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Founding member of Oxon Global leadership team. Leading Oracle Corporation, PwC and University of Oxford team in Pakistan and UAE for large transformation projects. This include portfolio rationalisation, lean implementation, business restructures/realignments, Covid-19 related change and mega projects. The role demands strong full lifecycle project management skills. Also facilitator of business development and execution in UAE, Asia and EMEA markets. • Conducting gap analysis for £multi-million UK Export Finance sponsored transformation projects for public sector clients in Pakistan.• Managing a £multi-million renewable energy affordable housing project for private sector clients. • Improving the capacity and capability of a public sector client whose budget is $multi-billion by developing and delivering a change project. • Programme director for the Leadership & Change Management Certification Programme for KSA government officials; designing the programme in collaboration with PwC academy UAE and faculty of Oxford.• Advising foreign government ministries on effective management of portfolio, programmes and projects, notably facilitating meetings between UKEF and KSA government authorities to discuss use of £multi-billion investment.• Developing a £multi-million business opportunity in public-sector large-scale change management infrastructure project. • Winning a £multi-million technical proposal for a portfolio rationalisation and transformation project with a public sector client.• Increasing tax net of a public sector client following advanced level negotiations as part of a change project.• Deepening PwC market penetration in Pakistan as facilitator of meetings with Ministers and Senators.• Establishing a productive UK and international stakeholder network, including UKEF, DFiD (FDCO), WB, ADB and British High Commissioner.

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Advancing the goals of the university around international partnerships while making a key contribution to teaching and learning. Lecturer of Strategy & Organisational Change at postgraduate, MBA and Exec MBA level within the Faculty of Business & Law. Guest lecturer at UAE, Turkey, Poland, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Ghana and Tanzania Universities. Delivering high quality teaching (lectures, seminars, tutorials, one to one mentoring), maximising knowledge transfer by harnessing real-life business experiences and in-depth understanding of international business trade trends. • Raising the profile of the Faculty of Business South Asia and MENA through representation at partnership/recruitment events.• Onboarding new international partnerships and substantially strengthening the University’s presence in the Asia/SE Asia HE sectors, increasing student fee income by a substantial sum.• Achieving 95% NSS feedback for modules developed for the Change Management & Strategy programme. • Supervising +125 undergraduate and postgraduate research projects on behalf of the University. • Winning a British Council bid with a partner institute in India, having successfully led the bid process.

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Owned all aspects of strategy setting and execution during launch and growth stages of a brand new, disruptive sports brand. Took charge of comprehensive research of the $600m cricket market, informing product development and conception of a strong market entry/brand positioning strategy. Leveraged a competence driven approach to maximise impact, utilising an international network of contacts to drive business development goals. Owned P&L and led a cross-functional team of 175. • Key impetus behind the successful launch of BoomBoom Cricket and the successful positioning of the brand on the world stage, with necessary intellectual property rights. • Embedded a highly effective business model with a £multi-million vertical sales strategy leading to strong t/o at departure and international recognition (featured in Financial Times and Newsweek).• Successfully launched the brand in the Indian Premier League (IPL) with an event worth $multi-billion.• Built a success driven team culture, resulting in all targets being attained and a 235% increase in sales.• Developed a supply chain in 4 countries and maximised value generated by £multi-million procurement budget using JIT.• Smashed a £multi-million sales target for Asian/UAE markets having established a growing network across 21 countries and achieved sales of £multi-million in the UK through optimisation of 110 retail accounts.• Won international endorsement contracts in Australia, South Africa, Kenya & Europe by identifying and maximising opportunities.

Msc, Major Programme Management

Activities and Societies: Oxford Union and Oxford Cricket ClubMSc In Major Program Management

Mba (International Business), Business

Activities and Societies: Cricket TeamMBA (International Business)

Mechanical Engineering