Ihab El Bokl, VP - Sales

Ihab El Bokl

VP - Sales

Al Rajhi Takaful

Location
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Education
Bachelor's degree, Accounting
Experience
26 years, 9 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :26 years, 9 Months

VP - Sales at Al Rajhi Takaful
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since April 2015

Managing Protection & Saving distribution channels for corporate and retail.

Agency Director - Gulf at Metlife
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • May 2012 to April 2015

Managing Agency Model and Direct sales centers across GCC

Head of Corporate at Al Rajhi Takaful
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • July 2010 to July 2012

Key responsibility:
• Set Corporate Sales Strategy
• Managing 4 channels under Corporate Sales Department:
o Branches Network - 5 Branch Managers + 50 Sales Staff
o Bancatakaful.
o Key Accounts channel.
o Brokerage.
• Through the 4 channels, Corporate Sales has the responsibility of promoting and selling all line of business as follow:
o Health Takaful
o Motor ( TPL & Comprehensive)
o General Non Motor
o Credit Life & Group life
• Every channel has its sales targets in light of a preset portfolio mix of all LOBs
• Developing sales strategy as well as sales plans for all distribution channels of corporate sales department.
• Monitoring the sales plan implementation by following a preset benchmarks, milestones and ratios.
• Expansion Strategy & Plan for each distribution channel to ensure growth and maximum coverage to all targeted markets.
• Recruiting & Selection the necessary resources that ensure successful implementation of the expansion plan of each and every distribution channel.
• Identifying the business opportunities with Takaful al Rajhi Partners like Bank Al Rajhi and the captive business of Al Rajhi group.

Head of Sales and Training at Bank AlJazira - Takaful Ta'awuny Division
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • January 2008 to July 2010

• March 2009 till present. Bank AlJazira - Jeddah - KSA
I was appointed as Head of Sales and Training for the whole operation in KSA.
We have 7 Men branches and 5 Ladies branches with total manpwer of :
1. 500 Sales Takaful Advisors
2. 51 Unit Managers
3. 12 Branch Managers
4. one Regional Manager.
Departments that report to Head of Sales
1. Training department which is lead by Training Manager and 4 Trainers.
2. Agency Support in charge of all issues related to Agency.
3. Customer Care Department which is in charge of portfolio management.

The Annual Sales Budget for Takaful Ta’awuny operation is SR.100 Millions

In March 09, we achieved 45% of the total achieved in Q1-09.

Objectives till end of 2009:
• Restructuring Sales department.
• Restructuring all related department
• Developping Sales strategy
• Agency expansion by opening minimum 2 new branches
• Achieve the sales and manpower targets

January 08 till March 09:
I have joined Bank Aljazira - Takaful Taawny Division as Jeddah Branch Manager and acting as Regional Manager of Western region based in Jeddah in charge of Jeddah, Meckah and Madina. I am reporting to Head of Sales Kingdom wise.

Business Development Manager at Alico - Egypt
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • August 1997 to December 2007

I had been working for Alico for 10 years playing different roles, however was mostly Agency related and profit center Management

Education

Bachelor's degree, Accounting
  • at Faculty of commerce - Ain Shams University
  • May 1990

• FLMI – 280 Principles of Insurance: Life, Health, & Annuities • FLMI – 290 Life and Health Insurance Company Operations • FLMI – 301 Insurance Administration • FLMI – 320 Marketing Life and Health Insurance • FLMI – 330 Management Principles And Practices • FLMI – 371 Solvency and profitability • ACS – 100 Customer Service Air Transport Economics in Civil Aviation Training Institute • Project planing Course in British Council • How to be a successful sales manager in Al Ahram • Marketing Seminar in AM Champ.

Specialties & Skills

Strategy Development
Sales Management
Distributions
Sales direct
Performance Analysis
All Related Sales management skills and strategic planning.
Strategic Thinking & Planning
Public Speacking
Performance Management

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
Intermediate

Hobbies

  • Sport - Travel - outings