Head, Dean and Consultant
Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University
Total years of experience :34 years, 5 Months
Dean of the School of Business and Quality Management
Head of the Entrepreneurship Hub
Full Professor of Innovation and Strategy
Coached and consulted a number of businesses in the following industries:
Industries: Education, Retail, Government, Oil, Real Estate, Consumer Goods, and Hospitality .
Markets: MENA, GCC
Dean and Professor of Strategy and Innovation Management, Faculty of Business and Economics, Sagesse University
Founded and launched the Blf-Sagesse Smart Center (a hands-on virtual platform for coaching corporate executives and graduate students). Managed a team of 150+ faculty and staff members and a budget of $16m p.a. Initiated and institutionalized accreditation projects. Restructured and introduced new successful and innovative programs. Increased enrolment by 250% (i.e., by 2, 000 students) and budget by 433% over 10 years, while strengthening standards and national ranking (from Top 16 to Top 5).
Southern University (USA); University of Phoenix (USA); Wartburg College (USA); Kedge Business School (France); University of Bordeaux IV (France); Cardiff Metropolitan University (UK); Université Saint-Joseph (Lebanon); Lebanese American University; Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (Lebanon); Lebanese University.
Advised and supported several successful business development programs in Ukraine, Syria, South Africa, Kuwait, UAE, and Lebanon.
Coached and empowered management staff with innovative leadership capabilities, soft and hard skills for such companies as:
National Commercial Bank / Al-Ahli Bank (Saudi Arabia); Bank of Beirut, Crédit Libanais, First National Bank, BEMO Bank, Ace Hardware (Lebanon); Khoury Home (home appliances retail chain), Aramco (Saudi Arabia), Wheelex and Dunlop Tires (car service and tires wholesale), Lebanon
Established the joint International Master program with Kedge Business School (France). Initiated the AACSB accreditation project. Significantly improved enrolment, employability, and ranking.
Increased revenues and net income by 20% and 25%, respectively.
Successfully launched a new product line of lubricants. Grew market share by 11%.
Coordinated and streamlined the supply chain processes (suppliers, banks, shipping, forwarding/clearance, warehousing).
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