Youssef Ghrayeb, Group Board Consultant / Board Advisor

Youssef Ghrayeb

Group Board Consultant / Board Advisor

Al Khorafi National Group

Location
Kuwait - Al Kuwait
Education
Master's degree, Management and Business Administration
Experience
32 years, 9 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :32 years, 9 Months

Group Board Consultant / Board Advisor at Al Khorafi National Group
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • My current job since June 2011

Responsibilities and duties:

• Develop company's mission that meets the board 's strategy
• Orchestrate board"s special meetings with full objective agenda for any urgent decision
• Analyze annual board meeting that includes all projects impacts with the concern of any risk management
• Determine all future strategy of the group along with the board committee
• Provide the best practices and decisions to the member of the board based of all departments reports that includes all financials, legal, projects' feasibility studies, cash flow and annual income and future join-ventures

Consultant at Minds Marketing and Communications
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • My current job since April 2013

- Develop a new strategy for integrated marketing
- Create an engagement synergy between governmental sector and media
- Develop an Event in petrochemical industry - by the attendance of `HH the Amir of Kuwait

Owner & Managing Director at DHT Group
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • My current job since January 2015

- Managing all Governomental and private sector Oil Dialysis contracts.
- Develop a strategic marketing and general plan to introduce this industrial service to Lebanon and other countries.
- Build a communication plan and engagement between oil suppliers and consumer in an integrated mission and understanding

Managing Director at RAFCO International Real Estate Co. K.S.C.C. (Part of Khorafi Group)
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • May 2006 to September 2012

Responsibilities and duties:

• New strategy planning to pitch new business that is considered with best value to the group
• Providing enterprise management layouts to expand business effectively
• Analyze Commercial opportunities based on reliable market segmentation and capabilities to wave any risk managements and markets
• Handle all CRM - customer relation management of the group to maintain best business relations
•managing important project and able to deliver in deadlines
•Develop each 3 years a vision growth strategy based on the company's mission and values

C.E.O at Al Khorafi National Group
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • February 2001 to May 2009

Managing a group of companies’ with various activities in the region:

1) IUC Office supplies replicating all business activities for Al Khorafi in Iraq
2) Interfaces an IT company providing software and hardware services in different perspectives.
3) Monte Verde landscaping company with highly experienced personnel. With state of the art technology, provides professional landscaping design services for clients, which manage, maintain, and plan for residential, commercial and industrial type buildings.

Responsibilities:

• Make high-quality investing decisions to advance the business and increase profits
• Evaluate Business opportunities in the region
• Develop ambitious plans to expand the role of the group in the market
• Oversee all operations and business activities and supervise the execution of set plans and ensure they produce the desired results and are consistent with the overall strategy and missions.
• Review financial and non-financial reports to devise solutions or improvements
• Build trust relations with key partners and stakeholders and act as a point of contact for important shareholders

Middle East Operational Manager / General Manager at Al khorafi National Group /
  • Kuwait
  • January 1997 to July 2001

Middle East operational Manager for PizzaExpress chain of restaurants. Overall responsibility for operational standards, new site development, equipment and food procurement, preparing annual budgets and monitoring cost and communicate and co-operate with the franchisor on new procedure and improvements.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare annual budgets for the next financial year
• Prepare monthly projections in advance for the following months.
• Monitor sales and variable costs and take appropriate action.
• In conjunction with the regional manager work towards regional budgets & projections in terms of sales, profitability and minimizing costs.
• Ensure specific needs of staff and management is met
• Verify that product and service quality standards are consistently met at all levels of operations.
• Communicate and co-operate with the franchiser on new procedure / or improvements.
• In conjunctions with the franchiser, assess the viability of prospective sites, and text and approve new products and equipment.
• Reporting to the Board of Directors.

Sales & Marketing Director at Al Khorafi National Group
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • November 1995 to January 1997

Duties & responsibilities:

Overall in charge for the Kuwait Market, monitoring advertisement and promotion campaigns, monitoring local distribution and distributor network, setting marketing plans and strategies, setting yearly budgets.

Waterproofing Department In-charge at Al Baher & Bardawil specialities company
  • Kuwait
  • August 1991 to November 1995

Executing and pricing tenders and monitoring sites developement, working under a very tight time schedules, placing materials orders and equipements, controlling costs and expenses, ensuring standard or work quality and preparing profit & loss analysis.

Education

Master's degree, Management and Business Administration
  • at Eastern Bluridge University
  • June 2000
Bachelor's degree, Business Administration
  • at Lebanese University
  • July 1991

Major: Finance and Auditing

Specialties & Skills

Business Development
Management
Profitability
Operation
Waterproofing
Microsoft word, Excel, PowerPoint, internet explorer
Management skills, time management & delegations, restaurants operations, interviewing skills.
Management and negotiations skills
Analytical Ability, problem solving, team manager and conflict management
Strategic Thinker, Goal-oriented, decision maker and obstacle remover

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
Intermediate

Memberships

Standard & Quality Association
  • Member
  • February 1998
Intergovermental Renewable Energy Organization
  • Ambassador & Special Envoy in the Republic of Lebanon
  • February 2012
Abey - Aindrafil Municipality
  • Vice President
  • May 2012
Green Hand Organization
  • Vice Chairman
  • May 2013

Hobbies

  • Deeply intrested and involved in environmental activities with the aim to sustain the biodiversity