About

Hattan is an outperforming consultant for more than a decade, and marketing manager for more than 12 years. He was the Managing Partner of Strategic Gears from its inception. He later established and headed the Riyadh office. He was an advisor for many Ministers and CEOs on the topic of strategy, policy & product development, and marketing strategies, including the Minister of Labor, the CEO of the Saudi Stock Exchange, and the Governor of the Job Creation Commission. Hattan led the development & launch of some of the major public & private sector programs such as: Nitaqat employment program for the Ministry of Labor & Social Development, the launch of the Parallel Market for the Saudi Stock Exchange, the expat levy for the Non-Oil Revenue Unit, the unemployment benefit program “Hafiz” for the Human Resource & Development Fund, among others. He was also responsible to launch, manage or develop brands and programs as big as: Nitaqat, Hafiz, Ma3an, Expat Levy in the public sector, and Goody, OMO, Cofique, Velor and others in the private sector. Hattan holds an MBA degree from Oklahoma City University, USA.

Nabil has more than 12 years of experience in management consulting, entrepreneurship and investment banking. He worked extensively on strategy development, portfolio optimization, startup planning deal structuring and design/development of programs, products and strategic initiatives. He has worked in several sectors, including government, real estate, education, food services, and transportation, in addition to his continuous exposure to international trade. He is an investor, an advisor for startups and serves as a non-executive member on the Board of SLC Ltd since 2013. He worked as a senior engagement manager with Strategic Decisions Group after heading a trading venture and working as an investment banker. Nabil holds a M.Sc. in finance from the George Washington University, a BBA from the American University of Beirut and an SDRM certificate from Stanford University.

Hatim developed a wide range of expertise in different fields such as product/program development, strategy development, brand management, operational excellence, financial analysis and planning, accounting and tax. Hatim gained his expertise while consulting for different clients such as Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Economy and Planning, Ministry of Commerce and Investment, General Authority for Entertainment, Alshiaka company, among others. Prior to that, Hatim worked in Procter&Gamble managing world class brands in different markets in the India, Middle East and Africa region. In his regional experience in Switzerland, Hatim worked on setting the communication strategies for his brands, worked on future innovations, and assessed feasibility of white space expansions. He also managed a portfolio of brands in different categories such as Fabric Care “Ariel, Tide and Downy”, Baby Care “Pampers”, Feminine Hygiene “Always”, Dish Care “Fairy” and Air Care “Febreez”. Hatim holds a  B.Sc. (Honors) Degree in Finance and Economics from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Abdulrahman has a successful track record in healthcare and banking industries. His experience is well-rounded covering business development, marketing, investments, consultation & management of high net worth relationships. He gained his experience from working with industry leaders such as NCB, IMC & consultancy firms. While at IMC, he was responsible for studying & developing new initiatives & opportunities where he initiated the expansion Project exceeding 1 Bn SAR worth of investments. While at the NCB’s Private Banking, he maintained a profitable portfolio exceeding 200 Mn SAR as he managed to introduce new client segment to the Private Banking. He holds an M. Sc. Engineering Management from the Catholic University of America, MBA from the Stratford University. All degrees were awarded with honors.

Mohammed is a seasoned strategy planning and organizational development professional with over 10 years of solid experience in strategy development & execution, organizational operations & performance management, digital transformation, project management and team leadership. Having been exposed to different lines of businesses ranging from public sector, telecommunications regulators and operators, as well the leading technology organizations in GCC and worldwide. His expertise contributed to several public-sector engagements in GCC in areas like organizational transformation, strategy execution, and national level programs execution. He also contributed to building one of the Vision Realization Offices in K.S.A in an end to end engagement. Mohamed holds a Bachelor degree in economics from October university in Egypt.

Saeed has experience in marketing which helped him developing many product strategies through his previous work with Goody that led to increasing the sales of one of its product by 20%. His contributions in the labor market involved improving many initiatives, and designing a training portfolio for job seekers and help them joining the private sector entities.
Saeed holds a Bachelor degree in Marketing from Auckland University of technology in New Zealand, and an information system management certificate.

