GPMA Advisory Council
The Advisory Council is a group of experienced consultants, senior executives and university professors who support GPMA in forming its direction and support its activities. The advisory committee plays an important public relations role as well. The Committee also provide GPMA Team with a fresh perspective on how to maximize its value propositions.
The Role of The Advisory Council Includes:
- Provide guidance to GPMA in setting its strategic directions and priorities
- Review GPMA strategic plan and scorecard
- Recommend new services and activities
- Expand GPAM collaborative network and lead new strategic partnership
- Advice GPMA on managing its recourses to ensure sustainable operations
- Helping spearhead a special project from planning to completion
- Fundraising for a specific project
- Serving as an advocate for GPMA
Corporater
Tor Inge is the founder and CEO of Corporater – a global software company that enables mid and large organizations to manage their entire business on a single platform. He is an experienced practitioner of management methodologies, a dynamic speaker on the topics of technology trends and integrated software solutions, and a trusted strategy advisor to CEOs of companies worldwide.
Tor Inge’s career spans across several companies, two of which led to establishing Corporater: Equinor (f.k.a. Statoil) – an international energy company, where he held several key positions in the finance domain for over 12 years, and SAS Institute – the largest independent vendor in the business intelligence/analytics market, where Tor Inge spent two years managing performance management solutions portfolio.
Tor Inge holds a master’s degree in Finance and Entrepreneurship from the University of Stavanger, Norway.
The World Strategy Network (WSN) is a strategy management focused consulting and professional development firm based in Dubai. WSN is a Registered Education Provider certified since 2016 by the Association for Strategic Planning (ASP) to have demonstrated qualifications to deliver Strategic Planning and Strategic Management knowledge, skills, and core competencies in alignment with the ASP’s Body of Knowledge.
Dr. Chaudron has over 30 years of experience. National and international clients include those in manufacturing, banking, finance, petrochemicals, electronics and aerospace in the United States, France, Germany, Portugal, Brazil, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.
Spoken at numerous national and local conferences and been a major speaker at internationally broadcast teleconferences to over 35,000 people on organizational change, TQM and Re-engineering, systems thinking and strategic planning.
He holds a doctorate and master's degrees in Industrial/Organizational Psychology. He is managing partner at Organized Change. https://www.organizedchange.com
CH FCIPD
David is an experienced and qualified Senior Organization Development Consultant with over 20 years of successful project completion across different sectors (Manufacturing, FMCG, Retail, Professional Services and Government). Client expertise covers the UK, MENA and GCC regions. He has strong expertise in holistic Organization Design, Development and Performance Management solutions
David started his career working for NSG Pilkington, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of glass for the Automotive and Construction sectors, based in the UK. He moved to Saudi Arabia in 2000 to work for one of the GCC region’s largest FMCG companies, The Savola Group. David’s last position in Savola was HR Executive Director in the Foods Division, responsible for all Organization Development activity. He then moved into consultancy, working on large scale private sector and Government projects in Saudi Arabia, and is now Senior Consultant – Organizational Effectiveness for the largest Insurer in KSA. Expertise includes Executive Assessment and Development, Performance Management design and implementation, Change Management and HR Transformation.
Amongst his qualifications, David holds a Master’s Degree in Organizational Analysis and Behavior is a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD and holds MSP and PRINCE 2 Program and Project Practitioner certifications.
Charles has for many years used learner-focused activities to help over 20,000 participants (front line to Senior Management and CEO’s and leading Saudi families) to unlock both internal and external barriers to communicate and perform better as teams passionate about a vision.
