Shady Elhelw, Managing Director

Shady Elhelw

Managing Director

Gheras Training solutions

Location
Qatar
Education
Bachelor's degree, Business Administration
Experience
21 years, 2 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :21 years, 2 Months

Managing Director at Gheras Training solutions
  • Qatar
  • My current job since September 2015

Managing a young & enthusiastic company with a small team for providing high quality training courses, seminars, workshops and all development solutions.
The major role is Defining market needs and designing the suitable solutions for these needs in terms of creating the right partnerships, accreditations and networks.
Managing the mega events done by the company with international speakers. Starting from contacting the speakers, finding the right venues, designing sponsorship packages, setting sales plans and supervising the sales team till the management of the on ground event.
Selecting a creative agency and working with it on the branding requirements i.e. designing the logo, setting brand guidelines, website development, social media management and developing all needed collaterals.

General Manager at IMS
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • September 2014 to January 2015

- Intelligent marketing solutions (KSA)

IMS, KSA is a branch of IMS, Dubai. It’s an event management agency specialized in corporate events, exhibitions, roadshows.
KSA branch is operating under RITIX Holding group which owns a 360 communication solutions (advertising, PR, Film production).
With such a rich network, being part of IMS is exposing me to various backgrounds, suppliers, technologies, solutions… etc.

Acting Senior Manager at Etisalat
  • Egypt
  • February 2012 to February 2014

Administration -

Manager - sponsorship & CSR at Mobily
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • July 2011 to January 2012

Managing all Mobily sponsorship programs
Managing Mobily CSR programs and initiatives
Dealing with Mobily CSR consultants
Preparing & managing roadmaps for all sponsorship & CSR programs.

Manager, Events & sponsorship at Mobily
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • December 2010 to July 2011

Managing all Mobily internal & external events & exhibitions
Preparing & managing budgets & roadmaps for all events.
Managing event management companies: briefing, selection, supervision & evaluation.

Assistant Manager, Events, sponsorship & sports marketing at Mobily
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • April 2006 to December 2010
Project manager at Lead Marketing Solutions
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • March 2003 to April 2006

Lead Marketing solutions (Advertising & Event Management agency).

Managing and organizing several international and local events (launch events, exhibitions, trade fairs, sponsorship events, etc.).
Managing several project coordinators and assistants in the work cycle and coaching them to improve their project management skills.
Developing the official, documented work process stating the roles and responsibilities of each position in the project management department.
Liaise between clients (through advertising agencies or directly via the marketing departments), and the production department in the execution of various advertising/communication tools (Fairs, Exhibitions, events, Booths, Kiosks, and Outdoor media) tailored to serve the client’s business objectives.
Supervising several production teams through the execution.

Sales Executive at Focus Media Services
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • December 2001 to September 2002
fixed income Desk Trainee at CIBC) Commercial International Brokerage Company
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • November 2001 to November 2001

as a broker between buyers and sellers of bonds whether local bonds or Eurobonds.
Gained experience in the stock market.

Marketing Trainee at National Perfumes & Cosmetics Manufacturing Company (NPCMC)
  • January 2001 to February 2001

Dealt with the company’s suppliers abroad (France & Germany) for shipping orders
Spent time in the accounting department processing bills and knowing more about the accounting system

Education

Bachelor's degree, Business Administration
  • at Cairo University
  • September 2000

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High school or equivalent, literary
  • at Alamal Language School
  • June 1996

Grade

Specialties & Skills

Sponsorship
Event Management
Sports Marketing
ADVERTISING
ASSETS RECOVERY
ASSISTANT MANAGER
BUDGETING
COACHING
EVENT MANAGEMENT
EXHIBITIONS
MANAGEMENT
MARKETING
SUPERVISORY SKILLS

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Hobbies

  • sports in general, outdoors (specially seaside)
    - Professional water polo player, Heliopolis Sporting Club, Water Polo Team. (till 2004) -Member in Egyptian National Team for Water Polo (1996 - 2004) -Represented Egypt in the Olympic Games (Athens 2004), 2 Water Polo CO.ME.N Cups for men (Malta 98) and (Split 2000), World Cup for Youth (Kuwait 99) -Won the Water Polo Arab Cup for Youth with the Egyptian National Team (Jordan 98)