Dr. Abdulraouf Mohammad A. Mannaa
Managing Director, The Savola Group
Education:
- Ph. D (1982) University of Washington Seattle, USA
- M. Eng. (1977) University of California Berkeley, USA
- M. Sc. (1976) University of California Berkeley, USA
- B. Sc. (1974) University of Petroleum and Minerals, KSA
- A well rounded leader with versatile expertise in managing businesses of
different phases including start ups, turn around and through various modes of operation in different environments and countries
- Wide range of experience in value creation through mergers, JV'S, acquisitions, IPO'S
- Strategist, who can develop alternative strategies and create the by-in, support and execute to success
- Has a very deep knowledge of different markets in the MENA region and has the capabilities to build and establish businesses in these markets
- Has a strong influence on people and is able to motivate and can attract and retain high caliber executives and ensure their devotion and loyalty
Experience:
- Managing Director & CEO of The Savola Group - From July 2010 onwards
- Managing Director of Savola Foods Company - From April 2010 onwards
- CEO Majed Al Futtaim - in KSA - April 2008 - March 2010
Key achievements:
- Finalized Entry Strategy of MAF Group into KSA
- Developed Strategy Execution Plan
- Developed Funding Structure for MAF business in KSA
- Contributed to MAF Group re-structuring
- Managing Director and CEO EMMAR THE ECONOMIC CITY - April 2007 - Jan 2008
Key achievements:
- Restructured the organization and recruited high caliber team capable Of building KING ABDULLAH ECONOMIC CITY
- Completed a Financial Feasibility Study for the City as a Business
- Established a phase I plan with its KPI'S for building the City Completed all feasibility studies for the infrastructure for phase I
Engaging international service providers (water-electricity-sewage-etc)
- Completed feasibility study for the port with world class operators / Investors and MOU is ready for signature
- Completed engaging education provider to build schools for phase 1,
- Attracted international investors to KING ABDULLAH ECONEMIC CITY
- Signed agreement with Dubai (Dubai Aluminum) to built an aluminum Smelter in KAEC
- Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of the Savola Group - March 2005 - April 2007
Key achievements:
- Led the Group to be one of the most successful groups in the
"MENA" region with a new strategy to engage the Group into new
Businesses through 2010 objectives:
- 20 SR BLN turnover
- 10% of turnover profit by the year 2010
As a result of this revised strategy, the Group invested 500 SRMN in the Fertilizer Business in Egypt. This investment gave back 100 SRMN net profit in the first year and 120 SRMN net profit in the second year and a capital gain of 700 SRMN when the Group divested its holding in the company within two years only
- Increased Group turnover to 9.1 SRBLN and a record profit of 1.2SR BLN and increased operating profit by 55%
- Separated Retail business into two divisions: Retail division and Real estates division
Other achievements:
- Led the Retail division to become the dominant business with 50 supermarkets and 8 hypermarkets and contributing to the Group profit in spite of this aggressive expansion strategy
- Divested 70% of the real estates division to a group of strategic investors achieving around 400 SR MLN of capital gain
- President of Savola Edible Oils Company, And leader of key growth projects for the Savola Group - June 2004
Key achievements:
- Built one of the largest and most successful edible oil company in the World
- Contributed considerably with 3SR BLN, 120 SR MN profit, To the group"555" Success (5 Billion Revenues, 500 MN profit by 2005)
with 7 local Companies through a number of JV, acquisition and green field projects
- Built the best team in the in the Group
- Senior Executive Vice President of the Savola Group In charge of Edible Oils Company - 1991 - 1996
Key achievements:
- Formed SEO as a Limited Liability Company with Partners of Local Traders
- Enabled SEO to become the First Food Company in M.E. to be awarded ISO 9002 Certification by BSI
- Enabled SEO to become the First Food Company in M. E. to meet MRPII standards By Oliver Wight
- Completed a successful JV with Sime Darby ( a well known Malaysian group ) bringing more then 100 SRMLN in capital gain
