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Mehdi has more than 25 years of implementing business applications (ERP) and Change management consultancy experience in Europe and Far East. Additionally during the past five years, Mehdi was actively engaged in facilities management projects in UAE, Qatar and KSA. Mehdi successfully managed diverse assignments including: Review of site plans, advice and assistance on the structuring of the project; Preparation of Property Service Charge budgets for Administration and Reserve Funds;Selection and implementation of CMMS (computerized maintenance management system);Managing contractors, reviewing service levels and monitoring their performance
 
Highlights
Operational FM consultancy, streamlining operational processes of the following Contracts:
• The Dubai Mall (Soft services delivery)
• The Old Town (Soft services, MEP)
• Dubai Marina Phase 2 & 3 (security management)
Managing a large scale facility management consulting projects in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC), with a total development area of almost 168 million square meters, the world’s first truly-integrated ‘smart city’
 
 
Industries
Real Estate developer
Management Consulting
Sales & Distribution
 
Career
Senior Change Management Consultant
CMMS and CAFM Consultant
Senior Systems Manager
FM manager
 
 
Qualifications
SAP Project Specialist
Mechanical Engineer (FH)
 
Interests
Reading (Management strategies and historical books), Hiking, Photography and Playing chess
Mehdi Nosratlu
58
Affiliate

 
 
 
 
 
 
25 years of diverse assignments and contributions, which pot many professional disciplines to create a solid base of analysis, decision making, assessment and delivery. Assemble and lead teams for adequate processing and synergy to secure efficiency and client's satisfaction.
 
Highlights
In Dubai: Contributed to Heritage Management at DM, TECOM initiatives & projects, and DIFC development. Also in developing South Johor of Malaysia. Strong Advocate for measurable Quality, Knowledge implementations and CSR obligations.
 
 
Industries
Project Management
Cultural Preservation
Development Management
Facilities Management
Knowledge Management
 
Career
Director & Board Member Medini Malaysia
Director Technical Group-UWI
Director Prejects & Assets Management-DIFC
 
 
Qualifications
BA Arch.
ICOMOS, ULI, PMI, ACCE,APMG, PRINCE2, 6σ, MBIFM, IFMA.
 
Interests
Photography, Anthropology, Humanitarian Studies, Academic Researches, Travel and Blogging.
Adil Abdalla
57
Associate: Construction & Facilities Management

 
 
 
 
 
 
Twenty Seven years of experience in the field of Accounting, Auditing, Financial Management, Corporate Finance, Treasurery, Stock Brokerage, Chemical Distribution, Lubricant Manufacturing, Trading, Journalism and on the Board of Front line regulator for Stock Market. Key role in the past ten years has been of providing Leadership, Building businesses, Financial Engineering and Private Equity Management.
 
Highlights
Set-up Businesses in the field of Corporate Brokerage, Manufacturing, Distribution, Media and Marketing. Structured first ever Reverse Take Over, First ever hostile take-over, fund raising and corporate finance deal structuring.
 
 
Industries
Corporate Finance
Financial Management
Stock Brokerage
Auditing
Accounting
Media
Oil and Chemicals
 
Career
Chairman of number of companies in past ten years and Director of Karachi Stock Exchange
 
 
Qualifications
ACA England and Wales.
 
Interests
Writing for newspaper, Reading fiction and Newspaper editing
Munir Muhammad
51
Lead Consultant

 
 
 
 
 
 
With 25 years experience in the broadcast and print media industries, Kevan brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the Istesharah team. He's the executive director of MECIA (Middle East Communications Industries Association) and a regional advisor to the Association for International Broadcasting.
 
Highlights
Launched MECIA - first industry Association for broadcast industry in GCC
 
 
Industries
Broadcasting, multi-media, professional AV, magazine publishing
 
Career
Managing Director - AV Specialist MENA FZ LLC
Executive Director - MECIA
Regional Advisor - Association for International broadcasting
 
 
Qualifications
CTS: certified technology specialist with demonstrated knowledge in the science and technology behind audio, video and display systems.
 
Interests
Climbed Kilimanjaro
Kevan Jones
51
Associate: Broadcasting

 
 
 
 
 
 
Beate is a seasoned career professional with over 20 years of experience, across industries and continents. Her specializations lie mainly in ICT, BPO, economic development clusters, start-up's, strategy and financial modelling.
 