Some of his clients have included: Saudi Arabian Airlines, National Commercial Bank, King Faisal Specialist Hospital& Research Center, SABIC, Naghi Motors, Islamic Development Bank, Elaf Hotels, Baskin Robbins Ice Cream, Savola, Sunbula, Intercontinental Hotel, King Faisal Eye Specialist Hospital Riyadh, King Fahad Medical City Riyadh, Obeikan (Riyadh), Bupa, ALJ Toyota, Nesma Holding Company, Teleyemen, Natco(Yemen), Borouge UAE, ADCO UAE, Arab Air Carriers(Jordan), Kuwait Bank in Kuwait, Islamic Research & Training Institute (IRTI), Islamic Development Bank, Young Doctors, College of Business Admin (CBA) Jeddah, Suzuki, SAJHI, Supreme Food & Agriculture, AlRaji Poultry, Bank Aljazira, Maaden, National Water Company, King Saud Bin Abdul-Aziz for Health Sciences University Western Region, Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC), NOC, National Drilling Company UAE, PEPSI, KAEC, AlSalam Aircraft Company RUH, KAU students, Dr. Saleh AlRasheed of Kuwait. AlMarai, SEDCO, Aramco, Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) UAE, PetroRabigh, Emarat Petrol UAE, Dubai Customs, Xenel, ADCO.UAE, Proctor & |Gamble, Sabic IBNRUSHD, PETRORABIGH and others.
Charles uses and has used for many years, experiential fun 10-minute trainer, accelerated learning approaches in all the workshops and forums he has conducted.
In the past two years, he has focused on enhancing strategic emotionally intelligent leadership to transform Senior and Executive teams to passionately prepare their organization cultures to proactively meet the constantly changing challenges they will face.
Also, as he now operates from England: he will add to his focus…a new powerful life-changing program for all individuals from the front line to CEO..called“Wal Asr..Power Tools for Time Focus. These twelve hours of learning activities with 3 approaches to time will truly be life-changing for the select few chosen to participate. It will only be offered 3 times between 2019 and 2020 for a max of 15 participants for each “Wal Asr” workshop that consists of four days..3 hours each day.
Although Charles is an American who now operates from England, he has lived and worked in Italy and Saudi Arabia and also done learning and development activities in UAE, Jordan, Yemen, Egypt, Sudan.
Humanology
Prof. Datuk Dr. Leow is a very well-acknowledged researcher, consultant, and trainer. His specialized areas of research include human attitude, behavior, behavior insights, nudges, behavioral economics, strategic management, human resource, and marketing. He was a consultant for UNIDO, certified trainer of International Micro Expressionists Association (IMEXA), and a trainer and lecturer of the National Academy of Public Administration and Politics, Vietnam. Currently, he sits on more than ten editorial boards of multiple academic journals. Besides, he is the Honorary Professor of Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Vietnam, and was the dean of graduate School, IIC University of Technology, Cambodia.
Dr. Leow is a MIM Certified Professional Trainer (MIM-CPT) and a member of the International Association of Counsellors and Therapists (IACT). Besides, he is also a member of MIHRM and a certified advanced Human Resource Practitioner (Consultant). He has written many books which include “Body Language Exposed, Selling with Heart and Soul, I See, I Hear, and I Conquer, Trapping the Cunning Fox, The Flintstones Management, Nudge Or Fudge, Predictable Accident, The Humane Way” and other titles. Besides, he was invited to be a body language expert contributor for Morning Post, Hong Kong, to analyze the Body Language for global issues. Moreover, he was a resource person of Fornes Magazine, Argentina.
Moreover, he has completed a consultation project for the Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia on customer satisfaction, SPNB, LPPSA and SK. He has also managed to help PERODUA and the Department of Fisheries, Malaysia, for their Rebranding and Transformation. Now, he is the advisor for the Vocational College of Malaysia in the area for Business and a founder member of Consultant and Business Management Research Association (CBMRA) and SR-Asia.
Academic Director, Economist & Researcher in Cognitive Technologies, Education & Development, with over 25 years of experience in Latin America, U.S. and the Middle East. Proven record of accomplishment initiating and positioning education and workforce development programs for high impact. Focused on investment in people and ideas in academic and corporate environments.
At CERT, www.cert.ae, the commercial arm of the Higher Colleges of Technology, HCT www.hct.ac.ae, the largest federal higher education institution in the UAE, develop enriching relationships with like-minded organizations investing in people as a source of competitive advantage and growth.
