Transforming and managing businesses effectively as well as capitalizing on our international, regional, and local experiences, through innovative solutions.
Transforming and managing businesses effectively capitalizing on our international experience, local knowledge, and innovative solutions.
Management Team
Luay Khoury
MScEng / PMP
Chairman of the Board
Arcan Academy & Arcan Ventures
Luay Khoury
Mr Khoury is the Founder and CEO of Arcan Ventures since 2006. Mr. Khoury also holds the positions of Vice Chairman and Chairman of Oversight Committee at Projacs International MENA, to which he was one of its founders in 1984 and held the position of CEO for twenty years.
Mr. Khoury has over 35 years of senior executive and professional experience in the Middle East and North America and has been actively involved in a number of prestigious and strategic projects including sports facilities, military cities, government offices, hospitals and hospitality projects. Mr. Khoury is a Partner and Board member at the Global United Insurance in Palestine, and at the Arbah Capital in UAE. He is also a Board Member of the Invest Bank in Jordan and the Spetco Petroleum Technologies in Kuwait.
Mr. Khoury is a Chairman of the Board of Directors and a Member of the Board of Trustees at Taawon, Switzerland and Palestine. He is also a Member/Treasurer of the Board of Trustees and Executive Committee at the Institute for Palestine Studies, Palestine and Lebanon, and a Board Member and Chairman of the Fundraising Committee at the Palestinian Museum, Birzeit, Palestine.
Mr Khoury holds a Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Georgia Tech, Atlanta, USA (1984) and a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Kuwait University, Kuwait (1983).
Nizar Awwad
BSECON / SBP
CEO
Arcan Academy
Nizar Awwad
Mr. Awwad has a proven track record experience in the training and development sector for more than 19 years. Recently, Mr. Awwad was the Chief Operating Officer for The KPI Institute in the gulf region where he effectively oversaw and directed all business development operations. Previously, Mr. Awwad spearheaded the establishment of the Skynews Arabia academy, showcasing his remarkable ability to devise and execute comprehensive business development strategies. Earlier, as the head of Projacs Academy – International, Mr. Awwad adeptly oversaw annual training projects worth USD six to eight million, demonstrating his impeccable management skills and financial acumen.
Salah Rushdy
BAPLS / ACCA
CFO
Arcan Academy
Salah Rushdy
Salah Rushdy is an accomplished professional with a diverse background in project management, operations, and strategic planning. Salah pursued his education at Carleton University, where he graduated with a degree in Political Science and a minor in Business. Additionally, he obtained his ACCA Level 2 certification, demonstrating his expertise in accounting.
With a solid foundation in the technological and investment industries, Salah has amassed a wealth of experience. He spent four years as a project manager, successfully overseeing the execution of various technology-driven initiatives at high-end projects. Following that, he transitioned into the investment industry, where he served as an operations manager for seven years, ensuring efficient and streamlined processes within the organization.
Outside of his professional pursuits, Salah maintains a keen interest in technology, philosophy, and philanthropy. He actively engages in community work, particularly with Junior Youth and Children, where he contributes his time and efforts to make a positive impact.
Faculty
Hussam Sha’ath
BSc / MBA / FCMC / PMP
President
FORTE Management Consulting Inc.
Hussam Sha’ath
Hussam Sha’ath is a seasoned consultant, trainer and practitioner in the fields of Strategic Management, Implementation Management, Corporate Transformations and Project & Program Management. He is the Founder and President of FORTE Management Consulting Inc., a Management Consulting and Training firm based in Toronto. Prior to that, he was a Principal Consultant in the Corporate and Operations Strategy Group with PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting in Toronto.
Throughout his career, he implemented projects and business transformations in a number of industries across engineering and business functional areas, in Canada and internationally. He initiated and managed to completion projects in systems implementation, organisational restructuring, maintenance best practices and benchmarking, organisational design, product launches, quality management, aircraft heavy maintenance, and power generation equipment overhauls.
He designed, developed, and facilitates courses in Strategic Management; Project Management; Change Management; Leadership; Creativity & Innovation; and Communications. He teaches at the University of Toronto – School of Continuing Studies (SCS), and other academic institutions on a part-time basis. He is a keynote speaker at events for the PMI and other professional associations in Canada and internationally.
He is involved with the Canadian Association of Management Consultants (CMC-Canada), as the past Chair of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) Chapter Council, and a past Member of CMC-Ontario. He is also one of the accredited trainers who teach the Certification courses at the Association, including the Ethics course, and the Essentials of Management Consulting course.
Basel Abdellatif
MSC / BSC / JCE / PMP / AVS
Head of PM Department
AJ
BASEL ABDELLATIF
Over 35 years of international construction project management experience that includes project initiation, planning, design management, contract administration and construction management of luxurious hotels, hospitals, office buildings, bank headquarters, and industrial buildings.