Highlights
Built largest call center outside of USA for a telco.
Set up new business unit for Siemens.
Pioneered business development, procurement, FM and Sales for Dubai Holding
In R&D unit at Uniys, USA.
 
 
Industries
Telecoms & ICT (software)
Public Sector, Economic Development Zones
Real Estate & Facilities Management
Asset Management, Insurance
 
Career
Board Member
CEO
Director
Business Development Manager
Project & Product Manager
 
 
Qualifications
Post-grad in ICT; MBA in Islamic Finance - Sir John Cass City School of London - CASS (2010).
 
Interests
Social Work, Anthropology, Quantum Physics, Philosophy, Psychology, Exploration, Learning, Creativity, Enabling.
Beate (Aisha) Kerlis
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Non Executive Director

 
 
 
 
 
 
Fatma Mahfoudh has more than 14 years experience in the UAE in the field of marketing and brand management. Her experience ranges from change management and developing e-based solutions for multinational corporations through process re-engineering.
 
Highlights
Set up two successful businesses.
Climbed Mount Kilimanjaro.
Part of Emirates Diving Association Group, sent to Thailand by the Government of Dubai to assist in recovery of underwater debris, after the Tsunami.


 
 
Industries
Facilities Management
 
Career
Publisher
Marketing brand Communications Manager-Gulf region
Associate Partner-Human Resource
Customer Service Manager
 
 
Qualifications
MBA(marketing and employee relations) from Leicester University.
Postgraduate Diploma Marketing from Chartered Institute of Marketing.
Trained as Internal Auditor of ISO Procedures from DNV.
 
Interests
Reading, Writing, Trekking, Scuba Diver.
Fatma Mahfoudh
38
Associate: Asset Management

 
 
 
 
 
 
A perfect fusion of the western and middle eastern culture. More than eight years of experience of all commercial aspects for telecommunication projects in the Middle East and Asia Pacific region.
 
Highlights
Profit and Loss Responsibility for the most important and difficult projects within Siemens Mobile Network(Thailand, India, Iran and Iraq).
 
 
Industries
Telecommunication-Mobile Network(2G/3G)
 
Career
Account Director Commercial Sales
Finance and Control
 
 
Qualifications
Higher Diploma in Business Administration, graduated from the University of Applied Sciences in Germany.
 
Interests
Travel,Sports,Politics,Intercultural Management.
Eshvagh Roessner
37
Senior Consultant

 
 
 
 
 
 
Rami has over 10 years of experience, worked and studied in Germany and the UAE with multinational companies, focusing on sophisticated webhosting applications and networking.
 
Highlights
Dead Angle/Blind Spot System for Bosch in
Germany.
Engage Server for Istesharah Dubai.
IT infrastructure Health Insurance company in Dubai.
 
 
Industries
Industry
Webhosting
Finance
Healthcare Management
 
Career
Programmer
IT Support
Network Administrator
IT Manager
 
 
Qualifications
M.Sc.(Informatics Engineering)from Technical University of Ilmenau, Germany(2004).
 
Interests
Islam and other religions, E.U. Culture, Movies, Music, Sport, Cooking.
Rami Ajjan
35
Istesharah Diagnostics Toolkit

 
 
 
 
 
 
An executive director with over eight years of experience in setting up, structuring and developing companies in various sectors. Specialist in P&L Management, Cash Flow Forecasting, Sales and Business Development, Budgeting and Expense Control, Strategic and Market Planning, Business Plan Development, Financial Modelling and Information Technology.
 
Highlights
Set up a number of succesful business in the consulting sector in the UK.
 
 
Industries
Oil, Gas and Energy
Finance
Technology
Consultancy
Retail
 
Career
Managing Partner-Levitas Investments
Head of PMO-TAQA
MD-PL Technologies
MD-Britannia IT Solutions
CEO-Incept Consulting
 
 
Qualifications
BSc Computer Science; CIMA 2010 Candidate; Fellow at Chartered Management Institute(FCMI)
 
Interests
Business, Basketball, Power boating, Fencing, Boxing and Chess.
Imran Ali Sheikh
34
Senior Consultant

 
 
 
 
 
 
Leila has alomost 10 years of experience in strategy and product development. She also has extensive experience in running day-to-day operations for various business center offerings in Dubai.
 