Lead SME teams in program design, from project inception, exploration, modelling, deployment and quality assurance. Conceptualized and lead the AI Academy, an initiative to empower UAE talent with cognitive technology skills for ethical AI adoption; and the VAT Academy, for the advancement of taxation education. Steward of regulatory and licensing entities (ACTVET, NQA) and awarding bodies (City and Guilds, ILM).
Chair of Business Programs at Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) for 7 years, managing large-scale academic operations (800+ students) and multi-national faculty in Abu Dhabi and Sharjah. Spearheaded initiatives that positioned teams as top achievers in recruitment, graduation, industry engagement, innovation and scholarship. Chair of Quality Management Curriculum and Member of CAA and ACBSP Accreditation Task Forces.
Proven ability to design and manage triple-helix and co-production projects. As SME for the Applied Research and Entrepreneurship Committee, connect faculty/students with industry experts to develop technology-enabled solutions of economic and social value.
Founding Director of MBA programs, General Coordinator of Graduate Studies and member of the Technical-Academic Committee. Professor in Economics and Accounting (Ecuador), Lecturer/Associate Faculty in Management Science, Quantitative Methods, Accounting and Finances, Leadership (U.S.) and Applied Research ( UAE).
Agricultural Economist in rural development banking for FINAGRO, Banco del Agro, IADB, Oxfam, ECLOF and FMO in Ecuador. Director of Statistics for TC Television, Advisor to the Vice-Governor's office in Guayas and Las Vegas Latin Chamber of Commerce.
Researcher in Emerging Technologies Education, Workforce Skilling, Leadership, Women Empowerment and Public Innovation. Member of INFORMS, AAUP and SCORE. NSC Heritage Fellowship recipient.
DBA, MBA (Finance), Economist. USAID and DSE Scholar.
Andrew’s areas of interest include organizational performance, strategic planning, transformation and change management. His experience in Saudi Arabia commenced in 1994 and included the aviation, oil and gas, and mining and manufacturing industries. His current research is on how Saudi organizations identify and build the capabilities required for them to navigate the increasing environmental dynamism occurring in Saudi Arabia.
During his tenure as Director of the Arabian Society for Human Resource Management (ASHRM), he co-chaired two successful conferences ASHRM2010 (Bahrain) and ASHRM 2012 (Abu Dhabi).
GPMA Academic Council
GPMA Academic Committee is formed from a group of specialized subject matter experts (academicians, researchers and consultants) who ensure a high standard quality of all knowledge content provided through GPMA.
- Review the content and assessment methodologies used in the GPMA training and professional certification programs.
- Suggest topics and speakers for GPMA forums, webinars, training programs.
- Review graduation projects of The Certified Strategic Planning and Performance Management Expert qualification.
- Provide advice on existing and potential GPMA knowledge content and educational activities.
- To suggest and approve research projects which to be undertaken by GPMA.
Vice-President and Managing Director, EFESO Consulting
Dr. Dinana has over 30 years of working experience in strategy, marketing, healthcare, information technology management, customer care and hi-tech manufacturing. His consulting projects engagement level span from National-Level Strategy Development initiatives to one-on-one Executive Coaching. As an active member of his community.
Dr. Dinana has served as a board member at the Egyptian Junior Businessmen Association, the Management Consultants Association, Egypt Post, the Chamber of Information Technology & Telecommunication Industries, and the Children Cancer Hospital Foundation. He has multiple certifications that include being a certified management consultant, a certified board director, a certified balanced scorecard consultant and a certified management simulation trainer. Along with his consultancy expertise, Dr. Dinana is also a lecturer on various MBA and BA programs in Egypt in the field of Marketing and Sales Planning, supervising a number of MBA and diploma thesis.
Dr. Dinana holds a Doctor of Business Admin. (Healthcare Mgmt..), Nova Southeastern Univ., USA; Executive MBA, Univ. of New Haven, School of Business, USA; Diploma in Medical Electronics, Eindhoven Univ., International Institute of Technology; and a Bachelor of Systems and Biomedical Engineering, Cairo Univ.
