جيمس خوري, Director

جيمس خوري

Director

Q Group

البلد
الإمارات العربية المتحدة - دبي
التعليم
الثانوية العامة أو ما يعادلها, Bussiness Management
الخبرات
26 years, 6 أشهر

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مجموع سنوات الخبرة :26 years, 6 أشهر

Director في Q Group
  • الإمارات العربية المتحدة - دبي
  • أشغل هذه الوظيفة منذ مارس 2014

Q Group owns several subsidiaries including Real Estate Brokerage, Property Development, Facilities Management, Armored Vehicle Manufacturing and Privet Equity Fund.

Playing a leadership role in enhancing the entrepreneurial, innovative and market driven culture

Participating in a highly outcome-oriented corporate environment within a very competitive business sector

Ensuring successful design and execution of all human capital initiatives especially in a time of industry-evolution

Responsible for analyzing and implementing a strong development plan/program

Contributor to the business planning process and provide insight to align business goals with manpower objectives

Implement strong career development program, providing objective guidance and counselling as needed

Responsible for oversight of Performance Management Systems

Ensuring that Q Group’s compensation policies and practices are effective and globally competitive

Lead a retention strategy that is second-to-none

Active role in shaping a culture that reflects the values of employee involvement, commitment and decision making

Supervise, evaluate and mentor employees

Responsible for all human resource activity and recruitment

Overseeing compensation evaluation and restructuring

Redrafting company employment offers and contracts

Developing and directing recruitment programs, leadership training and employment best practices

Creating and implementing KPI’s for various subsidiaries

Appraisal and performance evaluation supported by relevant training, coaching and mentoring

Project Managed a 3 day corporate event on board a yacht at the 2014 Abu Dhabi F1

Successfully designed and managed a corporate Team Building day for 100 staff

Recruited and managed a team of 8 staff and support all Human Capital functions for 450 staff

Developed and ran in-house training programs, appraisals and management coaching

Created a company handbook outlining Q Groups mission, vision and values

Subsidiaries:
Q Properties
Q Developments
Q Facilities
Q Avalon
CIRQ
Great Britain Island
Safe Cage

Business Consultant في Covert
  • الإمارات العربية المتحدة
  • أكتوبر 2011 إلى مارس 2013

Covert is structured as a leadership development consulting company specializing in the design and delivery of leadership talent acquisition, sales training & development, compensation & benefit analysis, KPI design & management, team building, strategic business planning and as a marketing & PR service provider

Providing overall leadership and management of Human Capital planning

Planning, policy and program development

Strategic leadership development and planning

Overseeing compensation evaluation and restructuring

Redrafting company employment offers and contracts

Analyzing workforce development and organizational structures

Identifying opportunities and enhancing effectiveness in alignment with individual projects

Developing and directing recruitment programs, leadership training and employment best practices

Creating and implementing bespoke KPIs inline working methodologies and corporate cultures

Team building, incentive and target development, implementation and management

Appraisal and performance evaluation supported by relevant training, coaching and mentoring initiatives

Local and international recruitment campaigns on behalf of UAE Property companies

Key Clients:
Forest Real Estate,
Kontor Properties
Elysian Real Estate
Casabela Property Brokers
Brix Property Partners
Zaya Realty
Eye On Realty
CPI Publishing
SMS Global
IFX Global

Group Director في Virtuzone
  • الإمارات العربية المتحدة
  • مايو 2009 إلى أكتوبر 2011

Virtuzone provides Fujairah Freezone Trade Licenses to small business start-ups and manages all licencing, registration and visa application services as well supporting business planning and networking

Key Deliverables:
Working in collaboration with the Fujairah Government to promote enterprise through new company set ups

Launched a Business Partnership scheme which has contributed to additional revenue

Managing over 1500 small businesses based in the UAE and overseas

Introducing new PR & marketing initiatives resulting in increased brand awareness

Managing a team of 25+ including a sales team of 8 staff

Strategic alliances with external organizations and existing clients

Accountable for the establishment and management of a new business divisions

Providing a one on one industry focused advisory service, sales training and marketing for all our SME clients

Developing proposals, MOU’s and all contractual agreements for clients and new business partners

Actively involved in running online marketing campaigns and overseeing all events and other PR activities

