Kenneth Simons Email & Phone Number

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Responsible for managing multicultural teams of 2 to 6 consultants, being the primary counterpart for senior executives of public and private sector entities in identifying solutions to key problems and supporting key strategic efforts through analysis, insight generation, strategy development, planning and implementation.- Headed both a strategy and an.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

- Developed a deep dive assessment of the ride hailing and food delivery markets across 30 countries in North Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia as well as adjacent online financial services such as payments, e-wallets and digital insurance to identify entry opportunities for a major real estate & hospitality conglomerate- Led effort to launch the.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

- Designed a new sales and distribution strategy and operating model for a large dairy company with achieving improved sales growth of 7% per year and profitability growth from breakeven to 20%- Devised the strategy, operating model, and implementation plan for a regional think tank that is currently operational with 30 employees investigating key social.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

- Developed strategy for a major agricultural input company to successfully enter a key new market resulting in a shift in business model from business-to-business to business-to-consumer- Supported commercial planning for the successful roll out of a series of new product lines by a major agricultural inputs company into new markets- Defined the strategy.

Casablanca, Morocco

- Analyzed industry segmentation of the US fertilizer value chain, forecasted the US fertilizer industry, and drafted a market entry strategy for a major foreign company to successfully enter the US market

A French-based international chemical company with €4.5 billion in annual revenues, 80 industrial sites and nearly 14,000 employees. Arkema’s primary business segments are vinyl products, industrial chemicals and performance products. I worked in the Raw Materials Purchasing Division focusing on extensive international commodity markets research and.

Non-profit organization with 180 members, representing approximately 85% of total U.S. private sector investment in Africa. The Agribusiness Initiatives Program, inaugurated with a 27-month grant from U.S.A.I.D., is the most recent addition to CCA’s portfolio of programs that includes Health and HIV/AIDS, Infrastructure, and Southern Africa International.

• Member of Executive Committee
• Core member in the organization and running of an exhibit and sale of over 200 art pieces from Haiti in order to raise money for building and supporting a school in Haiti
• Brainstormed and organized the production of items for merchandising
• Led a committee which produced the project’s official logo

• Created and taught a daily English Language training Program.
• Edited company's English website.
• Translated Chinese documents to English and English documents to Chinese.

• Constructed price lists for 15 products with acceptable price ranges for sales associates in Europe and the Middle East
• Contributed in writing and editing to a major advertising project translated into over 20 languages and used in 40 countries
• Researched status and growth of past two years of seven meat and nine animal feed markets in over 30 countries
• Prepared labels for six animal feed additive products in accordance with EU regulations

Master Of Management, Business

- Master of Science in Strategic Management - Winner of the Oliver Wyman Prize for Strategic Analysis

Ba, Economics & Psychology

Activities and Societies: Vassar Haiti Project (2005-Present), Judicial Board (2005-2006), College Regulations Panel (2004-2005), Forum of.

Economics, Psychology, & Chinese

Activities and Societies: NUS Community Service Organization Traveled extensively throughout South East Asia including Thailand and.

Chinese Language

Activities and Societies: Calligraphy Class