02 January 2010
PERSONAL DATA
Abdul Wahid Mohamed Akram
7/2, Zahira College Road, Gampola, Sri Lanka
Born in 1962.
Educated at Zahira College Gampola from 1969 to 1981
Son of late Mr.Abdul Wahid Attorney at Law & Notary Public and Sithy Jazima Wahid
Married in 1993
Blessed with four Daughters and a still berth son.
7/2, Zahira College Road, Gampola, Sri Lanka
Born in 1962.
Educated at Zahira College Gampola from 1969 to 1981
Son of late Mr.Abdul Wahid Attorney at Law & Notary Public and Sithy Jazima Wahid
Married in 1993
Blessed with four Daughters and a still berth son.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
Passed G.C.E (O/L) Examination
Passed N.C.G.E. Examination
Passed G.C.E (A/L) Examination
Passed N.C.G.E. Examination
Passed G.C.E (A/L) Examination
PROFFESIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Fellow member of the I.A.B (London)
Registered student of CIMA (London) and have followed upto stage 3.
Registered student of CIMA (London) and have followed upto stage 3.
SOYO GROUP OF COMPANIES
COMPANY : A limited liability company with a work force of approx. 50 employees.
PRODUCTS & THE MARKET : This Company was Manufacturing Paints under the brand name of 'SOYO’ & Was Distributing Island wide through a Dealer Network.
EXPERIENCE : I had the opportunity of learning basics of accounting at this
Company under the supervision of a Chartered qualified Accountant. I also had the opportunity of experiencing myself in Debtors & Creditors Control account together with customer relationship.
PRODUCTS & THE MARKET : This Company was Manufacturing Paints under the brand name of 'SOYO’ & Was Distributing Island wide through a Dealer Network.
EXPERIENCE : I had the opportunity of learning basics of accounting at this
Company under the supervision of a Chartered qualified Accountant. I also had the opportunity of experiencing myself in Debtors & Creditors Control account together with customer relationship.
TOOTAL THREAD (COLOMBO)
COMPANY : A limited liability company registered under a Scotland / Srilankan Management with a work force of approx.250 employees.
PRODUCTS & THE MARKET : This Company was manufacturing Sewing Thread under the brand name of ‘ASTRA’ & ‘SUN’ was Distributing Island wide through an appointed
Agent base & a Dealer Network.
EXPERIENCE : Together with Accounts & Finance work I had the opportunity of learning Professional Management and an exposure towards highly professional working environment. I also had the opportunity of experiencing the transformation of
manual work in to computerising.
PRODUCTS & THE MARKET : This Company was manufacturing Sewing Thread under the brand name of ‘ASTRA’ & ‘SUN’ was Distributing Island wide through an appointed
Agent base & a Dealer Network.
EXPERIENCE : Together with Accounts & Finance work I had the opportunity of learning Professional Management and an exposure towards highly professional working environment. I also had the opportunity of experiencing the transformation of
manual work in to computerising.
STEELFEEDS TRADING COMPANY (PVT) LTD
COMPANY : A limited liability company with a work force of approx 700 employees.
PRODUCTS : This Company was Manufacturing Galvanising Roofing Sheets under the brand of ‘SEVILI’ & Builders Hardware under the brand of ‘IRONORI’. Later moved on to a range of General Hardware, Bolts & Nuts and finally the Colour roofing sheets.
The Distribution was Island wide through four marketing segments, namely the Dealer Network, Bazaar wholesale, Institution & Plantation sectors.
EXPERIENCE : With my previous experiences I had the opportunity of applying all previous knowledge into practical. Starting from the company formation I was involved in every part of the company throughout although I was appointed General Manager in 1994.
During my tenure I successfully achieved the company to a higher standard and was second in command throughout. This exposure includes all areas in an organization, Manufacturing & Trading Stockist & Distributors, Imports & Facility Management, Sales & Marketing, Accounting, Tax, Audit & Financial Management, Administration & Personal work & all other operational work.
With company diversifying and venturing into new segments, I was responsible in formulating strategies to achieve the Billion mark of the Company, and was successful in achieving as per budget.
REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENTS
Active player in the growth of Steelfeeds from the lowest to the top
associating with people at all levels for a long 15 years.
Successful in obtaining facility from Banks and Financial institutions. This includes Bank of Ceylon, Commercial Bank Of Ceylon, Hatton National Bank, Seylan Bank, Pan Asia Bank, Public Bank Berhard Plc, Mashriq Bank, Muslim Commercial Bank, Lanka Orix Leasing Company, Seylan Merchant Bank, etc.,
Successful in business decision makings, with suppliers locally and overseas India, Malaysia, China & Japan the most.