Researching and developing new business opportunities in emerging markets to support annual profits increases

Partners:
Fujairah Government
Creative Zone
CPI Publishing
ADCB Bank

Director of Operations & Strategy في Smith & Ken Real Estate
  • الإمارات العربية المتحدة - دبي
  • يناير 2007 إلى يناير 2011

Smith & Ken (now S&K) was one of Dubai’s fastest growing and most successful Real Estate Brokerage firms in Dubai in 2007-2011


Key Deliverables:

Management and restructuring of all sales departments

Designing and implementing KPI’s still used today and copied by numerous brokerage firms

Manpower sales from 25 to 85 through local and international recruitment initiatives

Maintaining excellent retention over attrition numbers in order to meet business growth objectives

Managing 150 staff and overseeing all appraisals, individual KPI’s, incentives and career progression

Leading role in the development of all new sales strategies using cross selling techniques

Managed property sales, leasing, financing, foreign exchange and overseas development projects

Generating revenues and increasing company profits throughout the economic downturn

Through intervention and strategic changes S&K became one of the leading real estate brokerage firms in Dubai

Designed training manuals and provided sales coaching for all new and existing staff

Overseeing all advertising campaigns, conferences, PR campaigns, events, forums and exhibitions

Appointing and training sales managers through performance and motivational coaching

Subsidiaries:
Smith & Ken International
Oxygen Home Loans
Smith & Ken Recruitment
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Regional Director MENA في IRIS integrated risk management ag
  • الإمارات العربية المتحدة - دبي
  • يناير 2001 إلى أبريل 2006

One of the world’s leading R&D firms based in Zurich providing turnkey solutions in Market Risk, Credit Risk, Operational Risk and Anti Money Laundering

Key Deliverables:

Assisting in establishing a new Dubai office giving the company a strategic foothold in the Middle

Successfully entered new markets including Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria

Managing all sales and pre-sales activities, working towards business targets and meeting KPI’s

Developed new initiatives to support company growth generating new business opportunities in the MENA region

Weekly and monthly reports/forecasts and supervising all local contracts, teaming agreements and RFP’s

Fertilized new partnerships to bolster company presence

Applied new methods to expedite financial opportunities within appropriate time frames

Introducing and maintaining a high level of after sales management and customer oriented service

Key Clients:
Sharjah Islamic Bank
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank
Dubai Bank, Bank of Jordan
Bank of Beirut

Sales Manager في Synergy
  • المملكة المتحدة - لندن
  • أبريل 1996 إلى ديسمبر 2000

A UK based IT Recruitment firm which offered Executive Search, Headhunting and Contractor services for London based companies - Banking & Finance, Pharmaceutical and Telecoms

Key Deliverables:
Developing new client relationships and supporting IT manpower needs

Managing all recruitment processes including developing job descriptions and interviewing

Redrafting offers and contracts and overseeing all signed documents

Writing all RFP’s, and MOU and in order to win preferred supplier status with key clients

Representing at industry events and devising new ideas and concepts

Supporting all advertising, marketing & PR, media and corporate branding initiatives

Preparing proposals and submittals for key projects and presenting directly to decision makers

Providing sales training and personal development plans for the sales team

Cultivated and maintained relationships with clients and candidates in London and across the UK

Key Clients:
Cable & Wireless
Shlumberger
Lloyds TSB
Morgan Stanley
Robert Flemming & Co
IG Index
GlaxoSmythKline

الخلفية التعليمية

الثانوية العامة أو ما يعادلها, Bussiness Management
  • في TAFE College
  • سبتمبر 1996
الثانوية العامة أو ما يعادلها, Art, Social Studies
  • في Haywards Heath Colleges - St. Paul’s RC School
  • يونيو 1990

Specialties & Skills

Recruitment
Sales Skills Training
Management
Marketing
ADVERTISING
BANKING
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
MANAGEMENT
MARKETING
PRESS RELEASES
PROPOSAL WRITING
RECRUITING
SALES TRAINING

اللغات

العربية
متوسط
الانجليزية
متمرّس

الهوايات

  • Film, Music, Cooking, Climbing, Yachts, Events
    Successfully Project Managed 3 separate yacht weekend events at the Abu Dhabi F1 in 2012, 2013 and 2014.