Extensive experience preparing business proposals, building cash flow diagrams and budget estimates, administering and managing contracts, performing value engineering, conducting prequalification for consultants and trade contractors, and analyzing tenders.
Strong collaborative spirit interacting with design consultants and contractors to ensure project cost, schedule, and scope objectives are met.
Demonstrated leadership and communication skills when chairing progress meetings with clients, designers, and contractors.
Speaker for the Preparatory Course for PMP Certificate, Value Engineering and Leadership.
Lecturer at German Jordan University in partnership with NEA for the “Professional Diploma in Quantity Surveying” (Procurement & Tendering and Construction Technology Modules)
William R. Duncan
PMP / MSBiomed. Eng
President
Project Management Partners
William R. Duncan
William R. Duncan is the President of Project Management Partners, a project management consulting and training firm with offices in the USA and Malaysia. He is currently Director of Certification for IPMA-USA, the USA member of the world’s oldest professional project management organization. In addition, he served the Project Management Institute (PMI) as Director of Standards for nearly 10 years.
Mr. Duncan has over forty years of management and consulting experience including five years with a major international consulting firm. He was the primary author of the original (1996) version of A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBoK Guide). With over 3,000,000 copies distributed worldwide, this seminal work is the most widely used project management guide in the world today. In addition, Duncan’s “process model” of project management was used to organize ISO 21500, Guidance on project management.
Mr. Duncan has authored over 40 articles for publications such as The Project Management Journal, PMNetwork, Projects@Work, and Chief Projects Officer. He has been chosen “Speaker of the Year” by three different project management professional associations. He has presented papers at conferences sponsored by IPMA-USA, Association of Construction Project Managers (Malaysia), Project Management Institute (USA), Australian Institute of Project Managers, and FOSTAS (Russia).
In addition to his work for IPMA-USA and PMI, his extensive volunteer service includes many years supporting the Global Alliance for Project Performance Standards (GAPPS) and serving as chief writer for their global performance-based competency standards for project managers, program managers, and project sponsors.
Mr. Duncan has helped clients in North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia improve their organizational competence in project management. Major clients involved with Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) projects include Camp Dresser & McKee, Stone & Webster Engineering, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, Qatar Petroleum, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, Metropolitan Transit Authority (Boston), Dubai Metro, National Copper Company of Chile (Codelco), and Schlumberger.
He is a 1970 graduate of Brown University in Providence, RI and has done post-graduate work at Boston University and Northeastern University.
Wael Khoury
BSc / PMP / ATP
Professional Project Management
Trainer
Wael Khoury
Wael Khoury is a civil engineer and has practical experience of over 40 years in construction. He has a proven record of accomplishment, driving projects forward through deploying the best strategies in support of business goals within a multinational environment. He worked with developers, construction companies, design consultants and project management firms on large scale projects in the United Kingdom, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Jordan.
Wael has held senior positions in operations and contract divisions and gained experience in the various disciplines of the construction industry which covered different sectors including commercial and residential buildings, hotels, museums, highways, and infrastructure projects.
Wael is a PMI accredited Project Management Professional (PMP) and Authorized Training Partner (ATP). He provides training courses in the following subjects:
• Preparation for the PMP certificate exam
• Construction management and control techniques
• Contract management and construction contracts
• Tender management and bid analysis.
• Pre and post construction activities, project documentation and contract administration.
• FIDIC contracts and contractual clauses.
• Project delays, delay analysis and management of claims.
Professor Marwan Stambuli
CITP / FBCS / FILM / FIOD
International Management Consultant
and Educator
Professor Marwan Stambuli
A Swiss -American-Lebanese Multicultural International Management Consultant and Educator Who completed over 120 Consulting Mandates
In Europe-USA -Far East-Middle East and Arabian Gulf with KPMG, IBM, Amideast, Dun and Bradstreet, Unisys, Merrill Lynch , Cern, HP, Benta, JCC, Team, BME Bank, Gulf Business Machines, Saudi Business Machines, Lebanon Invest, Etihad Airways, AUBMC, MOFA, Private Family Group in the field of Market Research, Corporate Strategies, Business Development and Marketing Strategies, Restructuring , Business Plans and Feasibility Studies covering Banking, Portfolio Management, Oil , Technology , Real Estate and Private Sector Industries.
Also Transferred Knowledge into Value for 55 Years In 75 Countries to 10950 Managers and Leaders in 565 Workshops to 340 Major Clients and Graduated 4025 EMBA MBA and BBA Students from Major Global Universities -AUB-LAU-BHMS-Berkeley-USEK-Phenicia-HCU.
