Taher Tay Bou Dargham

Richmond,VA

Summary

Expert of excellent versatility and leadership skills, with experience from the biggest research company in the world. Brings a solid background in project management across 13 countries; looking for a posting in an organization that may benefit from the transferability of such skills

Overview

years of professional experience

Work History

Data Acquisition Leader – Retail Services (MENP)

The Nielsen Company – AC Nielsen

07.2000 - 01.2017

Have led the direct management of operations across MEAP region (Middle East, Africa and Pakistan)
Have been instrumental in the business development in Africa region
Experienced in all types of studies: B2C and B2B; mystery shopping, customer satisfaction, usage and attitudes, concept tests, brand awareness, and geo-demographics
Have successfully led and implemented the migration to digital data acquisition via handheld devices across the entire region, along with the quality check protocols
Have led the creation of localised demographic maps to aid field sampling across the MEAP
Have led direct management and execution of different clients-governmental and multinational organizations; among those are Dubai Government, Unilever, Proctor & Gamble, British American Tobacco, Philip Morris, PEPSI, Coca Cola, among many others
Latest achievement in 2014-2015 is conducting Census in 14 countries simultaneously: KSA, Kuwait, Egypt, Algeria, Lebanon, Nigeria, UAE , Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, Jordan, Tunisia, Morocco, Pakistan
In addition to coordination with countries in the larger region (Asia Pacific, India and Greater China) as a part of the stretched objectives.

Education

BA – School of Business Administration -

Beirut Arab University – Lebanon

06.1998

Skills

Strategic Thinking/Results Orientation and Commitment to Excellence/Decision Making
Team Leadership, resources and Project Management
Flexibility–in travel, working hours and working with different teams

Communication: Public relations and consumer Engagement
Computer Skills; MS Office

Targetcareer

Preferably Middle East Region, Business Development, Operations Management, Immediate

Certificatesandawards

2 Nielsen ART Awards – 2000, 2008
Nielsen – Simply Excellent, Silver Award – 2009
Nielsen – Platinum Award for leading and implementing the digital data acquisition system – 2014

Personal Information

Date of Birth: 05/15/72
Gender: Male
Nationality: Lebanese

References

Eric Komen, Africa Middle East Data Acquisition Head – Customized Research & Retail Measurement Services, The Nielsen Company – AC Nielsen, +27 83649 6154

Timeline

Data Acquisition Leader – Retail Services (MENP) - The Nielsen Company – AC Nielsen