Smart Reward Solution
Expert, Manager, Consultant and Entrepreneur in the area of Org (Re)design, HR, Performance and Reward Management, having worked in various (industrial) sectors with global scope (a.o. capital goods, process industry, oil & chemicals, packaging, automotive, office products, logistics, food & retail, telecom and satellite, investments, professional services); lived and worked in 7 different countries (Netherlands, Belgium, France, UK, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Mongolia)
Khibrat Engineering & Management Senior Portfolio
Eng. Mokhtar is a senior consultant in the areas of project management, risk management and construction management with over 30-year service record as consultant and trainer with public and private sector organizations in Germany, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Jordan, Kuwait and the UAE covering projects in private and public sectors.
Eng. Mokhtar worked also with international organizations such as UN-ILO (IAS project) and European Commission (TVTC project) in Egypt both for development of the Egyptian industrial sector including healthcare, engineering, pharmaceutical, carpet and glass industries.
Eng. Mokhtar gained his B. Sc. degree in Engineering 1983 in Egypt and a Master of Project Management 1991 in Germany. He is a Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification in 1999 and Risk Management Professional (RMP) Certification in 2012 from the Project Management Institute (PMI) in the USA as well his license as Construction Management Consulting Engineer in 1999 from Egypt.
Academy of Innovation & Change
As a thought leader and practitioner, Mr. Shehab Served in Key Strategic Business Roles (over the past 20 years) as a Consultant, Vision Realization Office ("VRO"), Ministry of Health, KSA, Director of Consulting, Edcomm Banker's Academy, Director - Human Capital, Middle East, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Director - Advisory People Leader – Middle East, Ernst & Young, and Arab Bank Training Center Manager, Arab Bank Plc. Having served in senior leadership teams, Mr. Shehab was required to influence and communicate at C-Level with a high financial acumen and people-driven orientation.
Hatem holds Master’s degree in English Literature, Master’s degree in Leading Innovation and Change from York St John University, and is packed with demonstrable track record and hands-on exposure in delivering cutting edge solutions and implementation of strategic initiatives. He is a Certified Trainer in Positive Leadership – Jon Gordon Companies, Certified ROI Professional (CRP) from ROI Institute, Accredited Assessor; Assessment & Development Center - TMSDI, B.R. Garrison, MBTI®. UK, Certified Job Analyst & Job Evaluator – HAY, and Accredited Expert - “Institute of Banking Law & Practice”, USA.
Strategy and Performance Advisory Leader - KPI Mega Library
Dr. Baroudi worked as a MENA strategy advisory executive director at Ernst and Young. He assisted 100+ public and private organizations in developing their strategy and performance management.
He worked as a Sr. Advisor for central government visions including KSA 2030, Oman 2040, Abu Dhabi 2030 and Ajman 2021. Also, he worked at ADNOC in the organization development field. He also spent 8 years at Honda of Canada Manufacturing refining their planning and performance capabilities. Also, he helped developing short- and long-term strategic plans for Honda of North America.
In the USA, Dr. Baroudi was ahead auditor for Holiday Inn Corporation, followed by the aerospace industry, where he worked for world-leaders in this field, Aeroquip Corp. & Array Systems.
Dr. Baroudi holds a Ph.D. "Strategic Planning; M.B.A in Information Systems; M.B.A in International Business; M.B.A. in Finance; and B.A. in Business Administration.
- An academic researcher, a subject-matter expert and a management trainer/consultant encompassing a wide multidisciplinary scope with focus on Organisational Capacity Building, Organisational Design & Development, Strategy & Performance Management, Human Capital Development, Management & Leadership Development, Organisational Excellence & Governance, Linguistics & Literary Translation Studies.
- A Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (FCIPD)- UK
- A Member of the Institute of Leadership and Management (MILM)- UK
- A Certified Internal Assessor of the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM)- Belgium
- An EU researcher of Euro-Mediterranean Partnership
- A Member of the Chartered Institute of Linguists (MCIoL)- UK
GPMA Partnerships & Communications Committee
GPMA Partnerships & Communications Committee consists of experts in the area of marketing, media, and international relations. It provide advice and support to GPMA to enhance its brand and membership base.
