Yasser Ibrahim Mohamed is a senior management professional with over 26 years of experience in operations management, franchise development, customer service, and training. He is currently the CEO of Topaz MENA, where he oversees franchise development across 28 countries in the MENA region. Prior to this role, he held several operations and franchise leadership roles with companies such as Burger King MENA and Cinnabon & Seattle's Best Coffee.
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1. YASSER IBRAHIM MOHAMED
Profile for: Chief Executive Officer
Strategic Planning Business Development Operational set ups Budgeting & Cost Control Process
Restructuring Franchisee Development Change Management Vendor Management
Organizational Development General Administration
Senior management professional with more than 26 years of experience in Operations management, Franchisee
development, promotions and product launches, Customer service, Training and development across diverse organizations;
exploring challenging senior managerial assignments with a professionally managed organization
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Proven record of accelerating success by assessing risks, testing innovative ideas, and maintaining
motivational approach even through major challenges
Significant exposure in development, management of complex projects (franchisee set up), preparation
and implementation of budgetary allocations to maintain organizational bottom lines
Skilled in acquainting the management and employees with various operational objectives/ standards for
maintaining the same in day to day business transactions
Adept at following up with various support teams in effectively implementing board resolutions and other
operational requirements
Efficient Team Leader & Player, combining communication, interpersonal & problem solving skills with
analytical, decision making and leadership capabilities to enhance organizational objectives
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
TOPAZ MENA, RIYADH KSA ~ CEO ~ JAN 2013 TILL DATE
Accomplishments
Played key role in negotiating/ finalizing agreements with KSA Eastern region, Republic of Sudan and
Kuwait and Morocco
Participate in contract negotiations with Tunisia, Egypt, Iran, Azerbaijan, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Erbil Iraq,
Oman, Central & Western KSA
Successfully acquired master franchisee WAYBACK BURGERS速 across 28 countries in MENA region
Instrumental in promoting the brand in MENA in collaboration with 6 major consultants
Job Profile
Spearhead team efforts in conducting market studies to identify potential across designated markets for
conceptualizing/ developing effective business plans
Participate in negotiating/ signing franchisee agreements and preparing development plans
Define/ implement strategies aimed at retaining/ enhancing existing market share across the assigned
territory
Involved in setting up organizational structure followed by recruiting, grooming & mentoring team
members across the organizational hierarchy
Develop organizational policies, systems, house rules and regulations for smooth functioning of day to day
operations
Collaborate with various support teams in identifying, selecting & approving based on selection criteria of
specific brands
Set up strategies for opening followed by identifying/ developing partner /sub-franchisee in the MENA
Build/ manage regional support centre to provide regional pre & post opening support to partners across
all functions
Follow up with team members in maintaining business targets across company owned markets
Optimize resource utilization and streamline processes for enhancing operational efficiency as well as
organizational bottom lines
Share/ implement best practices from international organizations for enhancing service quality and
customer satisfaction across the organization
BURGER KING MENA, KSA ~ FRANCHISEE BUSINESS LEADER (FBL) ~ 2007 - 2012
Riyadh Saudi Arabia
yasseribrahim123@gmail.com
+966 544616367
2. Accomplishments
Rated high for consistently maintaining sales & revenue growth for over 4 years
Instrumental in designing/ setting up home delivery service in BK MENA (Middle East & North Africa)
Successfully penetrated 3 new countries like Egypt, Oman and Morocco in the last 5 years
3. Job Profile
Collaborated with various support teams in managing franchisees across MENA (Middle East & North
Africa)
Developed business strategy & implemented marketing plans for 270+ Burger King速 restaurants in
Middle East and North Africa
Collated market intelligence on competition and other market trends for restructuring business strategies
Implemented various process improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing customer satisfaction and
operational efficiency
Generated awareness amongst franchisees on new rules/ regulations and guided franchisee team
members in resolving operational issues
Evaluated performance of franchisee members and rendered productivity enhancement feedback.
Organized training sessions for team members based on identified training needs
CINNABON & SEATTLES BEST COFFEE, LEBANON, BAHRAIN, OMAN, QATAR & KSA ~ OPERATIONS MANAGER ~
2002 - 2007
Accomplishments
Played key role in planning/ developing seven new restaurant openings in a span of four months
Successfully implemented local store marketing concept leading to significant increase in sales & profit at
the store level
Instrumental in turning around the organization from a losing company into one of the highest profiting
company in Al- Hokair Group leading investors to open 70+ sites during 3 years
Rated high for developing two new markets in Lebanon, 4 units in Qatar and one in Bahrain
Significantly enhanced profitability by optimizing food and labour cost
Job Profile
Ensured smooth functioning of operations and maintained P&L across 102 units at three different regions
Developed/ implemented business development strategies for enhancing business profitability
Adjusted/ reorganized company organization chart result for successfully turning around the business
Generated awareness on organizational policies/ systems amongst franchisees, vendors as well as
distributors for maintaining performance and quality standards across multiple brands
Prepared/ presented detailed reports and presentations highlighting organizational performance/ potential
performance bottlenecks to the board members to enable effective decision making
PAST EXPERIENCE
Fakieh El Tazaj, Egypt ~ Operations Manager ~ 2001 - 2002
Olayan Food Service Company, Jeddah KSA ~ Regional Manager Burger King ~ 1993 - 2001
Pizza Hut, Alexandria - Egypt ~ Acting Restaurant Manager ~ 1989 - 1993
ACADEMICS
Education
Master's degree in Project Management, Macmillan University
2013
Bachelor's degree in Management, Macmillan University
2006
Diploma in MPM, Healthy Institute from Alexandria University
1989
Professional Development
Basic Management training With BKC
Finance for non-finance people
Equipment workshop
Basic food hygiene
Local store marketing & outside catering
{P-TWE} People the Wining Edge
Mapping Profit
AROC 2000-Advanced Restaurant Operating
Course
Advanced Guest Service Course
Emotional Intelligence Skills
ODN International Brussels
Strategic Planning Project Management
Institute Brussels
Beyond leadership STARMANSHIP速 &
Associates Lebanon.
MUM (BKC)
Teach and coach (Coca Cola Training
Department)
Date of Birth: 27th
August 1967 ~ Languages Known: English and Arabic ~ Reference: Available on
Request