Career History
Managing Director
Talent Management Global
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
August 2018 – Present
Talent Management Global is a Dubai-based business psychology and human resources consultancy providing high quality assessment, development and consultancy services throughout the Middle East and beyond.
Our mission is to deliver cost effective solutions designed to ensure the people capabilities necessary for achievement of organisational goals. We support clients through the identification, development and management of talent along with provision of professional insight, advice and guidance. In so doing, we adopt a highly rigorous approach, utilising leading edge methodologies to inform people decisions in order to secure the best possible talent outcomes.
Assessment Consultant
CIPD
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
July 2019 – Present
As the professional body for HR and people development, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development is the voice of a worldwide community of 150,000 members committed to championing better work and working lives. Working with the CIPD Middle East team, responsible for designing and undertaking bespoke written and face-to-face assessments; providing one-to-one feedback sessions; and the provision of assessment consultancy and project management services.
Principal Consultant
The Career Collaborator
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
January 2018 – Present
In establishing The Career Collaborator, now a Division of Talent Management Global (www.tmg-me.com), the aim was very simple: To establish a range of services providing information, advice and guidance to support your success in searching for new employment or when seeking career advancement opportunities within your existing employment.
As members of a small team of senior HR, business psychology, outplacement, and recruitment professionals, our conviction that we can help you arises from the positive results of our daily efforts in assisting individuals to achieve their true potential at work. Clients, colleagues, friends and acquaintances are succeeding noticeably by taking advantage of our advice on how to secure, and make the most of, promising career opportunities.
Without question, our greatest satisfaction is derived from the countless individuals who have expressed gratitude for the help we have given them over the years. Indeed, the realisation that we can make a real difference to the employment and, in turn, life experiences of others has been a key motivator behind the establishment of The Career Collaborator. Our aim is to be genuinely successful in supporting those who are eager to find and secure their ideal jobs and to realise maximum potential within their chosen careers.
Managing Director, Middle East
Human Factors International
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
March 2016 – July 2018
Human Factors International is a long-established business psychology consultancy that specialises in talent management for multinational clients. Being responsible for establishing and leading the Middle East operation, was engaged in securing and executing a wide range of business psychology projects, both personally and through a team of Associates. Created several bespoke products to meet some very specific needs of international clients. Also worked with the recently appointed CEO in devising and delivering a process of consultancy transformation incorporating creation of an updated business model along with a more commercial, market-focused orientation encompassing the introduction of a CRM system and telemarketing activities as well as development of mutually beneficial collaborative partnerships with organisations offering complementary services.
Group HR Director
APS Holdings
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
March 2014 – March 2016
Responsible for global HR activities of the APS Group, incorporating Anticorrosion Protective Systems (APS), InField Liners (IFL) and Channeline International, serving primarily the Oil and Gas, and Utilities Sectors. As one of three Group level executive leaders, also influenced overall corporate strategy and direction. Specific achievements:-
- Introduced senior level Change Task Force to formulate Group corporate and HR strategy; devise and oversee implementation plans; and monitor results. Instrumental in initiating cultural change through definition, dissemination and reinforcement of Group Mission, Vision and Values.
- Enhanced corporate communications by establishing monthly Strategic Management Meetings and a monthly Newsletter directed to both internal and external audiences.
- Instigated a professional approach to key talent acquisition incorporating psychometric testing and Assessment Centre techniques.
- Managed introduction of high quality Induction Programmes to facilitate onboarding and enhance staff engagement.
- Introduced a Group competency framework to guide critical HR processes.
- Collaborated with senior management to identify high potential employees, establishing Personal Development Plans and Career Development Plans, supported by coaching, mentoring and other training inputs, to satisfy career progression and succession planning requirements.
- Delivered Executive Coaching with tangible results.
- Introduced HR policies and procedures to ensure consistency of managerial approach when dealing with important day to day issues.
- Engaged in the restructuring of departments, roles and responsibilities to increase operational effectiveness.
- Initiated reviews of several business functions, achieving significant efficiencies and associated bottom line enhancements.
- Oversaw the redundancy programme associated with closure of one of the Dubai based APS Divisions.
Senior Occupational Psychologist
IHS Dubai (Now PSI Middle East)
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
September 2011 – March 2014
A senior member of the largest team of Organisational Psychologists in the region, supporting businesses to achieve greater success through their people. Specific achievements:-
- Facilitated Leadership Development Programmes through the design, delivery and leading of assessment and development centres for prestigious public and private sector clients throughout the Middle East. Such interventions usually encompassed provision of detailed one to one participant feedback, often incorporating 360 degree appraisal, resulting in the establishment and enactment of agreed Personal Development Plans.
- Contributed to clients’ High Potential Programmes by identifying promising talent for accelerated development into senior management and leadership roles consistent with corporate succession requirements.
- Guided clients’ managerial selection decisions via assessments of shortlisted candidates incorporating a range of psychometric measures.
- Undertook Executive Coaching and Mentoring from junior management to CEO levels.
- Conducted detailed reviews of the HR Functions of several leading public and private sector organisations, presenting findings and strategic recommendations to senior executives.
- Designed and delivered bespoke leadership and management training modules to high profile organisations within a variety of industry sectors.
- Engaged in Competency Framework design and implementation.
- Presented Seminars, Workshops and Psychometric Testing Accreditation Programmes.
- Guest Speaker at the Saudi HR Congress 2011, delivering a presentation on, “Identifying Internal and External Talent”.
- Undertook consultancy business development and key account management.
Various Organisations
Consultant
Worldwide locations
1985 – August 2011
Working directly for, and as an Associate to, a range of market leading consulting firms in addition to establishing and leading a successful HR and Business Psychology consultancy for 15 years.
Engaged in a wide variety of specialist, professional consultancy activities including:-
- Psychometric Testing (Occupational, Ability and Personality) using numerous instruments
- Psychometrics Training
- Assessment and Development Centres
- Executive Coaching and Mentoring
- Redundancy Counselling and Outplacement
- Career Counselling and Development
- Team Building and Development
- Executive Search and Selection
- Graduate Recruitment
- Skills Training Courses
- Competency Modelling
- Performance Management