Bassel has a more than 10 years of experience in the field of financial and management consulting within the public sector in the US and Saudi Arabia. He is experienced in measuring financial and strategic impact of policy change. His most recent engagement in KSA was with the ministry of Interior in Saudi Arabia.
He holds a Master of Science in Finance from The George Washington (Financial Engineering programs) and a Bachelor of Science in Finance from George Mason University, US.

Yazan has more than 8 years of experience in delivering IT Services Management (ITSM) solutions based on ITIL best practices that focused on the people, process and technology, and information perspectives of providing business solutions within the IT infrastructure. This includes all aspects of ITSM best practices and methods from analysis, architecture and design, planning, implementation and support. Furthermore, he has many certificates such as ITIL Expert and PMP.
Yazan holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Information System from University of Jordan (2011).

+13 years of management experience across the GCC and Middle East regions in a range of industries with primary focus on FMCG. Waqas has worked with top multi-national brands at Procter & Gamble and Henkel and helped transform local organizations into successful multi-national organizations at Elixir Consultancy and Goody Saudi Arabia. Waqas’ last assignment was as the Head of Innovation and Development Business Unit at Goody Saudi Arabia. While at Goody, Waqas was the leader or at the key positions in the creation and launch of a number of different successful brands. He was Head of Marketing from 2007 until 2013, and has been consulting individually since then. Waqas holds a B.Sc. (Honors) Degree from the Lahore University of Management Sciences, graduating on the Dean’s Honor List.

+18 years of experience in Market Research. Ghaida started her career in Savola research division then worked at Synovate international for 14 years. She’s currently an independent research consultant sharing her years of experience and knowledge with us! She has extensive experience in both private & public sectors including: financial, tourism & aviation, Consumer Goods, social research, services, Real Estate. She worked with key clients locally and globally (e.g. Ministry of Labour, Minister of Hajj, Saudia, Unilever, Al-Alali, Sadafco, Friesland, Sunbula, KAEC, MEC, J&J, Emaar and Pfizer). She has Masters’ with honors in Social & Market research from Westminster University of London, Management degree from NEBS, UK, Market Research Diploma from De Mont University UK, and BS degree in Computer Science.

+22 years of experience in the Media, Content, Crisis Communication and PR fields. He has been a media consultant, working with several media and public relations firms and serving biggest clients, including ministers and top VIPs. His unique talents always brings him to the most exciting and challenging projects & media hits. One of the most famous, nationwide media efforts he led was the Corona Epidemic Crisis Management project for MOH. Alawi is famous for preparing and training Ministers, CEOs, and top Executives for media exposure, and communication. Before his adventures in his most senior positions in Adaleed, SolexPlus, FlyNas, Promoseven, and Asda’a, he started his career as a business reporter. Alawi holds a BA in Islamic Arts & Architecture from the American University of Cairo.

Khalid Kattan is a Branding Expert with 20 years’ experience in the field of design and communication, he has a vast experience with brand creation, image and rollout. he worked with different sectors, government as in JCEC, Jeddah Economic Form, SDIF, CBAHI, SCHS and MEB. Also, NGOS and private sector. He used to be the branding speaker and external examiner in Dar Al Hekma, Effet and Dammam Univ. Design School. He was also Brand consultant in the advertising business in Promoseven and Bridges Communication. Kattan also established and headed the brand design unit at McCann, and finally, he is the Co-founder of Rayat Brands specialized branding image and communication agency. He has a Higher diploma in professional photography and film and Educated in communication design from Austria.

+A seasoned attorney and legal expert with 11 years of experience specialized in Intellectual Property, Corporate, Commercial, and Labor Law, as well as Commercial Litigation. He runs his own law firm providing comprehensive legal advice to clients including the MLSD. He worked for a number of reputable local law firms leading various projects ranging from drafting agreements and policies to establishing joint ventures for clients such as Makkah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, NAS Holding, SEDCO Holding, the SAVOLA Group, etc. He holds a Doctorate Degree in Juridical Science as well as two Master Degrees of Law from Indiana University and Case Western Reserve University with areas of focus in International Intellectual Property Law and International Trade Law.