Ahmed Abdelaziz Ismail

Senior Director | Expertise in Sales, Marketing & Business Development | 31+ Years in Paints & Building Materials | Led Regional Teams Across Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain

Kuwait

About

Hello, everyone! I’m a passionate, driven, and seasoned professional with a career spanning over 31 years. My journey has been a remarkable blend of challenges and achievements, each experience shaping me into the decisive leader I am today. What Sets Me Apart: • Customer-Centric Approach: I’m committed to understanding and exceeding customer expectations. By leveraging market dynamics and data-driven insights, I consistently develop and implement winning marketing and sales strategies. • Global Exposure: Having worked across various regions—Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Egypt, and export markets - I’ve broadened my perspective and honed my ability to navigate complex business landscapes. • Strategic Alignment: My greatest strength lies in aligning business activities with the organization’s vision and strategy. I thrive on executing robust business plans and fostering effective communication. • Empathetic Leadership: Beyond professional achievements, I pride myself on being a decisive and empathetic leader. I create a positive work environment where individuals can thrive and contribute their best. Fueling Success Together: I find immense reward in collaborating with incredible teams and individuals. Their success fuels my own, and I believe in bringing out the best in others. Let’s connect and continue pushing boundaries, achieving goals, and building meaningful connections.

Experience

  • General Manager Export at Jazeera Paints
    Mar 2025 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos

    I lead Jazeera Paints’ export operations across the GCC, Levant, and Africa, driving market entry, commercial scale‑up, and profitable growth. I specialize in building sales organizations, structuring partner networks, and replicating winning go‑to‑market models across diverse markets. My mandate is simple: translate strategy into execution and execution into results.

  • Head of Sales for Infrastructure and Architecture at BFG International
    Feb 2023 - May 2025 · 2 yrs 4 mos

    Head of sales Infrastructure and Architecture, BFG international transforms what was impossible yesterday into the award-winning reality of tomorrow, for over 40 years, BFG has been a global leader and pioneer in composite design, engineering and manufacturing, with over 2,000 people and 15 production facilities worldwide – and a total commitment to quality and innovation. Fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP), Building envlops, façades, structural roofs, ceilings, Domes, cupolas, shading elemnts, screens and interios architecuer elements in every possible finishes.

  • VP deupty cheif Executaive at (AlKhozama holding)
    Jun 2022 - Dec 2022 · 7 mos

    Orchestrated the successful restructuring of a new company, enhancing revenue and efficiency by overseeing diverse businesses in F&B, tempered glass manufacturing, general trading, and hotel and hospitality; led the integration process.

  • Vice President Commercial Director at ARTIC | Arabian Tile Company
    May 2019 - Jun 2022 · 3 yrs 2 mos

    Head of Marketing & Sales, for retailers, wholesalers, own showrooms, and cladding solution commercial team both B2C and B2B

  • Hempel A/S (21 yrs 7 mos)
    • Regional Sales & Marketing Director - Decorative Paints - ME-W
      Apr 2009 - Sep 2018 · 9 yrs 6 mos

      Initially I started my career as a Sales Order Processor / Salesman and progressed to the level of Regional Sales & Marketing Director As a Regional Sales & Marketing Director. I manage the sales and marketing operations, develop marketing strategies, study the elements in a sales promotion plan and consider consumer preference to drive business volumes. Drive workforce with customer centric approach. Also, I am responsible for managing the organization’s marketing activities and supervising the development and delivery of a fully integrated marketing strategy for the business. My core functional areas include: • Developing & executing the brand strategy, marketing strategy for new and existing products including campaigns, events, digital marketing, and PR • Controlling annual unit and gross-profit plans by implementing marketing strategies and analysing trends, results etc. • Overseeing day to day activities of the marketing team by ensuring that the marketing objectives are implemented accordingly • Ensuring marketing strategy progresses according to customer feedback including building customer loyalty, customer satisfaction, and loyalty measurement and leveraging customer feedback • Hiring, handling and encouraging the sales force of the assigned areas to achieve a high level of work efficiency and performance • Retaining sales volume, product mix, and selling price by keeping up to date information with supply and demand, changing trends, economic indicators, and competitors Additionally, I am involved in establishing sales objectives by forecasting and developing annual sales quotas for regions and territories as well as reviewing expected sales volume and profit for existing and new products; emerging and providing marketing and communications strategies for the organization as well as handling social media and direct program promotions to improve social media exposure and recognition

    • National Sales Manager
      Apr 2006 - Apr 2009 · 3 yrs 1 mo

    • Area Sales Manager
      Sep 2003 - Apr 2006 · 2 yrs 8 mos