Highlights
Financial Feasibilities for large scale property developments
Project Management
Setup and Management of Business Centers
 
 
Industries
Real Estate
Hospitality
Insurance
Property Management
 
Career
Product Manager
Project Manager
Senior Manager Business Centre
 
 
Qualifications
BA in Information Systems and Technology, MBA, Project Management Training.
 
Interests
Tennis, Reading, Education
Lenka (Leila) Basweidan
34
Senior Consultant

 
 
 
 
 
 
Mohammed has a diverse career professional with 8 years of experience across industries in the MENA region. His expertise lies mainly in strategic planning, business modeling, organization development, entrepreneurship and change management.
 
Highlights
Due diligence for the largest gold jewellery manufacturer in the Gulf region.
Engaged extensively in developing strategies for the “Best Saudi Company to work for competition” 2007, 2008.
Established TeamOne Consulting in Amman a well known Saudi company based in Riyadh with offices in Khobar, Jeddah, Cairo and Doha.
Had been selected by the National Council for Graduate Entrepreneurship in UK to represent the Middle Eastern students at the University of Cambridge
 
 
Industries
Consultancy
Medical Marketing and biomedical device Sales and marketing
IT and Telecommunication
Real Estate and project management
 
Career
Manager –Strategic Planning Section Head
Partner-Global Medical Instrumentation-Jordan
Product Manager
Senior Consultant
 
 
Qualifications
M.Sc (with distinction) in Process Technology & Business Management (University of Warwick-UK,
Postgraduate Certificate in Computer Engineering from the University of Michigan-Dearborn),
B.Sc in Electronics Engineering, Royal Scientific Society,PMP.
 
Interests
Boxing, Football, Swimming, Travelling, Social Work, Reading Business, Politics.

Mohammed Al Jilani
34
Senior Consultant

 
 
 
 
 
 
Jamal has worked in different fields of the finance industry. His specializations are mainly in Finance and Business Strategy development.
 
Highlights
Carried out structuring of the profit allocation in Emirates Islamic Bank with a team of different departments. Involved in the process of setting up the investment department for GapCorp.
 
 
Industries
Finance
Government
 
Career
Analyst
Financial Analyst
Consultant
 
 
Qualifications
CMA part one, BBA in Finance and Banking, EMBA from Cass Business School.

 
Interests
Reading
Research
Riding
Swimming
Jamal Al Mahamid
29
Advisory - Finance

 
 
 
 
 
 
Shadiya is is versatile and multi-talented, with her strong administration skills, she facilitates the all administrational and PRO work for the Istesharah Team.
 
Highlights
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Industries
Administration
Accounts
Education
 
Career
Office Administrator
PRO
Assistant Accountant
Teacher

 
 
Qualifications
B. Sc – Physics

Diploma in Accounting
 
Interests
Crochetting, Reading,Learning.
Shadiya Aboobacker
29
Office Administrator and PRO

 
 
 
 
 
 
Saqar has conducted research and analysis across different projects for Istesharah. He is also instrumental in the development of financial modelling tools for the ISTESHARAH DIAGNOSTICS TOOLKIT.
 
Highlights
Developed first ever English Online Zakat Calculator approved by Islamic Affairs Department of Dubai.

Research, data collection and analysis for Feasibility Studies, Strategies and Business Plans
Product Plans.
 
 
Industries
Public Sector
Finance
Real Estate
Property Management
ICT
 
Career
Research Analyst
Financial Analyst
Consultant
 
 
Qualifications
Bachelor of Science (Indiana State University)
 
Interests
Travelling, Sports, Reading, Music
Saqar AlZaabi
28
Consultant

 
 
 
 
 
 
Consultancy and Research Services
 
Highlights
Planning and performing audits of information systems, and taking part in preparing feasibility studies and due-diligence for clients
 
 
Industries
Information Systems
Business Administration
 
Career
Researcher
IT and Management Consultant
Technical Personnel
Software Developer
 
 
Qualifications
2010 MBA candidate, Computer Science Bachelor Degree Holder.
 
Interests
Technologies and Sports
Maisa Qamheyeh
27
Researcher

 
 
 

 
 
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