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Resume:
WALID DIB
aduakg@r.postjobfree.com
T2G 5R1 Calgary, Alberta
EDUCATION
Revenue Management and
Techniques American Academy of
Financial Management - Dubai
YR 2008
Bachelor in Business Administration
Specialized in Tourism & Hospitality
Management University of Quebec
in Montreal
YR 1994–YR 1997
Baccalaureate in Biochemistry
University of Montreal
YR 1992–YR 1994
Diploma in General Sciences
College Andre Grasset Montreal
YR 1991–YR 1992
SKILLS
Business Analysis
Business Valuation
Strategic Planning
Communication
Time Management
Problem Solving
Leadership
Pre-Opening
Decision Making
Data Skills
Contingency Planning
EXPERIENCE
Production Manager Byblos Bakery - Calgary, Alberta March 2022 – Present
• Extensive working knowledge and able to operate bakery production equipment such as mixer, divider, makeup, proofing, oven conveyor, freezer, and packaging line
• Enhancing and introducing new quality and productivity monitoring forms
• Implementing efficiency standards and waste control
• Recommending changes to production to enhance productivity and profitability Chief Executive Officer Developers & Co – Beirut, Lebanon May 2018 – Oct 2021
• Developing and building “Sights” first outlet mall for luxury brands in Lebanon
• Securing a loan of 16 million USD for construction and 4 million USD for green initiatives
• Following up with the engineers and contractors on constructions and site development
• Developing with third parties the marketing, positioning and branding strategies (Vision, mission, USP’S, etc.)
• Setting and leading the leasing department and achieved 90% occupancy prior opening Business Consultant Bachir Machaalani – Beirut, Lebanon February 2019 – March 2020
• Board Member of BM Mechaalany an Agri-food production company which products are distributed on all 5 continents.
• Offering a wide array of strategic and financial advisory
• Analyzing operational business drivers to evaluate efficiencies, synergies and economies of scale opportunities
• Secured a loan of 10 million USD for factory expansion
• Developing investment and financing strategy
• Formulating and Implementing corporate governance
• Preparing company valuation for potential investors Chief Financial Officer Inter Mall Group Holding, Beirut – Lebanon June 2015 – May 2018
• Handling the financial matters of 18 companies related to various industries: Investment, real estate, construction, retail, hospitality, entertainment, and healthcare.
• Opening Cascada Mall, the biggest mall in Lebanon sprawling over 250,000 SQM and with a buildup area of 154,000 SQM.
• Arrange loans of 6 million USD for movie theaters and negotiating the refinancing of loan of 32 million USD
• Negotiating with potential investors. Three new stockholders were confirmed.
• Renegotiating leasing contract payment terms and reducing receivable by 35%
• Developing financial and tax strategies by rebuilding the holding and the companies’ organization chart
• Introducing inventory analysis on companies’ level
• Enhancing and implementing IT control processes
Finance & Administrator Director Patchi – Beirut, Lebanon February 2012 – May 2015
• One of the best luxury chocolate company in the world with 150 stores in 5 continents and 5 factories in 5 countries.
• Organizing and coordinating IPO, due diligence and valuation with Goldman Sachs and Deloitte. Company valuated at 1.3 billion USD
• Advice the board on the financial implications of business activities by implementing a yearly business plan
• Introducing monthly inventory in all managed stores and factories
• Achieving a monthly inventory variance of 0.18% from 7%
• Restructuring the finance and administration department LANGUAGES
Arabic
Native Language
French
Read, Spoken, Written
English
Read, Spoken, Written
COMPUTER LITERACY
Microsoft Office, Hyperion,
Sun Systems, Yardi, Opera
System, Navision, Fidelio,
Micros System, Noria Ideas,
GuestWare, Lanmark, Prologik
Holidex, Dolphin, PMS, Swap,
Wizard.
