General Manager
Le Soie Cosmetics
Total years of experience :25 years, 10 Months
As the CEO of the company I need to be specialized in every aspects of the business, from dealing with investors, shareholders up to the operations of our stores. I have been exposed and involved in every detail of the business, starting from brand development, products development, design, marketing, franchising, investment proposal, investment relationship, financial management, HR, IT, logistics, manufacturing, sales, distribution, policy & procedure, quality control and quality assurance, legal, intellectual property, CRM, .....
I have managed the company from the very early stage of being a new personal care brand. The idea has developed over time to have it in its current shape being specialized in luxury natural personal care products and treatment of the highest quality. We have starting the business from scratch creating a strong brand with 800 different luxury mural and organic personal care products that meets the needs of every person in the family from babies to grandmothers/fathers. We have been very successful till date by opining 12 franchises and 4 more to open shortly and being present in 7 countries. There is no better feeling as a small company than being selected among the best 5 products of the BeautyWorld Middle East being one of the largest beauty event in the world with 1000s of companies participating in it from all over the world! We differentiate ourselves through various elements like products, innovation, look, luxury, natural, quality, ingredients and price. We don’t sell products but we sell rather a great experience of life! We have been facing lots of difficulties starting up this business starting from the authorities approving our products to limited resources to time concertinas and much more. Building up the business from scratch with very limited resources is not an experience that you may learn in books but it is an experience that you have to face by yourself to know what it is all about! You really need to walk the talk!
EMEA Management and Consultancy Services with its head office in UK and branch in UAE is a full corporate consultancy house providing A to Z corporate, board of directors and management support with either to establish a business or to get the business operating better in all aspects and maximize profitability. We have successfully executed various projects for small and medium size companies.
Responsible for all support services (Finance, Admin, HR, IT, Procurement) in Upper Zakum Artificial Islands Project \[USD 1.5 billion\]
• Leading 7 departments with more than 60 employees for all the Project supporting services
• The right hand of the Project Director and the second person of the project, managing all kind of supporting services to the operations including Finance, HR, Admin, Procurement, ICT, Training and General Services.
• Setting up all the supporting departments’ system, control and interference with all departments within the project.
• Controlling project Budgets Control Reports and financial performance.
• Managing Quarterly financial closure and preparing of quarterly financials.
• Ensuring adherence to IFRS and local accounting standards.
• Entrusted with analysis of management accounting.
• Facilitating internal & external audit.
• Managing project cash and preparing cash flows (prediction/actual) on a monthly basis.
• Developing and maintaining effective relations with banks.
• Managing the HR department from the recruitment of the staff until their retirement.
• Controlling the Man Power Plan and Organizational Structure.
• Supporting General Manager & Project Managers in entire financial & administration issues.
• Spearheading the local administration & General Services team.
• Supervising the Offshore training activity and professional training to the project employees.
• Leading the procurement department with all its activity from A to Z.
• Supervising the insurance department of the company and support company’s projects.
• Leading the ICT department.
• Establishing method statements & relevant control pans at the start up of the company or project.
• Leading set up of a structured administration archive.
• Monitoring & controlling the activities of subcontractors, as applicable (housing, catering, travel, transportation, visas).
• Controlling project Budgets Control Reports and financial performance.
• Managing Quarterly financial closure and preparing of quarterly financials.
• Ensuring adherence to IFRS and local accounting standards.
• Entrusted with analysis of management accounting.
• Facilitating internal & external audit.
• Managing project cash and preparing cash flows (prediction/actual) on a monthly basis.
• Developing and maintaining effective relations with banks.
• Recruitment and training of the staff.
• Supporting General Manager & Project Managers in entire financial & administration issues.
• Spearheading the local administration & HR team.
• Supervising the insurance department of the company and support company’s projects.
• Hosting external relations with Embassies, Professional Organizations, Socio-clubs, Immigration and Customs.
• Establishing method statements & relevant control pans at the start up of the company or project.
• Leading set up of a structured administration archive.
• Monitoring & controlling the activities of subcontractors, as applicable (housing, catering, travel, transportation, visas).
• Controlling project Budgets Control Reports and financial performance.
• Managing Quarterly financial closure and preparing of quarterly financials.
• Ensuring adherence to IFRS and local accounting standards.
• Entrusted with analysis of management accounting.
• Facilitating internal & external audit.
• Managing project cash and preparing cash flows (prediction/actual) on a monthly basis.
• Developing and maintaining effective relations with banks.
• Recruitment and training of the staff.
• Supporting General Manager & Project Managers in entire financial & administration issues.
• Spearheading the local administration & HR team.
• Supervising the insurance department of the company and support company’s projects.
• Hosting external relations with Embassies, Professional Organizations, Socio-clubs, Immigration and Customs.
• Establishing method statements & relevant control pans at the start up of the company or project.
• Leading set up of a structured administration archive.
• Monitoring & controlling the activities of subcontractors, as applicable (housing, catering, travel, transportation, visas).
• Managing daily accounts & administration operations and lead a team of over 20 people.
• Directing preparation of the quarterly consolidated financial statements for the company, its branches and joint ventures.
• Managing the consolidation working for the company and its subsidiaries, branches and joint ventures.
• Coordinating with internal & external auditors in order to facilitate the preparation of their audit reports and issue the audited financial statements.
