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United Arab Emirates

Establishment of Best practice employee lifecycle functions for Group HR, Leading strategic organization development transformation projects, building Centers of Excellence, evolving talent management and capability infrastructures into an employer of choice competitive advantage.

Fraser Coast, Queensland, Australia

Hervey Bay

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

GMG is a family group of diverse companies and brands covering Retail, Sport, Healthcare, Logistics and Food Manufacturing & Distribution industries with over 5,500 employees across the GCC. GMG are the home of famous global sports brands of NIKE and Under Armour, as well as the Middle Easts largest sports retailer Sun, Sand & Sport with over 200 stores. Some of our NIKE & Under Armour store performances are in the top ten globally. Group Initiatives we have been working on: - Implementation of Success Factors LMS, e-learning & online Product Libraries- Implementation of Point of Sale, Merchandising Inventory Management and customer data collection technologies across GCC and KSA- Management capability assessment & development centers and predictive analytics databases- Performance Management & Talent Mapping concept implementations- Establishment of NIKE "Go Beyond" customer engagement culture- Leadership, seasonal launches and strategic planning workshops by brand

Media City, Dubai

The biz-group is a collaboration of 3 interdependent brands, combining strengths to diagnose organisational performance issues to development innovative and pragmatic solutions. This brand promise is delivered not just through the high level of capability of our expert consultants but executed using our licenses for global best practice specialties such as the "Rockefeller Habits" strategy toolkit, "Multipliers" leadership methodology and the "Experience Change" & "Design Thinker" business simulations. Biz-Strategy: Delivering change & growth results through strategic clarity, alignment, capability optimization and execution. Focusing on optimization of Human Capital and utilizing a wide and diverse range of best practices talent management tools and resources. Biz-Performance: Maximizing people performance through training, development & certification. This experience allows us to refine the principles we now know are critical for any successful organisational development initiative. Biz-events: Motivating your organization through unique & innovative team building events. Biz provide mental, physical, and creative challenges that bring to life the principles of effective team work. As experts in inspiring and building common purpose in organizations, we offer customized solutions to suit the requirements of any business.The Executive Strategy & Leadership consultancy role can add value to clients organisational objctives in many ways depending on the unique complexities, competitive advantages and aspirations of each organization. Further value is added by utilizing an array of specialist diagnostic tools, methodologies and capability building resources. The diverse nature of our client base speaks volumes for our ability to deliver performance outcomes throughout the Middle-East, Africa & Asia for 21 years. Over this period, we have developed a deep understanding of the cultural and economic realities of businesses across the region.

Dubai

Established in the 1930's the Al-Futtaim Group initially operated as a trading enterprise. Rapid development saw it establish itself as one of the leading business houses in the Gulf region. Today, it operates over 70 companies bearing the Al-Futtaim name & has expanded its operations to GCC, Oman, Saudi, North Africa, Sri Lanka, Malaysia & Singapore. The Al-Futtaim Group represents many of the world’s leading brands, including Toyota, Lexus, Honda, Chrysler/Dodge, Panasonic, Toshiba, Alcatel, IKEA, Ace, Marks & Spencer & Toys R Us. The most innovative development undertaken by Al-Futtaim is the Festival City concepts – a city within a city in Dubai, Cairo and Doha. Apart from their large Real Estate division, they also have a large shared services Corporate entity, Financial Services division and extensive Engineering & technology portfolios. , Role summary: Responsible for design, development & execution of the Talent & organisational development strategies for the AFG. My Initiatives:• Full financial responsibilities for delivery of products & services to over 25,000 employees in 70 brands across 11 countries for the Al-Futtaim Group Learning & Organisational Development function;• Establishment of a "Performance Culture" through our talent management strategy utilizing Talent Development Centres & implementation of performance systems. • Sourcing and partnering 3rd party suppliers, Bersin & Associates, Corporate Executive Board, Global e-English, Xpert e-learning, Manchester Business School, International Leadership & Management (ILM), Kantar Global Retail Intelligence;• Significant contributions to Nationalization initiatives across the region and delivery of the Emirati & localisation Talent Development strategies;* Project lead on human capital management projects such as Talent branding & Employee Value Proposition, Employee Opinion Surveys, Executive Leadership, company merger/acquisition & set up of regional support infrastructures.

Melbourne

Tabcorp at this time was the Premier Gaming, Leisure & Entertainment Company in Australia boasting 4 International Hotel Casinos, Racing Industry rights and Gaming investments. Operating out of the Corporate Head Office delivering a full range of HRM responsibilities supporting the Corporate heads and their regional functions with a main focus on stratgeic workforce planning. During this period major focus of this role was on middle to executive recruitment and restructuring of companies that had been acquired by the Tabcorp group. Significant work was undertaken on managing redundancy processes, role identification using Hay Pointing and supporting the Oracle systems implementation. Following these intiatives, heavy focus on Balanced Scorecard implementations, Emploee Engagement Surveys & Reward & Recognition programs. Promoted from the Jupiters Casinos Division as Team Development Manager & General Manager of the Jupiters College responsible for a broad range of talent management initiatives.

Brisbane

Generalist HR Consultancy and Training design & facilitation.

Brisbane

Fosters is an Internationally recognised brand in the beverage industry owning a global portfolio of leading beverage companies & reated supply chain organisations. This role required full responsible for the Retail Sales, Marketing & P&L for specific key group accounts across the state of Queensland. I managed & directed regional company representatives across the state. Personally, I achieved the highest percentage increase in sales in the state for 3 consecutive years in my role.

Masters In Management, Management (Major In Hrm)

Activities and Societies: - Chairman of Industry Boards - Key note speaker at International Conferences & Global Learning Summits- Post.

Executive Retail Leadership Masterclass, International Retail Leadership