Hire the Best Commercial Director in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Since 2005, Commercial Head at IPI Packers, helping to reinvigorate a specialist technology. IPI Packers are leader in several niche markets, mainly for high pressure / multi set inflatable packer applications, across several industries. The majority of the business is now with the oil and gas industry where once again we have several "blue chip" clients. IPI inflatable packer technology is different, giving a major advantage with the best "recovery" in the business using a very robust construction format. We continue to "push the performance envelope" with continuous R&D as well as customizing solutions for clients. Visit www.IPIPackers.com This is my third career. Having been very fortunate with an excellent education, travel and 10 years as a reserve army officer, including five years as a salesman, I then invested in my future with a full time MBA and from that, twenty years in retail financial services, mainly in the UK. I left retail finance prior to the GFC for a second crack at Australia, starting as one of five at IPI, becoming a part owner. The IPI team is now over 100 globally. Perth has brand new premises built in 2021, with robot served CNC's, exporting 80-90% of its output. A second factory is now in Eastern Europe as part of the expansion outside of Western Australia. I have relocated from Singapore to the UAE, which is more of a global hub.

An MBA Professional with an extensive background in Property, Facilities and Commercial Management. Dynamic, energetic, and highly experienced in commercial management with solid history of success, including oversight of multimillion-dollar facilities and properties. Steadfast leader, mentor with a successful track record of steering improvement projects, building and guiding top-performing teams and optimizing internal operations. Highly skilled in all aspects of daily Operations, Sales, Leasing, Budgeting, Asset management, Marketing Strategies, Business Development, International Promotion and Customer Support.

A film Director and Content Producer with 11 years of experience in creating and leading Ad campaigns for both TV and Digital media platforms. Worked as the Commercial Director at The Big Chips Film & Design, Directed and lead all the major Ad campaigns for a diverse range of clientele, including Meta, Dawlance, Govt. of Pakistan Health Ministry, K-Electric - Pakistan, SSGC-Sui Southern Gas Company Limited, USAID (The United States Agency for International) , UN WOMEN (The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women), Garena – Free Fire, PUBG MOBILE, Packages Mall Lahore – Pakistan, and Hamdard Laboratories (Waqf). Also associated with Bekaar Films, a trendy and well-known social media channel. A regular contributor as an Actor and create light, funny, and short skits on social awareness. The blend of humor and social awareness makes the work both fulfilling and enjoyable. The goal is to continue to expand the knowledge, abilities, and experience in the field of arts, entertainment, and media management. Worked as a Music Director and created music for multiple projects for UN WOMEN (The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women), Garena – Free Fire and others.

A dynamic and target-oriented leader and expert offering substantial hands-on experience in all aspects of contract/commercial functions on EPC projects within oil and gas, refinery, and renewable energy sectors across Asia, Europe and North Africa. Proven expertise in negotiating and winning high-worth EPC contracts for onshore/offshore projects worldwide. Successfully manage daily operations and deal with complex contractual disputes, variations, and claims for time and cost. Proactively defend counterclaims from the clients and subcontractors simultaneously on multiple billions-dollars projects in collaboration contracts managers, engineers, insurance officers, consultants, and legal experts. Proficient in formulation of joint ventures, consortiums, subcontracts, and various agreements in the EPC industry such as license agreements, novation agreements, exclusivity agreements, long term agreements and settlement agreements. Expert in contractual/commercial risks identification and mitigations on the EPC projects. Develop all-encompassing knowledge of insurance, tax, compliance, and banking requirements associated with EPC projects. Familiar with legal framework related to execution of EPC projects and operating across several jurisdictions in Asia, Europe, and North Africa. Well-versed in leveraging contracting models which include EPC, EPCM, FEED competition, and convertible lump sum in many countries. Experience of working on direct financed and ECA supported projects and specific requirements thereto. Provide training and conduct workshops to impart training on contracts and commercial aspects of the business to technical teams, projects teams, and other teams across the organization. Lead and mentor young talent to assume responsibilities in the contracts/commercial function. Carry out internal functional audits of the projects, support external audits of the department, participate in various risk review process within the business and at corporate level and apprise them on the risks and mitigations.

* Originally from the U.K. and has a total of 40 years of work experience in the U.K., South-East Asia and the Middle East, in academia/research, finance/investment and international shipping. * 2001-Present (23 years): Extensive experience as an academic, consultant and practitioner in Islamic economics, finance and investment. * Currently, Professor & Head of the Dept. of Economics, at the College of Economics and Management, Al-Qasimia University, U.A.E. * Holds a PhD in Economics and awarded Best PhD Prize (2012). * Published 74 articles and books and presented at a number of international conferences, including as guest speaker. * Al-Qasimia University Distinguished Academic Research Award for 2022/2023. * International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Award for Highest Number of Publications in Indexed Journal Articles for 2018. * Has been identified as in the top 30 of Islamic Economics researchers globally by the Islamic Economics Project. * In the top-10 authors in Scopus & WoS databases for Islamic economics and finance. * 1984-2001 (17 years): Extensive experience, as formerly Simon A. Maltby, in international shipping & senior management. Successful career in ship-broking, chartering and ship-owning in London, Singapore, Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur for both substantial private and publicly listed companies, at senior management level. * Conducted economic analysis and strategic studies required for the development and implementation of commercial policy. Responsible for the business development, review, appraisal, implementation and administration of complex maritime projects, contracts and investments in Europe, the U.S. and in Asia involving various industry stakeholders.