Dr. Mai El-Gabry

General Manager, Consulting & Training

Dr. Mai is one of the distinguished experts in the field of economic analysis as she has regional and international experience in governmental and private economic projects on  macro and micro levels on economic and development issues.

Dr. Mai has PhD Degree in Economics from Cairo University in addition to Master Degree in Economics and Bachelor Degree in Management Information Systems.

Mr. Sayed Atta

General Manager, Trading

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Mr. Sayed is an expert in seaports filed with more than 27 years’ experience including all port management aspects and  seaports consultancy including  seaports developments , seaports finance , seaports operation , seaports procurements &sea ports commercial activities  for all port activities including  containers , Bulk and general cargo, livestock , RORO and tank vessels and expert in seaports services pricing and maximize the profitability  and  very familiar with Egyptian , regional and global markets  changes and circumstances.

Mr. Sayed very familiar with and working with  all local entities related to seaports including  all  authorities port authorities ,customs , GOIEC and SCE zone  beside all types  of seaports customer including shipping lines , shipping agencies , haulers , customs clearance brokers and freight forwarder companies in addition to  all imports and exports process and getting the best practice of dealing with all related parties.

He has wide experience in seaports training in both theoretical and practical sides, port marketing  and commercial courses beside being expert making business solutions and training using visual basic for application .

Dr. Tamer Badwy

Board Advisor

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Tamer Badwy is a Senior Consultant specializing in Strategic Management and Supply Chain Management; He is an internationally recognized inspirational speaker, trainer-coach, facilitator and conference presenter. Tamer Badwy has over 20 years of work experience in the field of logistics and supply chain management in major multinational companies.

Tamer has Doctor of Business Administration DBA (Supply Chain Management) from Ain Shams University, Egypt, Master of Business Administration MBA (International Business) from University of Toledo, USA and graduated from the faculty of Economics and political Science (Economics), Cairo University, Egypt.

Tamer is Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply CIPS, UK and International Association for Contract and Commercial Management IACCM, USA. He is Certified International Purchasing Manager (CIPM) and Certified International Trade, Shipping & Logistics Professional CITLP from IPSCMI, USA and Certified Project Manager (CPM) from International Association of Project and Program Management IAPPM, USA.

As a Freelance Management and Supply Chain trainer and consultant, He has distinctive expertise in strategic management, international business, marketing, operations and supply chain management.

Tamer is a faculty member, part time instructor and consultant in many respectable local and international universities and organizations, He participated in many training courses, workshops and conferences in cooperation with international and authorized training and consultation companies in addition to Major Egyptian and Arab multi-activity companies.

Tamer write and design learning materials, acts as a coach and mentor to individuals/groups, and also as a catalyst/ consultant to effect change to existing methods by effecting improvements and introducing “new” ways. He has had published numerous articles on a range of Management and Supply Chain topics.

Tamer believes that the human element is the most important factor in the success of any organization as well as the training and continuing education is the only guarantee for the progress of societies.

Dan P. Plute

Senior Consultant

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Mr. Plute has over 30 years experience in Project Management, Supply Chain, Consulting, Procurement, Contract Management and Administration and C Level Management in domestic and foreign industry.

Mr. Plute is the founder and CEO of Procurement Services Associates and Material and Contract Services - Inc. , Mr. Plute’s project management experience includes managing awarded projects in the government sector and with private industry companies.  The work included maintenance, project management, management consulting, procurement, warehousing, inventory management, traffic and logistics and supply chain services.  

Mr. Pute worked in mining, diamond and Oil and Gas Industries in South Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan and Nigeria .

Abdullah Saleh AL Tasan

Senior Consultant

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Well experienced professional who spent more than 30 years of his career in the area of procurement, contracts and supply chain. Worked in diversified organizations in private sector and public sector. Currently working as a Freelancer and consultant in Procurement & Supply Chain and holding the post of Vice Chairman (Supply Chain & Procurement Society / SCPS / KSA).

He has distinctive practical experience in  Business Transformation, Strategic sourcing including Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), Procurement & supply chain ERP implementation (Business Consultant),Supply Chain Transformation, Process mapping and procedures development, Organization Structure Development and Training & mentoring.

He served as Ministry Advisor (KSA Ministry of Environment, Water, and Agriculture) ,Worked in advisory board in Shared Services Sector,  Supply Chain Consultant & Freelancer , Head of Central Procurement, Almarai Company , Head of inbound supply chain (Almarai) , Procurement / Contracts Manager (Advanced Electronics Company / AEC) , Purchasing Manager (National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia/ NSCSA) and Purchasing Manager / Arabian Petrochemical Company / Petrokemya (SABIC).

Claudio Palazzolo

Senior Consultant

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Industrial Engineer with an MBA in USA, with more than 20 years of expertise in the Oil & Gas Industry and large experience in Procurement (Procurement Manager Upstream and Downstream), Procurement Process Reengineering, Contracts Management, Claims, expat assignments in England, Brazil and Kazakhstan, Import-Export and Strategic Planning. Key skills in people management, leadership in multi cultural environments, negotiation, change management champion and teamwork. He is fluent in 4 languages and with availability for international mobility.

He has Master of Science in Industrial Administration from Krannert Graduate School of Management. Purdue University. USA and B.Sc. of Industrial Engineering from the Buenos Aires National University.

He served as director of Supply Chain Services / Argentina, Director of MAN Consulting LLC, Texas, USA, Working for NCOC NV, the Kashagan project in the Caspian sea (considered the world largest oil field discovery in the last 30 years), Procurement Manager Downstream (Refinery, Logistics, Transportation and Marketing) for REPSOL - YPF S.A. , Strategic International Sourcing Advisor (ExxonMobil Global Services Company) and Project Manager in Esso Brazil.

He is Founder of the Purdue Alumni Club in Argentina and Member of the Argentine – USA University Association (AUANA).

Dr. Hattan F. Shami

Senior Consultant 

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Hattan has over 20 years of experience in Strategy development and execution providing innovative Financial Planning; considering risk-based management utilizing the strong financial background in developing core strategies to sustain, maximize and grow profitable outcomes. Worked as director of strategic management at Real Estate Development Fund in KSA and worked as director of Alfaisal University Center for research and consultancy studies. Also served as corporate banker in corporate banking group at the Saudi National Bank. Moreover, developed and managed new business opportunities, alongside reengineering processes for entities to optimize efficiency in every business cycle. In addition, was involved in areas such as, risk, change management, governance, digitization, SME, IPO, and BI.

Holding PhD, in Global Finance from New Jersey State University and master’s degree in Finance from Gorge Washington University. Also has MBA from Arab Academic and bachelor’s degree in Political Science from King Abdulaziz University. He is fluent in both Arabic and English.