Jul 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 10 mos

Jul 2023 – Oct 2023 · 3 mos · Kuwait · Remote

• The Global Islamic Chamber of Trade & Commerce - “ Empowering Muslim economies and communities to work with each other globally"

May 2020 – Present · 6 yrs

Apr 2019 – Present · 7 yrs 1 mo · Seattle, Washington, United States

Apr 2017 – Present · 9 yrs 1 mo · London, United Kingdom

Apr 2017 – Feb 2020 · 2 yrs 10 mos · London, United Kingdom

Feb 2017 – Mar 2020 · 3 yrs 1 mo · London UK

Apr 2016 – Present · 10 yrs 1 mo · Kuwait · On-site

Mar 2012 – Feb 2016 · 3 yrs 11 mos · Kuwait

• My work here is centred on a few focused areas;
• Re-align the existing organizations strategy
• Redefine the Group and Business units organization charts
• Lead the "Family Business" Next Generation Ownership & Exit strategy
• Lead the drive to identify Eco-Friendly Technology Investments globally
• Launching “Start-up’s” within the F&B business globally (this business has been profitable before the closure of its first financial year)
• Redefining the Contracting business Operational strategy
• Managing crisis at an operational level within the construction business
• Consolidating divisions into a single robust “Commercial business”, that has led to a Year-on-year growth of 22% in the first quarter
• Establish a leadership Program to create focused leaders at all levels

May 2004 – Jun 2012 · 8 yrs 1 mo · Kuwait

• Market Planning across the region.
• Established Partners within countries to create Business Development opportunities and Sales channels.
• Conducted training on “Middle East Business Culture” to UK sales teams.
• Lead customer negotiations and Major deals closing within the region.
• Created focused “Go-to-Market” plans for select target countries based on product portfolio.
• Supported regional sales and product teams in project deployment and implementation.
• Promoted the organizations Global Solutions to local operators in the region.
• Launched the “21 Century Network” road show in the region.
• Promote the organizations “consultancy unit” to the region that offered M&A support to investors.
• Team leader in 3 of the most strategic Accounts for BT in the region (Awarded Best Employee by Global CEO). These 3 accounts contributed approximately 85 Million Dollars’ worth of business
• Launched BT’s first “Telecoms Economy Governments Development – TEGD” Event.
• Worked on prestigious customers like:
• The Ministry of Communications Kuwait
• Zajil Kuwait
• Zain Kuwait
• GBI
• Qtel Qatar
• Nutel Bahrain
• Telecom Egypt
• GPTC Libya
• STC Saudi Arabia
• Omantel

Apr 1998 – May 2004 · 6 yrs 1 mo · Kuwait

• Launched New Business / New Initiatives
• Retail Business
• Launched Hala Telecom in 2008 mainly to serve the Partnership between the Babtain Group and VIVA. Hala Telecom today is one of the major distributor for VIVA products and services and a strategic partner for VIVA.
• Developed Strategies to strengthen the relationship with suppliers like Samsung Mobiles and LG Electronics and thereby develop business strategies for the same.
• Health Care Business
• Launched Iraqi Swiss Medical Group - Pharmaceutical Company in Iraq that focuses on distribution of medicine in Iraq
• Contracting & IT Business
• Launched BTS (Al Babtain Turnkey Solutions) – mainly to target Telecom and IT business for the Group
• Launched HIT - Hala Information Technologies to serve the IT needs of the country and managed to create few strategic partnership and joint venture to serve the clients.
• Launched G&B Trading Company – to serve the growing needs to serve the American forces in kuwait with major supplies like heavy equipments, machinery, consumables, food stuff, logistics, manpower etc.
• Energy Business
• Launched United Energy Services – This business mainly concentrates on the projects / tenders in Oil and Gas Sector. To serve the task we established strategic partnerships with Multinational Korean Giants like Samsung Engineering and Samsung C&T.
• Launched Al Babtain Libya Co. To focus on the Energy business in Libya
• Acting CEO appointed by the Board
• WiMD (Licensed Wi-Fi Operator in Kuwait)
• Sector: Wireless Internet Service Provider
• Reorganizing the organization chart
• Restructuring the company’s financials
• Negotiating with third parties to ensure further savings
• Redesigning the network design to follow the new strategy
• Launching the actual Wi Fi service
• Replacing Cisco with Proxim to suit the new network
• Establishing market presence
• Introducing a new outdoor Mesh Wi Fi Technology for the retail business.

Feb 1995 – Mar 1998 · 3 yrs 1 mo

• Managing high net clients for the company
• Managing the client services teams in terms of day-to-day activities
• Team leader for the successful anti drugs campaign "Giras" in Kuwait
• Established the company’s PR department
• Presented the company to new investors in an effort to raise the company's capital

Jan 1995 – Feb 1995 · 1 mo