Souhel  Hbous, Independent CEO – Consultant and Advisor

Souhel Hbous

Independent CEO – Consultant and Advisor

Self Employed

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Master's degree, Electrical Engineering
Experience
29 years, 7 Months

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Total years of experience :29 years, 7 Months

Independent CEO – Consultant and Advisor at Self Employed
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since June 2020

I am dedicating my experience and expertise in Executive Management to advance market entry and account growth of Businesses. Focus on big-picture strategy development to guide and support the clients in implementing action plans that drive immediate and long-term financial benefits.

General Manager at DANWAY LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • June 1994 to December 2019

 Reports directly to the CEO - Group Managing Director, leads a team of 200+ sales & marketing engineers & technical service staff, in access systems & cranes/ support technology group in ISO 9001:2008 QMS accredited firm to generate top-line & bottom-line growth to meet entire AED 220 Million group targets as per key performance indicators.
 Holds accountability to integrate manufacturing planning to develop and deliver strategic plans in the manufacturing organization as per merchandising needs and goals.
 Prepares accurate sales forecasts to assess market demand, develop sales budget, & engage in finance & HR activity.
 Frames long & short term strategic directions, to determine requirements of personnel, material, & facilities to accomplish production forecasts & expand the market presence of the company as per corporate vision.
 Develops annual manufacturing expense budget following forecasted sales volumes and capital expenditure on projects, ensure Plant Managers adhere to set budgets.
 Handles sales-planning to add new accounts & improve market share to meet projected budgets.
 Motivates cross-functional teams, sets individual sales & profitability targets, & track performance to deliver results.
 Oversees multiple complex projects, defines project scope, estimates costs, schedules projects, discusses technical problems, designs systems, & builds consensus to complete construction on time & within approved budgets.
 Project Handling; manages the project conceptual phase, sizing & selection of equipment, procurement, installation, check-out, start-up, & project closeout.
 Prepares roadmap to steer aggressive business development plans for the product mix in relevant markets.
 Shows strong detail orientation to execute marketing & sales strategies to secure contracts for automation builds, instrumentations, and LV & MV component distribution projects.
 Sustains engineering interface with the business leadership team to maintain a close working relationship with R&D, quality, manufacturing, merchandising, financial & retail operations.
 Uses financial management to control projects & drives execution of electrical & mechanical maintenance work.
 Spearheads solution selling to the target customer base & provide end to end solutions to address specific needs.
 Maintains safe & hygienic-sanitary standards in plant operations to comply with & exceed official requirements.
 Assesses the capability of direct reports through performance appraisals to offer feedback & suggest improvement plans.
 Engages in workforce planning to attract, hire, & retain professional teams.
 Keeps lines of communication open through regular meetings, mentorship & coaching programs.
 Facilitates decision making based on multi-dimensional data & assists teams to navigate business for higher growth.

Education

Master's degree, Electrical Engineering
  • at Belarusian National Technical University
  • June 1991

Specialties & Skills

Team Leadership
Change Management
Business Development
Project Engineering
STAFF TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT
SALES AND MARKETING
PROBLEM RESOLUTION
RESTRUCTURING EFFORTS
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
OPERATIONAL OPTIMAIZATION
TURNAROUND BUSINESS STRATEGY
TEAM BUILDING & LEADERSHIP
NEGOTIATON TACTICS
PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS
BUISNESS GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES
BUILDING CLIENT RELATIOSHIPS
PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
PROJECT CONTROLLESRSHIP
BUSINESS OPERATIONS

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Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Native Speaker
Russian
Expert

Hobbies

  • Walking and Gardening