GHANEM ADVISORS, a proactive and progressive multidisciplinary boutique financial and corporate advisory firm focused on helping clients enhance their businesses, grow their operations, reduce risk exposure and accelerate organizational performance through the application of sustainable business practices, deep industry and operative expertise along to a wide range of perspectives to spark change, impact long term organizational performance and deliver business winning strategies.

OLYMPUS MERCURY INVESTMENTS is a multidisciplinary advisory firm with locked target on building world-class commercial, investment and supply chain strategic solutions through adapting global best practices, and redesigning execution methodologies to a regional and local fit. OLYMPUS MERCURY INVESTMENTS focuses on carefully crafting solutions to enhance businesses, grow operations, reduce risk exposure, and accelerate organizational performance through the implementation of effective methodologies, deployment of field experts and utilization of state of the art technologies.OLYMPUS MERCURY INVESTMENTS' scope of work covers key business areas — business planning and development, business process improvement, mitigating financial distress, organizational development, supply chain and logistics management, outsourcing and procurement — but the real strength is derived from applying our famous “DOVETAIL” technique, one that combines all key areas to address clients’ needs.OLYMPUS MERCURY INVESTMENTS works with banks, leasing and factoring companies to plan, negotiate and draft contractual agreements with its clients to restructure their credit and financial position.OLYMPUS MERCURY INVESTMENTS covers the following key industries; transportation, marine and logistics, industrial manufacturing, capital projects and infrastructure, oil & gas, trading and outsourcing

Origin Sourcing International is a market leading textiles, apparels, trims, packaging (soft and hard goods) and related raw materials supplier. The company’s domain spread over Egypt, Jordan, UAE and Turkey. Key duties and achievements include:- Cultivated the company’s reputation in the market, with customers & suppliers.- Transitioned company from merely a sales agent to a subcontractor and manufacturer for a vast number of production related materials.- Built and formulated company’s vision and strategic direction that successfully repositioned it as a differentiated competitor in the market.- Delivered year-over-year 10% revenue growth in a saturated market and increased share by 25%.- Developed company’s sourcing network out of China, Hong Kong, UAE, Turkey, Jordan and USA.- Managed production in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Turkey, Egypt and Jordan.- Grew financial performance to over 12% ROS through focus on pricing, cost containment/reductions, sourcing, and organizational restructuring. - Provided ongoing operational process analysis, mitigated “scope creep” and identified and resolved operational issues and constraints. - Exploited and implemented 3PL logistics optimization/outsourcing to reduce annual freight costs.- Established strategic alliance with major international suppliers.- Created and maintained links with trade and professional associations.- Used full comprehension of regional preferential agreement (e.g. AGOA, COMESA, QIZ, FTA, Greater Arab Countries FTA and Agadir) to penetrate and develop new markets and enrich company’s portfolio with a diverse set of customers covering different continents.

A Hong Kong based fourth party logistics provider that integrates resources, capabilities, and technology to design, build, and run comprehensive supply chain solutions to different organizations in China and Hong Kong. Freightex was adept in bringing continuous improvement and cost reduction, introducing lean logistics processes and optimizing logistics networks. In 2008, Freightex was acquired by Chow Logistics.

Global Business Axon (GB Axon) an offshore apparels sourcing house acting on behalf of European and American retailers in manufacturing and inspecting their production in Egypt. Through its apparels’ accessories division, GB Axon acted as the Middle East and North Africa’s licensee for Randy Hangers (www.randyhangers.com), the world’s 3rd biggest plastic hanging solution provider for the American retail industry.Key duties and achievements include:- Devised strategies and formulated operational policies ensuring company’s objectives are met.- Ensure the accuracy of financial reporting and adherence to governing regulations.- Monitoring market trends to determine opportunities.- Develop new market approach strategy for low end/volume derived retailers (New Look/UK, Matalan/UK, Monsoon/UK, Galeries Lafayette/France, Dunnes Stores/Ireland).- Maintain and proactively monitor processes, and develop new ways of working to encourage greater efficiencies and empower the business of merchandising and inspection operations to function optimally.- Monitor both European and USA markets for growth opportunities.- Guide the company in a boot strapping period.- Developing and supporting a cross functional culture of continuous improvement.- Involved in the recruitment, coaching and performance appraisal of new staff.- Resolving contractual and commercial issues and disputes.- Developing business plans and preparing comprehensive business reports. - Improving bottom line margins and maintaining a high quality service to clients. - Building client relationships that result in business and profitability growth.

Founded in 1990, World Trading Company (WTC) is Egypt’s leading sourcing and marketing organization, bringing together Egyptian garment exporters, world retailers, and importers. WTC’s main functions include providing merchandising, quality assurance, and technical assistance to American retailers. WTC controls 25% market share of the total Egyptian garment exports to the USA.Key duties and achievements include:- Identify opportunities and built lucrative strategic plans for achieving.- Ensure smooth sourcing experience for related clients (Wal*Mart, K-Mart, Philips Van Heusen, Liz Claiborne and Calvin Klein).- Provide newly hired with the proper orientation and training.- Monitor and evaluate factories performance.- Supervise and lead planning and production team in developing and executing integrated manufacturing plans.- Train and coach factories’ production team on statistical process control (SPC), ensuring highest manufacturing efficiency and customer’s satisfaction.- Led, directed development and launched of new products.- Developed, designed and manufactured one of Liz Claiborne’s bestselling styles.- Ensure financial objectives are met as outlined in financial plan by aligning and integrating company’s operations.- Promote company services to attract more customers.- Issue monthly commission statements and maintain an updated book for fiscal purposes.

Key duties included:- Communicate with business associates at different organizations having different managerial levels.- Present company to global importers, wholesalers and retailers.- Issue monthly business forecasts and analysis to ensure that annual expectations are met.- Provide business guidance and support for customers.- Price negotiations.- Create business opportunities, write contracts, and execute any transactional activity. - Maintaining and submitting neat and accurate reports in a timely fashion, including daily production output, delivery schedules and sampling status.- Train and coach quality inspectors. - Maintain a comprehensive and up-to-date library of appropriate data.- Prepare production plans and ensure execution.- Optimize production volume and profitability of different product lines.