Walid El Sayed, General Manager

Walid El Sayed

General Manager

Grapholine Trading LLC

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, Marketing
Experience
29 years, 6 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :29 years, 6 Months

General Manager at Grapholine Trading LLC
  • India
  • My current job since January 2017

Leading sales and marketing development with alliance to strategic suppliers serving food
and non-food packaging Ind., increased headcount by 60% with targets developments
and achievements in GCC countries.
Lunched several digital printing lines and 3D printing systems into the market successfully
with sales development for consumables, Technical services and parts.
Kodak, AGFA, CGS, Uteco, Macchi, New Solutions, Sakata Inx, Doie, EcoAir, Adphos,
Alaris, Cromogenia, Decal, Hanway, Matti, Valiani, Hybrid and many others

Regional Manager - Supply Chain Manager
  • January 2015 to January 2017

Rotohouse for Printing & Packaging) - Egypt

Regional Manager at ABC Imaging - USA
  • January 2013 to January 2014

ME Hub Dubai www.abcimaging.com
Managing, Planning and control regional production, Sales and marketing for wide
range of printing (Prepress, Offset, Post press), digital document management and
prototyping services.
• Direct operations in Facility Management and Virtual FM company sites in UAE, Qatar
• Major US Accounts UAE printed business handling and support
• Manage stuff of 25+ persons KPI’s, appraisals and development plans
• Sales and Marketing support and key customers follow-up
• Manage & supervise locations procurements and printing supplies
(Machinery, Paper, Inks and Spare Parts)

Sales & Marketing Manager at AL Madina - Trading B2B - MEA
  • January 2008 to January 2013

Sector committee board member (serving food, Beverage and Medical) for printing &
packaging supplies
• Responsible for Plastic film, Printing & Flexible packaging machineries (Target Sales
up to 10M Euro/Y) responsibility for prepress & packaging business sales and targets
achievements (Comexi, Macchi, ELBA, Xrite, Luescher…etc)
• Setting objectives, budgeting and regional sales targets for KSA

Business Development Manager
  • January 2006 to January 2008

HPS Holding - China
• Company foundation, vision, mission and objectives setup
• Set business relation with Key China printing & LFP and packaging film suppliers
• Alliances with major Key LFP media manufacturers in China and Korea
• E-marketing channels establishment, Websites portals developments
Deputy Sales & Marketing Manager AL Madina for Advanced Technology
• Developing sales & marketing in wide scale for large printing & Packaging accounts
• Managing supplier’s brands (machinery & consumables)
• Digital Printing business setup and selection between major vendors (Xerox,
Canon…etc.)

Product Manager at AL Madina for Advanced Technology
  • Egypt
  • January 2001 to January 2006

Prepress and Packaging
• Suppliers Relationship Management & Evaluation (Inks, Varnish, plates)
• Plans for products marketing Activities in Egypt & GCC countries
• Lunching prepress products i.e. CTP Luescher, Xrite & FujiFilm, ESKO-Graphics
• Supporting S/W products i.e. Color management, Workflow’s and QC software
• Color Separation (Rips) training and sales support
• New accounts successful opening strategies (Sales Funnels)
• Presales Planning and product development support responsibilities

Technical Support at AL Madina for Advanced Technology
  • Egypt
  • January 1997 to January 2001

Demonstrator /

Senior Graphic Designer at TPI, Magic Touch
  • January 1994 to January 1997

Design & Creation for posters & magazines
• Advertising and promotion campaigns

Education

Master's degree, Marketing
  • at American University
  • January 2005

courses: Cairo Professional Sales & Marketing Certificate

Bachelor's degree, Textile Engineering
  • at Faculty of Applied Arts - Helwan University
  • January 1995

Specialties & Skills

Team Management
Marketing Mix
Marketing
New Business Development
Tactical Marketing
MANAGEMENT
MARKETING
PACKAGING
PRE-PRESS PRODUCTION
PRESS RELEASES
BUDGETING
FILM PRODUCTION
MACHINERY

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Memberships

Good Hands
  • Charity
  • April 2005

Training and Certifications

Advanced Leadership Management (Training)
Training Institute:
PRK Consultants
Date Attended:
May 2016
Duration:
22 hours
Sales and Marketing Manangement (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2011