FOUAD ASFOUR, general manager

FOUAD ASFOUR

general manager

Dorset Decor

Location
Jordan - Amman
Education
Master's degree, marketing
Experience
22 years, 4 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :22 years, 4 Months

general manager at Dorset Decor
  • Jordan - Amman
  • My current job since March 2005

Opening a showroom, signing as exclusive agent for some international companies in Jordan, importing goods and setting prices, promoting products within the Jordanian market, creating distributing channels, opening interior design section, tendering, acting as HR manager, following up with tax department, social security, Auditing and yearly financial reports.

general manager at New world marketing
  • Jordan - Amman
  • March 2009 to June 2011

 Setting pre launching marketing plan
 Presenting marketing and visibility study
 Employing and training employees
 Signing contracts with strategic partners and sponsors
 Establishing sales target and dividing markets into segments
 Setting a commission system for sales teams and managers
 Follow up with sales and reporting to boards of directors.

duty manager at Menzies hotels
  • United Kingdom
  • October 2000 to October 2003

 Started as waiter during my master degree studying
 Promoted to restaurant supervisor which is in charge of issuing work schedule for staff, making pay rolls, getting clients complaints and feedback.
 Promoted to duty manager for Carlton hotel, duties were interviewing new employees, training old ones, reporting days activities and income of the different departments, covering for GM.

Education

Master's degree, marketing
  • at Bournemouth university UK
  • October 2002
Bachelor's degree, hotel management
  • at applied science university
  • August 2000

Specialties & Skills

New Business Development
Small Business Development
Hotel Management
Hotel Design
Hotel Site Selection

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Expert
Romanian
Intermediate

Hobbies

  • • Food industry and cooking techniques and restaurant business
     Exclusive agent for ORAC decor – Belgium  Local distributor for Sanderson – UK  Approximate yearly turnover of one million USD  Participating in many major projects in Jordan and meeting deadlines  Meeting yearly targets and expanding business opportunities  Developing business and services as required  Member of Jury for interior design graduates for many Jordanian universities