The Role of The Partnerships & Communications Committee Includes:
- Review GPMA marketing plan and provide advice to ensure its effectiveness.
- Review GPMA marketing material.
- Review GPMA website and Social Media Networks.
- Advise GPMA on new strategic partnerships.
- Support GPMA in establishing a global presence.
- Act as the spokesman for GPMA.
- Open channels to GPMA to major communication and media channels.
Oratorio Principal Bill Connor is one of the world s leading practitioners of media training and presentation skills, coaching for senior executives and public officials. With more than twenty years of experience as a television anchorman and White House correspondent, he conducts intensive hands@on training programs that show corporate and government leaders how to communicate effectively in broadcast, online and print interviews, and how to develop and deliver compelling presentations and speeches.
Prior to joining Oratorio, Mr. Connor was White House Correspondent for the Hearst Corporation television stations, an anchor and reporter for NBC s WCSH@TV, and a business reporter for “New York Newsday.”
Mr. Connor has received numerous professional awards for his work, including an Associated Press citation for
excellence in investigative reporting. He holds a B.A. in French from Vassar College and an M.S. with Honors from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York.
Knowledge Now Company
Ali Jafri is the President of Knowledge Now, a Knowledge-Based consulting firm operating from Islamabad. Throughout his professional career, Ali has been associated with globally recognized consulting firms including PriceWaterhouseCoopers & Mercer consulting where he has undertaken a number of Business Process Reengineering (BPR) assignments, which has given him a diverse and unique perspective on Change Management. He has successfully managed relationships for blue-chip companies, such as Pepsi International, Microsoft, General Motors, Standard Chartered Bank, Polycom, Du Pont & Al Ghurair Group to name a few.
Ali Jafri has also worked as a Lead Project Manager for the United Nations (UNDP) project to build the capacity of the Ministry of Economic Affairs Team in Pakistan to strengthen their online presence and virtual coordination for technical cooperation among developing countries. He also served as Director Online Strategy for Madinah Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship (MILE) and in his passion to facilitate dissemination of knowledge with ease, he Moderated more than 400 Live Webinars on MILE’s platform by successfully engaging speakers from Top Academic Schools of the world and Global Consulting firms, such as Harvard, Columbia, Oxford, INSEAD, London Business School, Wharton, Babson, Yale, Stanford, Carnegie, IESE, Cranfield, Oliver Wyman, Strategy&, United Nations Chief of E-government and many more. Ali holds a BSc. Degree from Elon University, North Carolina, USA and he is a Fellow of Virginia Theological University
Professional Certification Council
The Operation Committee consists of group of volunteering professional and executives who contribute their time to the daily operation of the Academy business.
The Role of The Operations Committee Includes:
- Developing GPMA strategy and scorecard
- Approving and managing the delivery of webinars
- Approving and managing the development of GPMA Directories (Academic Degrees, Professional Associations, Experts)
- Approving and managing GPMA professional training and certifications
- Organizing events
- Selecting strategic partners and managing their relations
- Assigning International GPMA Ambassadors
CEO
Eng. Hady has more than 30 years in designing, developing & managing strategy, policies and procedures in various HR areas including manpower resourcing, training & development, performance appraisal system, career path, compensation & benefits and employee relations. He has led and managed the Strategy Deployment Project at several organizations including government, non-profit and for-profit organizations using strategy map and Balanced Scorecards framework.
Eng. Hady is a Sr. Assessor at Dubai Human Development Award and has been certified as a trainer for several international programs. While working as a Consultant at Towers Watson, he was assigned as an Advisor at Dubai economic development department.
Eng. Alaa has completed an MBA degree at Maastricht School of Management (Strategic Planning), Human Resources Certificate from University of Minnesota; Data Analysis Certificate from Price Waterhouse Coopers; and Business Metrics Certificate from Duke University.