Carole Akoury, Marketing & Business Development Manager

Carole Akoury

Marketing & Business Development Manager

Chabros International group

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, Information Technology
Experience
24 years, 8 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :24 years, 8 Months

Marketing & Business Development Manager at Chabros International group
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since January 2020
Public Relations and Events Manager at Chabros International group
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • January 2019 to December 2019

Highly collaborative with remarkable social and relationship-building skills.
Develop and execute a strategic and integrated plan including Public Relations, Social Media and related marketing communications channels and partnerships to support the business objectives of the company.
Work closely with operational departments on marketing and promotion strategies.
Develop and implement strategies to maintain the positive image of Chabros throughout the region.
Organize technical seminars and social events to developers, contractors and designers to promote the Chabros various products and to open new contact channels with new consumers.
Identify new market opportunities and new leads and allocate sales teams to service and generate new orders.

Head of Flooring Department at Chabros International Group
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • December 2015 to January 2019

Managed nationwide territory in the UAE, sales pipeline, marketing outreach programs and client base, generating revenue growth through sales of flooring products to consumers, contractors, developers and consultants.

Conceptualized and executed department program vision from start to finish, managing complex milestones while adapting to changes and shifting priorities.

Managed day-to-day operations, supervising direct and indirect reports in areas including manufacturing production, supply chain, procurement, distribution, inventory and compliance.

IT Manager at Chabros International Group
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • January 2006 to November 2015

Designed & implemented information technology strategies, policies, and procedures by evaluating organization outcomes; identifying problems; evaluating trends; anticipating requirements. Preserved assets by conducting audits & implementing disaster recovery and back-up procedures and information security and control structures. Directed technological research by studying organization goals, strategies, practices, and user projects.

IT Projects Manager at Soft Solutions
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • September 1999 to December 2005

Defined operational objectives by contributing information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews; preparing and completing action plans; implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolving problems; completing audits; identifying trends; determining system improvements; implementing change.

Led cross-functional teams of business analysts, programmers, developers and other specialists in delivering strategic initiatives proven to improve systems, processes and bottom-line results. Analyse client requirements to then design & lead development, integration of systems, processes and workflows to fulfil project objectives.

Education

Master's degree, Information Technology
  • at Lebanese University
  • December 2000

Specialties & Skills

marketing management
marketing
market research
marketing strategy

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Languages

Arabic
Native Speaker
English
Expert
French
Expert

Training and Certifications

Project Management Professional (PMP) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2010
Chain of custody certification (FSC/PEFC) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2011
FSC-COC percentage control system (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2012
Quality Management System Auditor (QMSA) (Training)
Training Institute:
Bureau Veritas Group
Date Attended:
December 2012
Quality Management System Auditor (QMSA) (Training)
Training Institute:
Bureau Veritas Group
Date Attended:
December 2012
IT Information Library Foundations Certification (ITIL) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2011
COBIT 5 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2018
Critical Thinking & Problem Solving (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2018
Marketing Management (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2020

Hobbies

  • Reading, skiing, swiming