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Essam's Profile

  • PositionManufacturing Plant Director
  • NationalityEgypt
  • Home countryEgypt

Experience

General Manager with 25+ years leading industrial manufacturing in Egypt and Saudi Arabia (plastic packaging, food & beverage). Turnaround leader with full P&L ownership: EVA +53.4M EGP, revenue x5.1 in 3 years, OEE 25% to 85%, net margin 0.27% to 19.6%, ROE 49.3%. Transforms underperforming plants with the existing team. Expert in Lean Six Sigma, TPM and DuPont/EVA.

Major Achievements

Led a full turnaround of a near-breakeven plastic packaging factory, managing 500 employees, with no restructuring and the same team. Grew annual revenue 5.1x (from 101.9M to 517M EGP) and net profit from 0.27M to 101.3M EGP (19.6% margin), delivering a +53.4M EGP EVA swing. Built a daily KPI control system, raised OEE from 25% to 85%, and executed a 37.5M EGP CAPEX program (replacing 10 machines with 5 high-output ones) that yields 15M+ EGP in annual savings, while winning +40% market share and reaching zero customer complaints.

Industry Sector Competencies

Consumer Goods
Packaging
Engineering
Plastics
Food & Beverage Manufacturing

Professional Objectives

Function: General Manager, Factory Manager, Operations Director, COO
Sector: Plastics, Packaging, Food & Beverage Manufacturing, Consumer Goods
Interim Manager: Yes
Permanent Position: Yes
Operational: Yes
Availability: Full time
Prefered Locations: Saudi Arabia,UAE,Egypt,Qatar,Kuwait,Oman,Bahrain

Countries Covered

Egypt
Saudi Arabia

Operational Competencies

Business development (Expert)
New product or service launch (Expert)
Company rescue or turnaround (Expert)
Pre or post investment audit (Expert)
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Nationality

Egypt

Home Country

Egypt

Availability

Full time

Education

IQF-Certified Financial Analysis & Planning Diploma (DuPont / EVA / NOPAT), Ref. No. 1002, Grade: Excellent, 2023 ,Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Obeikan Group, Saudi Arabia , Professional Marketing Management Program (PMMP)

Languages

Arabic, English

Management Experience

More than 15 years

Company Size

SMB

Interim Manager

Yes

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