Santa Fe A/S : UAE HR Breakfast 29th May - Procurement

Posted: 13/05/2016 Author: Christine Sperr

Bridging the Gap between HR and Procurement

Date | Sunday, 29 May 2016
Time| 8am - 10am
Venue | H Hotel, One Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai

All events are fully sponsored by Santa Fe Relocation Services

Complimentary valet parking for event guests at the back entrance of the hotel http://www.h-hotel.com/dubai/en

Agenda:

8:00 - 8:30 Registration and continental breakfast

8:30 - 9:15 Discussion Panel

9:15 - 10:00 Q&A and open discussion

Guest panelists include:

Andy Williams

Head of Human Resources, Qatar First Bank

Senior Human Resources professional with over 18 years HR experience, primarily in the Financial services sector. Mr. Williams has extensive international experience of managing the broad spectrum of HR issues including the UK, Middle East, Eastern Europe and India. Mr. Williams possesses in depth knowledge of acquisitions, organisational design, talent management, business integration, executive level recruiting, compensation and benefits. Prior to Mr William's joining QFB in the last year, he held the position of Senior Director of HR for MENA, Russia, CIS and SEE based in Dubai.

Fizza Sabir

Human Resources Manager, Global Shared Services, DNV GL

Originally from Baku, Azerbaijan, Ms. Sabir started her professional career in the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan. Ms. Sabir is currently DNV GL's Global Mobility expert and SPOC for IMEA (India, ME & Africa) covering 13 countries. She has worked across different countries and industries (financial advisory, construction, oil & gas and logistics support) for over 12 years in all functions of Human Resources. Ms. Sabir has a passion for Recruitment and Talent Acquisition and is a brand ambassador and social recruiter.

Elie Matta

Procurement Vice President, Mars

Over the last 10 years, Mr Matta has held several strategic roles at Mars including: Supply Chain Executive, Leadership, Packaging, FMCG, CPG & Retail Sales Distribution; GCC Procurement Director & Global Strategic Sourcing Director; Regional Human Resources Manager and Regional Commercial Manager. Mr. Mattastrategically sources and manages a large regional and global material spend. His strengths include, but are not limited to, his ability to transform performance and drive change across end to end supply chain and leading & managing people in complex matrix organizations and cultures.

Kamalasen Chetty

Senior Director - Global Sourcing, Visa

Prior to relocating to the UAE, Mr. Chetty held various supply chain roles in the Oil and Gas, Financial Services, Logistics and Technology Sector. More recently, Mr. Chetty implemented Nokia's strategic sourcing strategy within Africa, and for the past 4 years has been building a team of strategic sourcing professionals to implement and manage a strategic sourcing framework for Visa Inc across Central Europe, Middle East and Africa in both direct and indirect categories.

Suman Jacob

Procurement Lead, Accenture Middle East

Suman Jacob is currently responsible for Accenture's annual spend in Middle East, Turkey and Greece Entities. Mr. Jacobs has 18+ years experience in Supply Chain Management and 16 years of extensive Gulf experience in all aspects of procurement. His strengths include supplier sourcing, evaluation, selection, negotiation and management of local and international suppliers.

Kemal Kayasoglu

Head of Purchasing for Packing Materials, Henkel India, Middle East & Africa

A mix origin of Turkish/Syrian, Mr. Kemal started his professional career 9 years ago in Supply Chain division within Henkel Syria. Mr. Kemal has worked across different purchasing categories (packaging, raw materials, services, external manufacturing) over the past years and has spent 2 years in Cairo focusing on Laundry & Home Care packaging prior to his move to Dubai. Currently he is leading the packaging purchasing across all 3 business units of Henkel for IMEA covering 15 countries. Apart from his purchasing career, Mr. Kemal has a passion for HR and is a functional ambassador supporting HR in recruitment and talent acquisition of purchasing professionals.

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For more information, contact Christine Sperr, Regional Sales Director at christine.sperr@santaferelo.com or +971 56 499 3215