- Completed Savola Sime Egypt Company IPO bringing in more than 96 SRMN in capital gain
- Group General Manager of Corporate Services - 1990 -1992
Key achievements:
- Played a key role in setting up a fully integrated Management Development Center (MDC)
- Initiated and devised a Job Performance Appraisal scheme based on a Performance Related Pay system
- Handled the Savola public flotation designed to raise SR 180 Million by far the most popular and the biggest oversubscription in Saudi Arabia in its time
Other achievements:
- Developed HR systems
- Implemented Auto Pay system and established a treasury department
Other Experiences:
- Vice-Dean for the College of Engineering in the University - 1984 - 1989
- Chairman of the Department of Production and Mechanical Systems Design in the College of Engineering - 1983 - 1984
- Assistant to the General Supervisor of the English Language Center - 1983 - 1984
- Deputy of the Training Manager for the College of Engineering - 1982 - 1983
- Management Consultant of the Saudi National Guard Hospital Technical Operation - 1984 - 1985
- Researches Assistant - University of Washington Seattle, USA - 1980 - 1982
- Teaching posts at University of Washington Seattle, USA - 1978 - 1980
- Worked as a Graduate Engineer with the Bechtel Corporation in San Francisco - 1986 - 1987
Councils & Committees Memberships:
- Managing Director, Savola Sime Egypt
- Chairman of the Board, Savola Morocco
- Chairman of the Board, Savola Sudan
- Chairman of the Board, Savola Kazakhstan
- Chairman of the Board, Savola Jordan
- Member of the Board, Savola Iran
- Member the Board, GOSI (Social Insurances) 1996 - 1999
- Member, The Council of King Abdulaziz University 1983 - 1988
- Member, The Council of College of Engineering
- Member, Students Affairs Council King Abdulaziz University 1986-1988
- Chairman, Laboratories Equipments at College of Engineering 1986-1988
- Member, The Coordination Committee between King Abdulaziz Univ. & The Presidency of Civil Aviations 1984 - 1985
- Leader, The Educational Camp for the educational year 1984 - 1985
- Chairman, the Public Committee for Guidance at King Abdulaziz Univ. 1984 - 1985
- Member, Program Committee for the First Saudi Engineering Conferences 1983
- Member, the Committee Technical Training & Aeronautic in collaboration with Saudi Arabian Airlines 1984
- Member, the Committee to Develop the BSc. Syllabus at the College of Engineering 1987
- Chairman, The Committee to evaluate activities of the Teaching Staff at The College of Engineering 1987
- Editor-in-chief, The Scientific Magazine at the College of Engineering 1988
- Member, The Committee to upgrade the Institutes at Jubail & Yanbu two Technical Colleges 1988
- Member, the Saudi Universities delegation to visit the Australian Universities
Management Courses Attended:
- STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP, Pennsylvania, May 1991 Pennsylvania State University
- FINANCE FOR THE SENIOR EXECUTIVE, London, July 1991 TACK Training International
- THE POWER OF PERSONAL INFLUENCE, Brussels, December 1991 Management Centre Europe
- STRATEGIC PLANNING, New York, February 1992 American Management Association
- MARKETING MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, New York, March 1992 Columbia University
- FINANCIAL ANALYSIS, Dubai, April 1992 Middle East Management Centre
- MANUFACTURING STRATEGY FOR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE, Stanford University, July 1993, Industrial Eng. & Engineering Management Dept
- MANUFACTURING RESOURCE PLANNING (MRP II) FOR TOP MANAGEMENT, Newport Beach, California, September 1994 Oliver Wight
- THE 1995 TOP MANAGEMENT FORUM STRATEGIES FOR BUSINESS LEADERSHIP IN GLOBAL MARKETS London, 21 - 22 June 1995 Management Centre Europe
- THE JAMES MARTIN CYBER CORPORATION SEMINAR Jeddah, November 1997 James Martin
- INVESTING IN THE EMERGING MARKETS OF NORTH AFRICA London, December 1997 Risk Publications
- HIGH PERFORMANCE TEAMWORK PROGRAMME Jeddah, December 1997 McCourt Consultancy Associates
- FIRST THINGS FIRST Jeddah March 1998 Franklin Covey
- MRPII SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION COURSE UK, March 1998 Oliver Wight
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