Ahmed KHALIL, EHS regional manager GCC

Ahmed KHALIL

EHS regional manager GCC

Kimberly Clark

Location
Bahrain - Manama
Education
Bachelor's degree, Environmental Management
Experience
21 years, 9 Months

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Total years of experience :21 years, 9 Months

EHS regional manager GCC at Kimberly Clark
  • Bahrain - Manama
  • My current job since April 2016

1- Technical:
- enhance EHS technical capabilities of the EHS Team.
- Provide Advice on the D2D Activities.
- Support rollout of the global EHS policies and strategies.
- Analyze EHS trends throughout the regional mills.
- Determine Site by site KPIs MAP & Matrix.
2- Management:
- provide guidance to Teams throughout the region.
- strategic decisions maker throughout the region.
- Lead the change to a people centered safety environment.
- Lead the implementation of mill improvement plans, site by site .
- lead the culture change towards a mature safety culture.
- Audit the EHS maturity site by site.
3- Financial:
- Prepare Capex & Capital appropriation as required.
- Manage department Budget.
- Prepare budget forecast.
- Manage Cost centers, Cost locations, GL accounts.

EHS Regional Manager Middle East & North Africa at Hewlett-Packard
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • September 2011 to April 2016

• Assist the EMEA Regional Director of EHS in the development and pursuit of HP objectives and targets • Promote an enhanced EHS culture and obtain cooperation and involvement from Leaders and employees • Assist in the development, implementation and coordination of policies, programs and processes to protect and promote the highest standards of EHS within the EMEA operational region, ensuring conformance with corporate and other requirements, and compliance with all applicable legal EHS requirements • Assist in the planning, management and execution of compliance/corporate audits within HP • Assist Regional EHS with existing and emerging safety risk reduction measures and training programs. Support alignment of strategic plan objectives with global EHS expectations • Act as an EHS Strategic Partner (mentor, coach, technical expert, internal consultant EHS champion) to line management of the 9 sites in Europe and 10 sites in the Middle East . • Provide leader ship, guidance and support in all areas of occupational safety. Provide site support related to injury prevention • Establish and maintain safety performance measurement systems and communicate performance to senior management • Support the implementation and maintenance of the HPEHS Management System: coach management and employees; support management in development of opportunities to secure meaningful widespread employee involvement in EHS programs • Act as EHS Champion in Change Management - act as catalyst, share knowledge to empower others • Assume roles and responsibilities and support / facilitate activities within each of the site`s programs helping to meet the requirements of HP Performance Standards and Guidelines. These span a broad range and include: technical expert on life critical safety absolutes, injury trends analysis, investigation (root cause analysis) and reporting, tracking and corrective action • Coordination, facilitation and participation in working groups and committee meetings at regional and plant level, making recommendations for improvement to management, participation in site EHSQ audits, investigation of OHS events and medical surveillance processes for injured employees • Develop and deliver EHS training programs as required • Administrative support and preparation of reports for management as required (such as monthly EHS performance report; support translation of key HPEHS standards/guidance into Arabic)

Loss Control & Safety Manager Spain , Mexico & Egypt at Guardian Industries
  • Spain
  • June 2010 to September 2011

1- conducted testing, evaluation, and verification to ensure full compliance with regulatory and internal standards . 2- Consulted with site and contract personnel on best practices for new construction projects .
3- Policy and Procedure Implementation -- Served as member in the global EHS standards development team, directed subject matter experts in writing the global performance -based standards for company - wide implementation .( FOR LOSS CONTROL PROGRAM ) 4- Audit Management - Contributed to team that transformed EHS audit function from management - to compliance - driven process; currently projecting 3 on-time, on-budget EHS audits for 2010/2011 5- Staff Development -- Trained 243 for the EHS programs maintained by guardian . 6- EHS Fire / Loss Prevention -- develop and implement policies and management systems in EHS, Fire Protection, Loss Prevention, Crisis Management, & Life / Process Safety .Supported facilities, Analyzed processes for potential modifications, 7- trained and directed emergency service groups and served as site incident commander for crisis situations . Functioned as primary liaison between company and regulatory agencies . 8- introduced standardized process hazard analysis program to allow for global consistency during manufacturing development .

HEALTH AND SAFETY COORDINATOR at Aditya Birla
  • Egypt - Alexandria
  • October 2006 to June 2010

1-( Policy Implementation and Procedure - contributed to the team for being audited by OHSAS 18001, ISO 14001, ISO 9001 & Social accountability system SA 8000 . My team was dedicated for the preparation for these audits each year including documentation, site preparation and Preventive / corrective measures 2- Operational Improvement - Developed and implemented Pollution elimination system . and chain of custody reports . 3- Developed a time reduction tool for the unscheduled entry for bag filters by utilization of the purging system to reduce the CO ratio faster. 4- Technology implementation -- Established Site emergency response team and training database . 5- Management relationships -- Maintained excellent relationships with regulatory agency representatives

Health and safety engineer at Aditya Birla
  • Egypt - Alexandria
  • August 2002 to October 2006

1- collect data on the safety and health conditions of the workplace. 2- lead 3 Technicians work with in conducting tests and measuring hazards to help prevent harm to workers, property, the environment, and the general public. 3- work in a variety of settings, such as offices, factories.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Environmental Management
  • at National Examination Borad of occupational Safety and Health
  • December 2013
Master's degree, Chemistry
  • at State University of New York
  • December 2012
Bachelor's degree, Chemistry
  • at faculty of science , Alexandria university
  • May 2002

Specialties & Skills

Root Cause Analysis
Risk Management
Zoology
health and safety
Safety Management
Occupational Health
Ergonomics
Manufacturing
Oil/Gas
Risk Management
Management
Leadership
Analysis
Time Management
Accident Investigation
Industrial Hygiene
Industrial Safety
Inspection
Risk Assessment
Fire Safety
Hazard Analysis
Environmental Management Systems
Root Cause Analysis

Languages

Arabic
English
Spanish
French
Beginner

Memberships

American Society for Safety Engineers
  • Member
  • August 2010