Ghassan Hassan, Commercial Director

Ghassan Hassan

Commercial Director

Espac Precast Aerated Concrete

Location
Saudi Arabia
Education
Bachelor's degree, Business Administration
Experience
29 years, 3 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :29 years, 3 Months

Commercial Director at Espac Precast Aerated Concrete
  • Saudi Arabia - Dammam
  • My current job since July 2013

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
* Established a new construction company in 2017, Vanguard Homes Contracting to be specialized in the installation of Espac precast products .
*Accomplished 100% increase in total sales between 2013 and 2014.
* Accomplished 30% increase in total sales between 2014 and 2015.
* Succeeded in augmenting blocks sales 300% from 7k m3 to 20k m3 monthly, maximum capacity of factory.

Sales and Marketing Manager at German Emarati BENA
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • February 2010 to July 2013

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
* Augmented block sales by 300% through exploring new export markets in KSA/Iraq and sourcing profitable business for the company.
* Acquiring approvals for a new building system for villas from major Municipalities in UAE and achieving sales of 98 villas during 2011.
* Commended for successfully leading the sales department, devising departmental policies/procedures, recruiting competent sales team and achieving deliverable results that improved the bottom-line of the organization in record time.

Sales Development Manager at Lafarge Emirates Cement
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • September 2007 to February 2010

Reported to the Commercial Director and led a team of 2 Sales Representative

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
* Holds the distinctive record of maintaining sales volume in tons for 2009 as compared to 2008 despite less demand and higher production capacities.
* Contributed significantly to the organizational growth by gaining new business from deals with major Oman Ready-mix players.

National Sales Manager at Al Jaber Transport & Contracting
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • February 2006 to August 2007

Reported to the Managing Director and led 1 Sales Representative

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
* Exceptionally successful in achieving maximum sales volume of 250k tons and revenue for quarry production.

Executive Manager at Marstone Cement Products
  • United Arab Emirates - Umm Al Quwain
  • October 2003 to October 2005

Reported to the Owner and led a team of 4 Departmental Heads

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
* Spearheaded the startup operations of the Interlock & Block Factory within a record 8-month period.

Sales Manager, Santiago, Chile at Ronitel SA
  • Chile
  • October 1998 to May 2003

* Ronitel SA, Sales Manager, Santiago, Chile (October 1998 - May 2003)

Senior Sales Representative, Napco, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at National Paper Company
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • September 1994 to September 1998

* National Paper Company, Senior Sales Representative, Napco, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (September 1994 - September 1998)

Education

Bachelor's degree, Business Administration
  • at Lebanese American University
  • September 1994

* Bachelor's degree in Business Administration (Specialization - Marketing), Lebanese American University, Lebanon - 1994 Courses Attended: • Microeconomics • Macroeconomics • Computer science • Management and Statistics Trainings Attended: 1994 - Business Fundamentals 1995 - Sales Techniques 2008- Team Building training Program 2008- Six Sigma Green Belt with Motorola University

Specialties & Skills

● Market Evaluation, Penetration & Expansion
● Market Research ● Competitive Analysis, Positioning & Pricing
● New Business Development ● Sales, Product & Market Analysis

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
Spanish
Expert

Training and Certifications

Six Sigma Green Belt (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2007
Valid Until:
June 2007