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Yasser Omar

Int'l all rounder business leader

Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt

Work Experience

  • Managing DirectorFull Time

    youm7

    Sep 2014 - Present -10 yrs, 10 months

    Egypt , Giza

    • Job Details:o Responsible for Expanding YouGov into Egypt and developing a business plan to make this office the fastest growing in revenue and profit. This will include developing a strategic and operating plan, P&L management, recruitment and development of talent and business development. o Leading the qualitative business across the region (Saudi, UAE & Egypt) both from strategic and operational fronts. I recently restructured the business to improve our competitive offering, create efficiencies, drive innovation and ultimately enhance profitability. o Overseeing the regional PepsiCo account which is YouGov’s largest client of Qualitative business. I am involved both on the account handling and strategic direction.
  • Regional Strategy & Marketing Director Full Time

    Exeed Vivartia International

    Jun 2012 - Oct 2014 -2 yrs, 4 months

    United Arab Emirates , Dubai

    • Job Details:o Advise on which existing and new Food Categories to enter and how to compete profitably with a volume/margin balanced portfolio Developed 3 strong master brands to compete in distinctive categories effectively through emotionally engaging consumer propositions o Recommend Corporate/Brand Architecture and identify opportunities to drive differentiation through product and package innovation o Set-Up Category/Package/Price/Channel Strategy o Evaluated and appointed the relevant agencies to support business & brand development and activation o Created The Company Name, Logo and Corporate Identity o Developed Kuzina and Alethia as the first Food and cheese brands within the portfolio o Led the execution of the first Gulf Food participation for Hayatna o Establish A&M and Communication guidelines for each sub-category
  • General ManagerFull Time

    Emirates Refreshment Co.

    Nov 2010 - May 2012 -1 yr, 6 months

    United Arab Emirates , Dubai

    • Job Details:o Develop and execute strategies to deliver profitable growth. o Drive efficiencies, allocate resources, restructure the enterprise, and establish policy, processes and standard operating procedures (SOPs). • Developed the distributer network in Abu Dhabi & Oman. • Prioritized and significantly improved the quality of brand Jeema on the product, manufacturing & logistics fronts. This was implemented in the two existing plants and got endorsement from 3 strict audits. • Achieved a 25% cost reduction of S&D by increasing productivity, and implementing region/channel packaging/pricing initiatives. • Increased TT sales by 15% through effective sales strategies and innovative pack price initiatives. • Implementation of Performance management within the organization & implementation of SOPs • Restructuring the organization, shaping up departments, removing poor performers and attracting fresh talent
  • Managing Director - AMEAFull Time

    Pepsi Lipton International

    Jun 2008 - Oct 2010 -2 yrs, 4 months

    United Arab Emirates , Dubai

    • Job Details:o Strategized, entry into white markets, restructured and redefined key roles to leap frog growth in GCC and sustain Australia Growth through Marketing Investments, Innovation & Trade dominance. o Developed the Lipton Green Ice Tea Platform and launched it across White Markets (Classically Hot Tea Markets) o Turned around Philippines, restructured South Africa and Korea; resolve profitability issues in Thailand & Malaysia. • Developed the white market entry strategy in AMEA to double the Lipton volume in 3 years that was approved by the board • Recommended & implemented a new regional structure with robust staffing plans for key roles in the regional office and in the operating clusters • Doubled the volume & increased profit by 80% in 2 years in GCC, through innovation, redefining distributor commercial relationships and improving co-packer efficiency to make Lipton Ice Tea to be the fastest growing brand within PI portfolio. • Turning around the profitability objectives of Thailand & Malaysia businesses through pack/channel strategy, product/pack innovation and efficient A&M management - Thailand grew volume by 25% and profits by 40% while Malaysia grew volume by 15% to deliver profits for the first time in 5 years. • Grew volume in Australia two years in a row by 20%+ through aggressive investments behind A&M, innovation (low sugar green Ice Tea) & visibility to drive category penetration and maintain share leadership. • Switched from existing disadvantaged bottlers to new bottlers with highly favorable terms in South Africa & Korea.
  • Education

    • Engineering in Architecture

      King Abdulaziz University

      Jan 1980 - Jan 1986 - 6 yr

    • High School - Thanaweya Amma

      Jeddah High School

      Jan 1979 

    Skills

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    Languages

    • Arabic

      Fluent
    • English

      Fluent

    Training & Certifications

    • Marketing University

      PepsiCo·2005
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