Professor -PHD -MBA-BBA (UK-Geneva-Lebanon)
Chartered Fellow British Computer Society
Fellow British Computer Society
Fellow Institute of Leadership and Management
Fellow Institute of Directors
Financial Commodity Broker License
Manhal Al Dakhlallah
Ph.D. / CIPD / EFQM
Senior Trainer
and Consultant
Manhal Al Dakhlallah
Manhal Al Dakhlallah is a Strategy and Performance Senior Trainer and Consultant. He has 25+ Years at a seasoned strategic level professional experience with OD / HRM / L&D Operational Leadership / Strategic & Operational Planning / Balanced Scorecards (BSC) / Leadership Development Learning & Development / Talent Management / Organizational Design & Development. Holding several senior HR management and advisory positions internationally, he led training management projects across a variety of industry sectors including oil and gas, engineering, technology, learning/ training management, telecommunications, supply chain logistics, healthcare and government sector’s organizations including KSA National Centre for Performance Measurement (ADAA), the Dubai Government Human Resources Department and the Public Administration Sector of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council.
Exceptional reputation for designing, implementing and maintaining world-class HR frameworks, systems and models capable of identifying critical issues, improving competencies and setting up vision and focus for success. With over 15 years of HRM experience in senior HR/L&D leadership roles within a rich diversity of industries; i.e. Engineering, Telecommunications, Retail, Hospitality as well as in the Educational and the Public sectors, capable of bringing along a broad depth of business understanding and effective HR/L&D management through the implementation of strategic and operational planning BSC & KPIs frameworks.
Manhal has a PhD Research in Linguistics & Translation Studies at SOAS University of London – UK (Underway), as well as an EFQM accreditation as an Assessor and Trainer of European Foundation for Quality Management. Manhal is a certified associate trainer with the UK’s Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and is also a licensed facilitator with the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM). He holds the prestigious status of a CIPD Chartered Fellow. In addition to Arabic being his first language, Manhal speaks flawless English with exceptional writing skills and research capabilities.
Rima S. Shaar
Ph.D. / MSHRM / PMP-ATD
HR Certified Consultant and Professional Trainer
Dr. Rima Shaar
Dr. Rima Shaar has 25 years of work experience in Management Consulting, HR Advisory Services, Learning & Development, Education, Customer Service, Auditing, Banking, Telecom, and Oil & Gas industries. Her areas of expertise revolve around Leadership, Management, and Human Resources and Training. Between 1994 and 1997, Rima handled several projects as Management Consultant for Team International and the World Bank as well as UNDP, and USAID. In 1999, Rima joined Deloitte & Touche as Regional HR Manager in the Middle East. In 2005, she was certified as “HR Consultant” by the Office of Human Resources Management of the United Nations to contribute to staff learning and career development programs. In 2007, Rima launched with Morgan Group International the HR Certification Programs in collaboration with SHRM. In parallel, since 2000, Rima has been a faculty member at the Suliman S. Olayan School of Business at AUB as a part-time lecturer. During the past two decades, Rima joined SHRM organization as member in good standing and attended their Annual Conferences in the US. In addition, she completed several executive programs jointly with SHRM and Wharton Business School and Cornell. In 2010, Rima joined the Association for Talent Development as Professional Member Plus. In 2012, she participated as a panelist in the HR Summit organized by Fleming Gulf (UAE). In 2015, Rima was selected in HR Lebanon Summit as one of the 18 Outstanding HR International Guest Speakers and Top HR Executives from the Middle East region. On a personal note, Rima occasionally publishes some articles related to “Business Ethics” and “Human Capital Management” in the “Daily Star” Newspaper, Section Business Star.
Dirar Khoury
Ph.D. / MSBiomed. Eng
Founder & CEO of
AIM 3D
Dr. Dirar Khoury
Dr. Dirar Khoury launched Aim 3D in 2015 as a multinational company, presently with centers in the US, Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain, to deliver additive manufacturing (3D printing) and 3D scanning (digital warehousing and reverse engineering) solutions targeting the Middle East through global partnerships and regional capacity. He brings with him a progressive career of 25+ years with extensive experience in US and International leading research and education organizations, encompassing multidisciplinary responsibilities, ranging from science innovations and operations to executive management.
Dr. Khoury received the B.S. degree from Louisiana Tech University (US), and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Case Western Reserve University (US), all in Biomedical Engineering. Previously, he held faculty positions in medicine and in electrical and computer engineering at Baylor College of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, and Rice University, all in the US. Afterwards, Dr. Khoury held the position of Executive Director of Research Coordination and Special Initiatives at Qatar Foundation for Education, Research, and Community Development, where he oversaw leading-edge strategic R&D initiatives, such as the national research strategy, and fostered science diplomacy both locally and internationally.
Dr. Khoury has served on several professional scientific organizations and journal editorial boards. His numerous contributions include published patents, peer-reviewed manuscripts, and presentations at many international conferences. He has received several awards and grants from various organizations, including the Lyndon B. Johnson Research Award from the American Heart Association and the US National Institutes of Health.