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Youssef Ouadi Manager, North Africa and the Middle East, and Marketing and Trade Facilitation
Mr. Ouadi engages in international development consulting, focusing on trade-related technical assistance to foster economic growth and ultimately poverty reduction. He was a team member of the 2003 Integrated Framework evaluation. As Project Manager - Researcher (2001-2003), School of Management, University of Ottawa, he evaluated expansion opportunities, globalization related threats and socio-cultural constraints for companies participating in the North American Mobility Program and utilized social research techniques (such as surveying) to conduct research on the extent of use of Information Technology in the automotive industry in Mexico, Europe and North America.
He obtained his direct international consulting experience in: Djibouti, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Mexico, Morocco, Spain and Yemen.
Languages:
He is fluent (spoken and written) in French, English and Arabic.
Lead Geographic Expert:
North Africa and the Middle East.
Lead Subject Expert:
Marketing, Trade facilitation and promotion.
Lead Technical Expert:
Quantitative methods; Survey design.
Key Results Achieved:
Recommendations from the Integrated Framework evaluation, where he was a Private Sector Development Specialist, are being applied to new Least Developed Countries (LDCs). (2003).
As key participant, organized the Telematics / B2B workshop for the Automotive Industry under the Car Internet Research Program – Canada, 2003, which attracted participants from Europe, Asia and North America, and which resulted in an improved market access strategy for penetrating the North American market.
As Sales Director for Regafim s. a., Morocco, he helped the company to increase its regional market share from 15 to 45% within 3 years. (1997-2001).
In company training: As Territory Manager for Sebal s. a. r. l., Morocco, he successfully trained the personnel and provided learning programmes for all functions and levels in the enterprise: Sales, HR, Quality. (1995-1997).
He provided recommendations for the Moroccan government export programs, which helped Moroccan farmers to significantly improve their export market share in Europe- SASMA- Morocco, (1992-1995).
