Elsa Hokayem, Operation Manager

Elsa Hokayem

Operation Manager

EFG-Hermes

Location
Lebanon - Beirut
Education
Master's degree, Business Administration
Experience
23 years, 9 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :23 years, 9 Months

Operation Manager at EFG-Hermes
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • My current job since September 2008

- Set up new office in Beirut including all legal papers and coordinated with the Central Bank of Lebanon and other public administrations for the registration of the company and the complaince to the Lebanese and International regulations in terms of anti-money laudering
- Managed the office on a daily basis: budget, accounting, …
- Attended meetings with potential investors and key players in the Lebanese economical and financial sectors
- Organized roadshows (meetings, back office support…)
- Prepared presentations to investors and to internal meetings

Operation Officer & Regional Coordinator at The Carlyle Group
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • January 2007 to September 2008

- Set up four offices in the MENA region in Beirut, Dubai, Cairo and Istanbul.
- Supported the four regional teams (back office and professional staff)
- Prepared presentations to investors including the Annual Investors Conference in Dubai
- Organized internal training sessions and group retreats including presentation to professionals
- Attended the World Economic Forum (Dead Sea, Jordan 18 - 20 May 08) as part of the Carlyle Group delegation

Education Tools ans Product Development Coordinator at Integration - IMC Marketing and Communications
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • August 2004 to December 2006

- Developed educational tools including handbooks, booklets, online workshops for external clients and for internal staff
- Directed the graphic design team editing and printing educational material
- Organized workshops for three major client companies with global reach (a car manufacturer, and two media agencies)

Research and Program Assistant on Higher Education Projects at UNESCO Beirut Regional Office
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • September 2003 to June 2004

Research and Program Assistant on Higher Education Projects:
“Literacy program in Baalbeck-Hermel”
“Reconstruction of Iraq Higher Education system’:
- Organized Workshops
- Worked on program presentations and budgets
- Prepared working and recommendation documents

Consultant on programs and projects at Mouvement Social
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • May 2003 to November 2003

helped restructuring all the Mouvement Social programs:
- Micro-credits
- Professional Training for school drop-out children
- Women empowerment programs

Researcher at Saint Joseph University
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • January 2002 to September 2002

Research on Social and Economic Profile of a Northern Village, Kfarhay.

Assistant to the Advisor of the Minister at Ministry of Culture - Lebanon
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • September 2000 to December 2001

Organized all aspects of the major cultural event "Sommet de la Francophonie".

Researcher at Saint-Joseph University
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • January 1998 to September 1998

Conducted a research within a group of the Saint-Joseph University on the “Social and Professional Reinsertion of the Young in Eastern Beirut Suburb”

Education

Master's degree, Business Administration
  • at Saint Joseph University - Universite Paris-Dauphine - Pantheon Sorbonne Paris
  • January 2004
Master's degree, Anthropology and Development
  • at Saint-Joseph University
  • September 2002
Bachelor's degree, Anthropology and Sociology
  • at Saint-Joseph University
  • September 1998

Specialties & Skills

Education
Sociology
Training
Operation
Power Point
MS Word

Languages

French
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English
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Arabic
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