• Supervising the tax planning & tax filing in the various countries of the company operations.
• Ensuring accurate & adequate financial information according to the company’s accounting policies & practices and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
• Spearheading company budget forecast and control projects budget control reports.
• Managing preparation & control of cash flow predictions/actuals on a monthly basis.
• Analyzing the statuary & management accounting.
• Directing setting-up of accounting & consolidation packages to fit the company’s and projects’ needs.
• Developing business plans & Investment proposals.
• Supervising the company Branches’, projects’ and joint ventures’ financial, administration and HR matters.
• Supervising the insurance department of the company and support company’s projects.
• Follow-up the agreements for vessels / equipments / personnel and their financial impacts.
• Establishing method statements and relevant control pans at the start of the project.
• Developing & maintaining effective relations with Banks, Embassies, and Government departments.
• Controlling project Budgets Control Reports and financial performance.
• Managing Quarterly financial closure and preparing of quarterly financials.
• Ensuring adherence to IFRS and local accounting standards.
• Entrusted with analysis of management accounting.
• Facilitating internal & external audit.
• Controlling project Budgets Control Reports and financial performance.
• Managing Quarterly financial closure and preparing of quarterly financials.
• Ensuring adherence to IFRS and local accounting standards.
• Entrusted with analysis of management accounting.
• Facilitating internal & external audit.
• Managing project cash and preparing cash flows (prediction/actual) on a monthly basis.
• Developing and maintaining effective relations with banks.
• Recruitment and training of the staff.
• Supporting General Manager & Project Managers in entire financial & administration issues.
• Spearheading the local administration & HR team.
• Supervising the insurance department of the company and support company’s projects.
• Hosting external relations with Embassies, Professional Organizations, Socio-clubs, Immigration and Customs.
• Establishing method statements & relevant control pans at the start up of the company or project.
• Leading set up of a structured administration archive.
• Monitoring & controlling the activities of subcontractors, as applicable (housing, catering, travel, transportation, visas).
• Controlling project Budgets Control Reports and financial performance.
• Managing Quarterly financial closure and preparing of quarterly financials.
• Ensuring adherence to IFRS and local accounting standards.
• Entrusted with analysis of management accounting.
• Facilitating internal & external audit.
• Managing project cash and preparing cash flows (prediction/actual) on a monthly basis.
• Developing and maintaining effective relations with banks.
• Recruitment and training of the staff.
• Supporting General Manager & Project Managers in entire financial & administration issues.
• Spearheading the local administration & HR team.
• Supervising the insurance department of the company and support company’s projects.
• Hosting external relations with Embassies, Professional Organizations, Socio-clubs, Immigration and Customs.
• Establishing method statements & relevant control pans at the start up of the company or project.
• Leading set up of a structured administration archive.
• Monitoring & controlling the activities of subcontractors, as applicable (housing, catering, travel, transportation, visas).
- Responsible or the the full accounts of DEME NV
- One the DEME group consolidation team responsible for the DEME fixed assets, group receivables and group related parties reconciliation.
- Worked with a team from Picanol and Deloitte & Touche consultant.
- Obtained a very good knowledge of IASs and the process of implementing them in one of the Belgian / International companies.
- Implemented all IASs on the accounts of one the company’s subsidiaries (Protronic N.V.)
- Identified the impacts of implementing IASs on the company’s financials.
- Identified the advantages and disadvantages of implementing IASs on the company’s financials.
- Gave recommendations to the company to change its accounts to be in accordance with IASs.
- Handling payments
- Handling invoices
- Handling hotel’s administrative matters.
- Selling hotel properties.
- Customer services and insuring guest satisfaction.
The curriculum focuses on leadership, organizational change, and other strategic areas of management in a distinctive integrated approach that blends theory and practice.
Quantitative Analysis, International Accounting, Team Skills, Management Skills, Individual Skills, International Marketing, Marketing Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Managerial Economics, Professional Career Development, Management Communications, Financial Management, Operations and IT, Social Environment of Business, Strategy Management, Leadership, Business Simulation, Costumer Service Marketing, Human Resources Management
Three week programme where we had been mainly focused on the organizational behaviour and leadership. We had been exposed to the latest strategy, marketing, finance, accounting and production and operation management knowledge. At the end of the programme, we had been practicing all this knowledge in a company simulation.
Three weeks customized programme developed by Flanders Business School in cooperation with DEME in-house knowledge. The program was developed to cover organizational behaviour & people management, business & project management, contract management, negotiation techniques, insurance, dredging operations & equipments and finance & cost control.
A master degree where I studied: advanced management accounting, advanced management control, business analysis, audit and assurance, operational auditing, EDP auditing, accounting information systems, advance group accounting, international accounting and advanced financial accounting. PROJECT THESIS “Master Degree”: Implementation of International Accounting Standards (IASs) for Picanol Group (Mechanical Textile in Ieper/Belgium) Nov’02 – May’03 Key Job Responsibilities - Worked with a team from Picanol and Deloitte & Touche consultant. - Obtained a very good knowledge of IASs and the process of implementing them in one of the Belgian / International companies. - Implemented all IASs on the accounts of one the company’s subsidiaries (Protronic N.V.) - Identified the impacts of implementing IASs on the company’s financials. - Identified the advantages and disadvantages of implementing IASs on the company’s financials. - Gave recommendations to the company to change its accounts to be in accordance with IASs.