Travelled India, Pakistan, Singapore, Malaysia, China & Japan.
Taking over the company ‘PURE METALS’ and successfully turned towards a profitable and viable company within 6 months. This was a Builders Hardware manufacturing company with work force of approx 200 employees at all levels.
Taking over the company ‘THE TRADESMANN INTERNATIONAL’ and successfully turned towards a profitable and viable company within 4 months. This was the marketing arm of Steel feeds under a different management, servicing exclusively the outstation Dealer Network with Products of Steelfeeds and reputed other company products.
Complete reorganizing of the company from its collapsed position at the time of taking over and strengthening its position to service all marketing segments of Steel feeds in increasing the market share.
Finally the overall sales supervision included a human strength of approx 300 including a heavy sales team of 4 Sales Managers, 3 Assistant Sales Managers, 8 Area Sales Executives and 60 Sales personal.
Introducing and successfully implementing a ‘TRADER CONCEPT’ for identification of products, Launching, and Marketing.
Experience involves an awareness of the following Sales segments.
4000 Hardware wholesale & retail outlets
250 Wholesalers in the sales hub of Sri Lanka
350 Plantation companies & Institutional customers (Architecture & Building Contractor firms etc.)
PRODUCTS : This Company was Manufacturing Galvanising Roofing Sheets under the brand of ‘SEVILI’ & Builders Hardware under the brand of ‘IRONORI’. Later moved on to a range of General Hardware, Bolts & Nuts and finally the Colour roofing sheets.
The Distribution was Island wide through four marketing segments, namely the Dealer Network, Bazaar wholesale, Institution & Plantation sectors.
EXPERIENCE : With my previous experiences I had the opportunity of applying all previous knowledge into practical. Starting from the company formation I was involved in every part of the company throughout although I was appointed General Manager in 1994.
During my tenure I successfully achieved the company to a higher standard and was second in command throughout. This exposure includes all areas in an organization, Manufacturing & Trading Stockist & Distributors, Imports & Facility Management, Sales & Marketing, Accounting, Tax, Audit & Financial Management, Administration & Personal work & all other operational work.
With company diversifying and venturing into new segments, I was responsible in formulating strategies to achieve the Billion mark of the Company, and was successful in achieving as per budget.
REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENTS
Active player in the growth of Steelfeeds from the lowest to the top
associating with people at all levels for a long 15 years.
Successful in obtaining facility from Banks and Financial institutions. This includes Bank of Ceylon, Commercial Bank Of Ceylon, Hatton National Bank, Seylan Bank, Pan Asia Bank, Public Bank Berhard Plc, Mashriq Bank, Muslim Commercial Bank, Lanka Orix Leasing Company, Seylan Merchant Bank, etc.,
Successful in business decision makings, with suppliers locally and overseas India, Malaysia, China & Japan the most.
Travelled India, Pakistan, Singapore, Malaysia, China & Japan.
Taking over the company ‘PURE METALS’ and successfully turned towards a profitable and viable company within 6 months. This was a Builders Hardware manufacturing company with work force of approx 200 employees at all levels.
Taking over the company ‘THE TRADESMANN INTERNATIONAL’ and successfully turned towards a profitable and viable company within 4 months. This was the marketing arm of Steel feeds under a different management, servicing exclusively the outstation Dealer Network with Products of Steelfeeds and reputed other company products.
Complete reorganizing of the company from its collapsed position at the time of taking over and strengthening its position to service all marketing segments of Steel feeds in increasing the market share.
Finally the overall sales supervision included a human strength of approx 300 including a heavy sales team of 4 Sales Managers, 3 Assistant Sales Managers, 8 Area Sales Executives and 60 Sales personal.
Introducing and successfully implementing a ‘TRADER CONCEPT’ for identification of products, Launching, and Marketing.
Experience involves an awareness of the following Sales segments.
4000 Hardware wholesale & retail outlets
250 Wholesalers in the sales hub of Sri Lanka
350 Plantation companies & Institutional customers (Architecture & Building Contractor firms etc.)
MIGHTY MARKETING (PVT) LTD
Instrumental in starting Mighty Marketing (Pvt) Ltd. Appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO)and had served from the inception (2002) till the company liquidated due to change of ownership (2008).
Overall incharge of all affairs of this marketing company establishing a dealer network islandwide for Hardware and Tools market.
Overall incharge of all affairs of this marketing company establishing a dealer network islandwide for Hardware and Tools market.
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