Experience

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  British aerospace/bae systems

  Jan 1997 - Mar 2001

  Operations manager - corporate air travel
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  Bae systems

  Mar 2001 - Jan 2013

  Aviation consultancy, I led and delivered a number of successful aviation projects, including being employed as Vice President Operations for the National Carrier of Kazakhstan in its start up. Other geographical areas I successfully delivered programmes and projects include: Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Libya, Gabon, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, India, PDR Laos, Philippines and Kazakhstan

  • Integrated Business Planning Manager/Business Development Manager - KSA

    May 2006 - Jan 2013

  • Managing Consultant - Aviation

    Mar 2001 - May 2006
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  Air astana

  Jul 2001 - Sept 2002

  Vice president operations

  Led the creation of a new airline, which is now the National carrier of the Republic of Kazakhstan, from idea to sustainable Commercial Operations both as Vice President Operations (Flight and Ground) and representing the 49% shareholder’s interest

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  Bae systems saudi arabia

  Jan 2008 - Sept 2015

  Directs and leads the Business Development strategic, operational and functional activities and responsibilities across a very high value business. In addition provides market intelligence to offshore business units in their prosecution of business within the Saudi Arabian market. Responsible for the development of a rollling five year Integrated Business Plan for a multi billion GBP business and its subsequent submission to Group CEO

  • Head of Business Development

    Feb 2013 - Sept 2015

  • Integrated Business Planning Manager

    Jan 2008 - Jan 2013
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  Bae systems, inc.

  Oct 2015 - Sept 2018

  Director, business operations

  Lead the delivery of all Business Operations activities within the Land Services Arabia (part of BAE Systems Inc) Ensure all elements of Business Operations supports the delivery of the wider BAE Systems Inc Business Strategy and performance within The Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaAs a member of the Management Team, full engagement in strategy development, implementation and executionSponsor for governance and financial controls within Land Services Arabia Provide finance direction on all business decisions Provide leadership to all Business Operations employeesProvide leadership to ensure the business achieves its key objectives of a performing business, a growth strategy, a zero based accident culture and embedding quality in all we deliverLead all PM activities as PMA for the business Show less

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  Gdc middle east الشركة السعودية لتهيئة وصيانة الطائرات

  Nov 2018 - May 2021

  Senior business development and commercial manager

  • Exercising full responsibility and authority for complex government and direct contracting proposals and bid preparations • Close working relationships with Government and Customer communities; Saudi Arabia MoD, RSAF, GAMI, SAMI etc• Coordinating proposal efforts with the all internal and external stakeholders: Customer, GDC ME CEO and Management Team, all functional areas, suppliers, partners, regulators and Government Departments• Overseeing the proposal team; coordinating efforts and ensuring all timelines are met• Ensuring proposals are in accordance with and compliant to the relevant RFP, SOR etc• Provide guidance, and where required provide proposal training• Market creation, Identification and initialization of new Business Development opportunities• Development of Business Development Policies, Procedures and Processes Show less

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  شركة الطائرات المروحية

  May 2021 - now

  • Major Programmes DIrector

    Jan 2024 - now

  • Major Programmes and New Technology

    Jan 2022 - Jan 2024

  • Business Development and Commercial

    May 2021 - Jan 2024

  • Programme Management and Commercial

    May 2021 - Jan 2024