  • Gym., sports & Football
    walking, reading & football