Ahmed Saoud, Chief Commercial and Business Development Officer

Ahmed Saoud

Chief Commercial and Business Development Officer

YBA – Real Estate Architects

Location
Egypt
Education
Bachelor's degree, Accounting
Experience
22 years, 1 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :22 years, 1 Months

Chief Commercial and Business Development Officer at YBA – Real Estate Architects
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • My current job since January 2024

• Manage and develop all Commercial functions including Sales, Marketing, and Customer Experience
• Expand Company footprint in the region of Middle East and cross sell through business partners

Chief Executive Officer - KSA at Mountain View – Real Estate Development
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • October 2023 to January 2024

• Open new markets and explore business opportunities to support company expansion and growth plans with special focus on KSA market
• Create new revenue streams related to real estate industry to diversify company income sources

CEO and Co-Founder at AlRajhi - Details Real Estate
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • September 2021 to August 2023

• Establishing the company, set strategic goals, organization structure, objectives, budgets, policies, and procedures to acquire highest market share, profitability and return on investment while directly reporting to BOD
• Board member in other subsidiary companies which manage real estate and construction projects

Chief Commercial Officer at Living Yards
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • March 2020 to August 2021

• Deliver strategic leadership for defining the commercial path to the growth and profitability of the company
• Prepare and approve AOP in cooperation with Board members and Executive committee to set needed targets

General Manager at Deraya
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • April 2018 to February 2020

• Build the full Commercial plan including Sales, Marketing, Customer Experience, and Operations with proper execution

Enterprise Director at Zain - Iraq
  • Iraq - Baghdad
  • June 2016 to April 2018

• Set Budgets, forecast, and sales targets for Enterprise Sales, Marketing, Operations, and Customer Care departments in a logical but stretched manner
• Own Enterprise Pricing activities for all Propositions while working with product management functions to ensure the appropriate product roadmaps are in place

General Manager at Batelco
  • Bahrain - Al Muharraq
  • May 2016 to June 2016

• Mediate efficiently and effectively with Batelco top management in creating and implementing business division vision to maximize revenue, secure profit and ensure business growth.
• Keep abreast of the Telecom/ICT data/fixed market changes and development and proactively identify and utilize market opportunities towards future business growth

B2B Director at Ooredoo - Asiacell
  • Iraq - Sulaymaniyah
  • September 2013 to September 2015

• Establish the Enterprise Business Unit for Sales, Marketing, Operations, and Customer Care functions and deliver the financial plan to achieve revenue targets and strategic product mix evolving into full P&L accountability
• Lead the process of Proposition Design, campaign development and go to market execution with control over commercial pricing strategy and effective management of Acquisition and Retention budgets

Senior Sales Manager at Vodafone
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • April 2001 to September 2013

• Work in different sales functions including Multinationals, corporate, SME, and distribution channels
• Execute sales strategy in assigned areas and support Marketing and Pricing teams to deliver appropriate products to B2B and B2C markets

Education

Bachelor's degree, Accounting
  • at Ain Shams University
  • August 2024
Master's degree, Marketing
  • at Maastricht University
  • April 2024

Specialties & Skills

MARKET SHARE
CONSTRUCTION
BROKERAGE
LEADERSHIP
GO (PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE)
STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP

Languages

Arabic
Expert
French
Expert
English
Expert

Memberships

Ahbab
  • Charity
  • February 2013

Training and Certifications

• International courses: C-level management (UK), Managing Remote & Virtual teams (UK), Winning Com (Training)
Training Institute:
Logic
Date Attended:
April 2001
Duration:
100 hours

Hobbies

  • Swimming, Football, and Travel