Antoine Choufany, Mentor

Antoine Choufany

Mentor

Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University

Lieu
Émirats Arabes Unis - Dubaï
Éducation
Master, Business Administration. Leadership & Sustainability
Expérience
13 years, 4 Mois

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Expériences professionnelles

Total des années d'expérience :13 years, 4 Mois

Mentor à Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Dubaï
  • Je travaille ici depuis octobre 2022

Contracted by the university to mentor senior and postgraduate students with their start up concepts.

Mentoring senior postgraduate students enrolled with the entrepreneurial program (H-preneurs). Assisting and assessing the students start up concepts, helping build up a viable business plan from vision to financial modelling and operational excellence for submission to governmental funded programs for seeding funding.

Network Member - Expert Advisor à Gerson Lehrman Group Inc
  • Luxembourg - Pétange
  • Je travaille ici depuis octobre 2021

GLG is an exclusive network of executives and industry experts who share insights and get access to unique benefits, events, and opportunities.

Expert advice to investment clients in public and private sector in retail and pharmaceutical industries.

Founder
  • Je travaille ici depuis avril 2019

Direct all aspects of delivering unrivalled services/solutions to investors and existing clients for managing and balancing their resources in order to sustain and create the new competitive advantages. Deliver timely and high-quality market studies to key clients. Foster strong and long-lasting relationships with the clients.
•Contributed towards the development of new brand strategies for expansion and profitable growth.
•Played a pivotal role in supporting key clients with finding regional franchisees/partners/distributors.
Global Health Care - Whites Chain of Pharmacies and Beauty & Lifestyle Stores, Saudi Arabia
Provided executive-level leadership to large teams of senior category specialists, buyers, and supply or demand experts across the business through commercial landscape, while reporting directly to the owner of the Group.

Managing Partner à Pivot Advisory
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Dubaï
  • Je travaille ici depuis mars 2019
Commercial Director
  • août 2017 à janvier 2019

Oversaw a variety of commercial/operational activities, such as

Regional General Manager à Esprit
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Dubaï
  • novembre 2011 à mars 2014
head of purchasing à Al-Futtaim Group
  • Émirats Arabes Unis
  • août 2007 à octobre 2011

, product development, planning, and sales strategy; charted a phenomenal growth curve through exceptional performance to merit promotion as general manager. Devised business strategy and P&L roadmap, efficiently allocating financial, material, and human resources of the company for optimum and efficient utilisation to achieve company goals and objectives. Recommended economically viable projects to the management, resulting in increased revenue growth and cash flow. Provided the vision and direction for enhancing the business; reviewed and approved marketing strategy plans for the brand.
•Successfully managed 41 operational stores in 7 countries, providing strategic leadership in expanding additional 39 stores across the region, along with implementing the company’s purchasing strategy.
•Optimised the business revenue by prospecting new brands and key projects across the MENA region.
Career Note
Assistant General Manager / Head of Buying & Merchandising,

Éducation

Master, Business Administration. Leadership & Sustainability
  • à University of Cumbria Manchester University
  • mars 2020

Finance and Business Leadership | Brand Sourcing and Financial Planning | Human Capital Management, SAP HR based Training | Retail Strategy and Category Management | Computer Science

Master, Business Administration, Leadership & Sustainability
  • à University Of Cumbria
  • mars 2020

Finance and Business Leadership | Brand Sourcing and Financial Planning | Human Capital Management, SAP HR based Training | Retail Strategy and Category Management | Computer Science

Specialties & Skills

Purchasing
Strategic Planning
Retail Industry
Business Development
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
MARKETING
STRATEGIC
BUSINESS STRATEGY
CASH FLOW
CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
DEVELOPMENT
DIRECTING
FEASIBILITY STUDIES

Langues

Arabe
Langue Maternelle

Loisirs

  • Tennis, Skiing, Running