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Rainmaker Consulting | IWill FZ LLE Management Consulting
CEO and Founder
01/2016 - Present
IWILL FZ LLE: IWill.global is an online eco-system to convert ‘Tedtalk Inspiration’ into an actionable roadmap for mid- to senior-level professional women. It aims to be the first global workplace gender-parity platform with a vision to impact global legislation. Advisors include UN Women Council, Stanford academics and journalists.
Rainmaker Consulting: We reverse-engineer action plans to arrive at accelerated growth solutions by decoding market and consumer behaviour data.

The Hershey Company Corporate Strategy & Development
Head of Marketing for Europe, Middle East and Africa; Innovation lead for China
06/2012 - 11/2015
Led all marketing resources across the EMEA region with additional career-development responsibility for the priority innovation in China. Shifted Board-level mindsets to approve business strategies for accelerated growth in EMEA & China.
• Created 3-year EMEA business profitability turnaround model, delivering incremental operating profit of 5% YOY through stakeholder engagement throughout the process, & application of previous organizational learnings.

Fromageries Bel Marketing
Marketing Director Sub Saharan Africa
09/2009 - 09/2011
Expanded market share alongside company-wide evolution from French-heritage to localized, consumer-relevant portfolio while achieving 12% sales growth vs. mid-single digit target.
• Additionally, designed and launched Groupe Bel into non-cheese category as a first for the region, adding 100bps to existing market share in Year 1 and thus retaining market leadership over key competitor Al Marai.


Mondelez Marketing
Marketing Manager Middle East
05/2007 - 08/2009
Recognized for inspirational leadership of Marketing and Trade Marketing teams to rejuvenate the Middle East business and deliver record breaking gross sales in 2009, up from a stagnant revenue line since 2007. Culminated with the President’s Award for outstanding achievement.
• First female exec to lead teams with regular extended visits in restricted Saudi Arabia, thus earning trust and credibility of distributor- and Mondelez- teams and collectively delivering outstanding results.

Unilever Marketing
Trainee to Marketing Director
07/1996 - 04/2007
• Returned one of the world’s largest Lipton portfolios to growth after 2 years of decline, via a complete product and positioning overhaul. Earned CEO’s Growth award 2007 for outstanding results.
• Initiated and developed a global first daycare centre for Unilever, resulting in the continued retention of key female employees. The model was subsequently adapted by Nestle, P&G and large government organizations in Pakistan.