Consultant Profile

Freelance independent management consultancy, based in London, England and Dubai, UAE covering the GCC, MEA and South East Asia, focusing on change management and transformation.  Specialist expertise in culture and values, ethics and compliance, Sustainability, CSR and HSE management.

Recent and current projects inlcude:

• Sustainability training and competence development as part of organisational transformation for Saudi Petrochem client.  The project has been extended to include deeloping a compreshensive sustainability benchmark assessment and performance improvement action plan. 
• Researching the causes & consequences of self-interest of employees in Dubai. Completion of thesis and academic paper.
• Member of Hult Challenge assessment panel and Coach & Catalyst for MBA, Exec MBA and MIB programs, Hult University
• Cross cultural barriers to organizational effectiveness and learning - conference presentations.
• HSE training, certified as an IOSH, NEBOSH and IEMA trainer
• Design and development of HSE and sustainability management systems
• HSE auditing and due diligence assignments

ACWA Power is the largest independent developer, manager, owner of desalination & power generation assets in MENA region.

Roles and responsibilities:

The Executive Director – CR&S and HSSE had a wide remit of conceiving, leading, budget control and delivery of ACWA Power’s vision to be a demonstrably sustainable and responsible organisation. The role included Group responsibility for HSE & Social issues. It grew from 6 assets + 2 regional offices in ‘09 to more than 34 assets in operation, construction or development, serviced by 8 regional offices spread over 11 countries. This was supported by a small team of dedicated and focused professionals.

Achievements in post included:

• ACWA Power recognised regional leader in HSSE/CSR - added brand value and enabled access to the financial markets
• Established Group wide HSE & Social standards meeting EBRD/IFC/GRI – repeatedly improving YoY performance by 30%.
• Established, grew, managed and assured the performance of a globally distributed HSSE team of > 50 personnel.
• Delivered plus demonstrated group-wide international management practices and performance that met the EBRD/IFC’s Environmental & Social Performance standards enabling a $100M shareholder investment by the IFC
• Member of the Board and project managed the establishment of a self-funding vocational training institute in Rabigh, KSA, with annual revenues of >USD20M, whose focus was to attract Saudi’s into the sector.
• Published one of the first regional standalone annual corporate Sustainability reports that met the GRI G4 requirements.
• The report won the 2015 Asian Sustainability Reporting Awards “Best First Time Reporter” award
• Winning four Saudi Arabian sustainability and corporate responsibility awards and placing 4th in 2014 in the Saudi Arabian Responsible Competitive Index adjudicated by UK based AccountAbility

Short turn around contract to integrate the Council's long term strategic planning and visioning and revision of the business management procedures plus established stakeholder engagement with the WGBC and USGBC

Nakheel is a real estate developer and asset manager that developed the iconic Palm Island trilogy and The World projects.  The SGM-SSHE role had Group responsibility for the development and implementation of the SSHE strategy and programme. Reported to the Management Board on SSHE performance. 

Roles and responsibilities:

·       Leadership, conceptualisation, development, roll-out and monitoring of Corporate CSR & SSHE strategy for entire organisation delivering improvements in behaviour, management and performance 

·       Team and operational management of more than 50 Sustainability, CSR, Safety, Health and Environmental (SSHE) professionals delivering services throughout the Group. 

·       Accountable for divisional budget of >US$5M including financial control and contractual negotiations.

·       Official company spokesman with specialities in CSR, sustainability, climate change management and HSE. 

Achievements

§  Delivered sustainability and green building transformation programme based on quantifiable metrics.

§  Lead the development of a HSE and Social reporting project based on GRI standards.

§  Lead a waste to energy project assessing alternatives for Nakheel’s asset portfolio across Dubai

§  50% reduction in Health and Safety incidents and accidents

§  1st Sustainability & CSR report prepared based on AA1000 and Global Reporting Initiative guidelines

§  Media representative - over 30 press conferences, interviews (various media), international conferences and documentaries.

§  Carbon management strategy including first carbon footprint and offset project in Dubai.

T&T is an international project and cost management consultancy focusing on construction and the built environment.  I led the HSE & Sustainability consultancy with operational & business development responsibilities.

§  Start up, development and marketing of environmental and sustainability services team.  Developed the team into a multi-skilled team of 12 professionals with a turnover of >GBP 1M from a standing start.

§  Competitive tender and award of 4-year Environmental Services Framework with the Office of Government Commerce.

§  Delivered Low Carbon 40 year feasibility study for entire Thames Gateway Region,

§  Strategy Consultant of the Year – Runner Up, Management Consulting Association, 2007

§  Member of government funded Environmental Advisory Panel - Envirowise

§  Member of British Standards Institute standards development committees – Env. Comms and Sustainable Construction.