EXPERIENCE
• Enhancing company performance by putting into practice over 600 financial and management processes
• Introducing yield and revenue management
• Introducing inventories analysis by implementing single item code to reduce purchase prices and reduce slow moving SKUs
• Increasing the company ROA by 7% by executing asset management techniques Chief Executive Officer Hospitality Investment Trading & Services SAL – Beirut, Lebanon March 2009 –December 2011
• Management and financial consulting for retail and hospitality businesses in Lebanon and Syria
• Signed management agreement with 3 hotels in Syria one in Damascus, on in Aleppo and one in Bloudan to prepare pre-opening and the operation of the hotels
• Financial engineering for retail and hospitality businesses in Lebanon and Syria
• Owning and managing four restaurants Jana Bhamdoun 1000 seats Lebanese restaurant, Roomers 160 seats, international cuisine with entertainment, Al Kahwa 60 seats, bistro and Al Kahwa sur Mer, 750 seats fish restaurant.
• Preparing sale and management agreements, financial consolidation and budget compilation for hospitality and retail companies
• Establishing Marketing Plans including the Action Plan
• Preparing operating standard manuals for companies Chief Executive Officer Big Star International Clothing – Beirut, Lebanon June 2009 - March 2010
• Big Star owns several clothing brands: Big Star, Tally Weijl, Little Big, Redskins, and others
• Structuring, organizing the finance and the administration
• Formulating financial policies and analysis and reporting as per GAAP and IFRS.
• Developing and executing analysis of various business initiatives in the ME and Africa
• Increasing inventory turnover from 0.8 to 3.5
Director Of Finance Movenpick Hotel Bur Dubai – UAE April 2007 – April 2009
• Owned by Kingdom Hotel Investment
• Leading asset management meeting with owning company
• Conducting the valuation for targeted hotels
• Dissecting and controlling the budgets of constructions of new acquired commercial real estate and hotel apartments
• Planning, budgeting of repositioning of new F&B concept
• Setting up the pre-opening of the hotel extension
• Reducing receivable by 50% and collection days to 40 days Director Of Finance Movenpick Hotel & Resort, Beirut – Lebanon February 2002 - April 2007
• Owned by Kingdom Hotel Investment
• Pre-opening Team. Hotel consist of 293 Rooms, 1010 Cabanas, 72 Chalets, and 135 marina mooring spaces, and 70 shops
• Coordinating due diligence for KHI IPO
• Conducting valuation for targeted hotels
• Fractional ownership management
• Overall in-charge of the finance, purchasing and the administration of the hotel and resort
• Leading, developing, managing, implementing the Austerity Plan in 2005 and 2006 during political crises and achieving a revenue increase by 15%, CVP reduction without affecting quality and standards and avoiding staff layoff
• Producing cash flow management during 2006 leading to investing of 3 million dollars in a new banquet outlet
• Leading asset management meeting with owning company.
• Constructing and conducting the “Accounting for Non- Accounting Program for Executive committee, HOD. The program implemented in all MHR MEA hotels
• Formulating new sales production procedure implemented in all MHR MEA hotels
• Triumphing 100% rating in the external and internal financial audit reports and first place with MHR internal audit in 2004
• Directing the implementation of the I.T systems
EXPERIENCE
Director Of Finance IHG Crowne Plaza – Casablanca, Morocco March 2001 – December 2001
TASK FORCE MISSION
• Training the controller. Taskforce
• Solving and collecting overdue IHG fees
• Implementing the reporting system
• Structuring the accounts department
• Auditing of all internal accounts
• Updating Policies and Procedures
Director Of Finance IHG Holiday Inn – Munich-Sud, Germany January 2000 – March 2001
TASK FORCE MISSION
• Training the controller and acting general manager
• Studying efficiency at the working place
• Reviewing tax-related issues
Director Of Finance IHG Holiday Inn Downtown – Dubai, UAE February 1999 – February 2002
• Pre-opening Team
• From the few who participated and contributed in redefining IHG’s new business culture and policies in 2000 and 2001.
• Being part of the GCC purchasing committee for IHG
• Acting general manager
• Joining Intercontinental Hotel Lusaka as a taskforce
• Overseeing HR and IT departments
• Organizing the implementation of the I.T. Systems Assistant Financial Controller IHG Holiday Inn – Sharjah, UAE December 1997 – January 1999
• Pre-opening Team
• Assisting in the smooth transfer of the hotel finance and operation from owner to IHG
• Analyzing cost planning to ensure effective cost containment
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