Gaby Semaan, Orientation Specilist

Gaby Semaan

Orientation Specilist

Holy Spirit University of Kaslik

Location
Lebanon - Beirut
Education
Master's degree, Management
Experience
16 years, 5 Months

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Total years of experience :16 years, 5 Months

Orientation Specilist at Holy Spirit University of Kaslik
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • My current job since March 2016

 Offer visitors and future students the best support possible;
 Spread accurate information related to majors and job opportunities;
 Manage all administrative and technical procedures.
 Prepare and organize language placement tests and entrance exams with the collaboration
of USEK campuses (Chekka, Zahlé and Rmeich), the faculties and office members
 Publish exam results and activate their major choices.
 Prepare statistics each year based on the chosen majors and the number of students
 Assisting in check-in of students, parents, and guests as they arrive;
 Conducting campus guide tours for parents and students;
 Responding to student and parent questions;
 Making contacts with students before, during, and after orientation;

Manager at GGI Trading SAL Offshore
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • October 2010 to June 2013

 Built strong relationships with Governmental Politicians and decision makers in South of Sudan
 Secured and signed several governmental contracting projects.
 Built strong relationships with Multi-national companies that were capable to execute the awarded projects in South of Sudan.
 Identified and commissioned the suitable International contractors to sub-contract those projects.
 Elaborated Business contracts related to the execution of those projects with their Performance Bond, Bank guarantee, etc.

Head of Retail Banking at Lebanese Swiss Bank
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • November 2009 to October 2010

 Developed the bank’s retail products from the beginning as the bank was not retail oriented.
 Designed and implemented the Retail Banking Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
 Mentored and monitored the lending units and granted approvals on retail loans
 Collaborated in all marketing campaigns for the newly launched Retail products from forums, exhibitions, brochures and ads.
 Formulated the retail conditions, interest rates applied for all the retail loans as per BDL regulations.
 Prepared financial reports and assessments for the bank's branches.
 Prepared the quarterly Newsletter results
 Prepared the yearly loan portfolio for each product per branch

Relationship Manager at Doha Bank
  • Other
  • September 2008 to March 2009

 Developed and increased customers' portfolio by addressing customers' need in terms of accurate information, guidance and suitable offers.
 Conducted field visits for current and potential companies to maintain and increase Bank’s portfolio
 Promoted the bank’s products and services for Retail and Corporate clients
 Segmented and determined various business sectors and types for accurate and efficient results.
 Managed a team of 28 to 40 sales person in order to increase the sales
 Developed sales strategies, marketing campaigns and close follow-up to monitor the performance.

Business Development / Sales Development at Fransabank SAL
  • Other
  • October 2004 to September 2008

 Personal loan, Car loan and Credit cards studies.
 Knowledge in 16 retail products
 Prepare and set yearly and monthly objectives for all Branches
 Follow up on Yearly/monthly objectives
 Close monitoring on all the branch’s performance in all retail products (62 branches)
 Preliminary study for Personal loan, Car loan and Credit cards
 Regular market studies (competitors, Mystery shopper) and studying new products available in the market (benchmarking).
 Increasing the sales activity of the branches by providing new customers, loans etc..
 Follow up on their strengths and weaknesses (sales performance)
 Regular inspections and visits to the branches to ensure Service Excellence.

Education

Master's degree, Management
  • at University of Quebec in Chicoutimi
  • October 2003

Specialties & Skills

Retail Banking
Sales Management
Team Leadership
Banking Operations
Negotiation
Microsoft Office

Languages

English
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