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Mary Mansour, Freelance Event Manager

Mary Mansour

Freelance Event Manager·Freelancer

United Arab Emirates

Bachelor's degree, Economics

Work experience

Total years of experience: 23 years, 9 months

Freelance Event Manager

July 2017 - Present

Freelancer

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

July 2017 - Present

RECENT PROJECTS:
▪ Bulgari High Jewelry “Jannah Collection” event - logistics Manager
▪ Louvre Abu Dhabi - Project Manager for various projects
▪ Insomnia Gaming Festival Dubai & Riyadh - Director of operations & logistics
▪ Modhesh Planet @ Mirdif City Centre - Project Manager
▪ Special Olympics Abu Dhabi World Games 2019 - Host Town & Games Dubai - Director of Operations & Logistics
▪ Expo2020 Better Together Awards 2018 - Project Manager
▪ Dubai Mall Chocolate festival - Project Manager
▪ Abu Dhabi Ideas 2019 - Project Manager (Pitch)
▪ Expo2020 International Partners Meeting 2018 - Guest & Protocol Manager
▪ Expo2020 International Partners Meeting 2017 - Guest & Protocol Manager
▪ Mercedes CEO Regional Meeting 2018 - Event Manager
▪ Mercedes-AMG GT 4-door coupé launch party 2018- operations & Logistics Director
▪ Government Games 2018 (Dubai Executive Council) - Head of Operations & Logistics.
▪ WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017 - Event Manager
▪ Cartier Party DXB 2017- Event Manager
▪ UAE Happiness Carnival 2018- Director of Operations & Logistics
▪ Abu Dhabi Awards for Excellence 2018 - Guest & Accreditation Manager
▪ Abu Dhabi Through your eyes Award 2018 - Guest &Accreditation Director
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▪ Louvre Abu Dhabi Opening week 2017 - Guest & Accreditation Director

Company industry:
Marketing
Job role:
Marketing and PR

Senior Sales Manager

April 2014 - Present

Alpha Holidays and Travel

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

April 2014 - Present

 Establishing the department from scratch and creating procedures and platform of the Business Travel and events for the corporate accounts.
 Acquiring 10+ additional corporate accounts since April.
 Retaining and securing future business with existing accounts.
 Responsible of creating, developing and promoting new products.

Company industry:
Hospitality & Accomodation
Job role:
Sales

Business Development Manager – Corporate Events

May 2015 - July 2017

KUONI Destination Management – Desert Adventures

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

May 2015 - July 2017

Improved sales policies and practices. Defined the sales cycle, created accurate job description and developed
standards for customer relationship management.
Increased sales volume, growing sales from $2.7 million in 2015 to $5.7 million in 2016 with 3% increase in the
GOP.
Closed an average of 35% of all leads and achieved an average of 112% and 120% of projected monthly sales goals
during tenure.
Revamped pricing strategy, implemented effective promotional strategies and helped boost corporate image.
➢ Building up the department and creating procedures and platform for the corporate business and events.
➢ Formulate marketing, brand planning and business-development strategies to drive revenue growth.
➢ Conceptualizing events for different industries to meet the clients requirements and targets
➢ Recruited and trained personnel to handle event logistics, focusing on marketing through social media
platforms.
➢ Marketed and publicized events to attract target audiences.
➢ Representing the company at trade exhibitions & events.

Company industry:
Hospitality & Accomodation
Job role:
Sales

Project Manager

March 2008 - March 2014

Gulf Dunes - Kuoni Destination Management

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

March 2008 - March 2014

 Managed the operation of The FIFA World Cup event in UAE in 2009 & 2010.
 Managed 45-50 events annually (conferences, meetings, incentives, product launches, trade shows, gala dinners, award ceremonies, charity & fund raising)
 Handled event sizes from 10 to 2000 participants.
 Managed events with budget size up to 4, 000, 000 USD. (Nike brand awareness, Oriflame Asia top performers, etc.)
 Successfully achieved 10-15% cost saving resulting in significant improvement in profitability
 Managed, retained and introduced new clients throughout these seven years
 Acting in the business development capacity through representing the company in trade shows & international exhibitions which resulted in increasing the scope of business opportunities.

Company industry:
Hospitality & Accomodation
Job role:
Management

Baby Care & Fem Care department Assistant

January 2007 - March 2008

Proctor & Gamble Egypt.

Cairo, Egypt

January 2007 - March 2008

• Responsible for organizing the OGSM (Objective, Goals, Strategies and Measures) events and introducing new concepts to meet company objectives
• Responsible for all travel and events plans for BabyCare and FemCare departments in Cairo plant
• Leading, managing and motivating the team and ensuring adherence to Plant Safety Standards throughout the department
• Managed and reported all department expenses to department heads.
• Using WPI (Work Process Improvement) methodology; one of the IWS (Integrated working systems) tools to create DMS (Daily Management system)
• Responsible for both the site & the Global score cards in the Baby Care & Fem Care departments on monthly basis

Company industry:
FMCG
Job role:
Logistics and Transportation

Senior Travel Counselor – Meetings, Incentives Conferences & Events (MICE) Department

September 2002 - December 2006

Excel Travel Hogg Robinson Group HRG, Cairo, Egypt.

Cairo, Egypt

September 2002 - December 2006

• Won and obtained 7 major local accounts contributing to annual company growth.
• Attended to international & local corporate clients from various business segments, understood the requirements and suggested suitable travel solutions
• Cultivated good working relationship with airlines, hotels & key suppliers and utilized their service to meet customer requirements.
• Organized inspections & Familiarization trips for clients & major incentive houses worldwide to accommodation as well as other related sites.
• Geared towards achieving the company’s objectives of delivering a high quality service and maximizing revenues.
• Assisted Department Heads in sourcing suitable Vendors for the projects and monitored the quality of service delivered.
• Ensured successful execution of projects to the total satisfaction of the clients, to exceed their expectations.
• Onsite supervision and overseeing logistic arrangements at all events.
• Ensured maximum utilization of in-house resources, thus maximized profits and trimmed unnecessary expenses.

Company industry:
Hospitality & Accomodation
Job role:
Management

Education

Faculty of Economics & Political science – English Section, Cairo University

June 2002

June 2002

Bachelor's degree, Economics

Egypt

Skills

Accreditation
Expert
Accreditation
Expert
Event Planning
Expert
Event Planning
Expert
Managing Employees
Expert
Managing Employees
Expert
Negotiation
Expert
Negotiation
Expert
Budget Management
Expert
Budget Management
Expert
Power Point
Expert
Power Point
Expert
MS word
Expert
MS word
Expert
EXCEL
Expert
EXCEL
Expert
Accreditation
Expert
Accreditation
Expert
Event Planning
Expert
Event Planning
Expert
Managing Employees
Expert
Managing Employees
Expert
Negotiation
Expert
Negotiation
Expert
Budget Management
Expert
Budget Management
Expert

Social profiles

Languages

Arabic

Expert

English

Expert

French

Intermediate

Memberships

Rotaract Cairo

Head of fundraising

January 2000

Volunteer in UAE

Member

November 2013

Hobbies and interests

Hiking/backpacking / diving / reading / horse riding / pottery