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Position: Director - Talent & Development (MEA)

Company: LVMH
Location: Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Experience: 13 years exp

Cont act Inf o:

Email: mwayman@hotmail.co.uk, maxwell.wayman@medcarehospital.com
Phone: 0527230615

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Skills
Beauty Industry Brand Development Brand Management Business Development Coaching

Communication Cosmetics Customer Engagement Customer Experience Customer Retention

Customer Satisfaction Customer Service Employee Engagement Global Mobility

Global Talent Acquisition Induction Program Leadership Leadership Development Management

Microsoft Office Negotiation Organizational Culture Organizational Effectiveness People Development

People Management Public Speaking Recruiting Retail Sales Management Social Networking

Strategic Development Strategic Planning Succession Planning Talent Management Team Leadership

Team Management Teamwork Training Wellness

Work experience
May 2023 - current time
Mar 2023 - current time
Mar 2020 - Feb 2023
Dec 2018 - Feb 2020
Founder
Talent Tribe - Middle East & Africa
Talent Tribe was established to help connect people to purpose. Purpose
unleashes people’s vast potential by fuelling employee imagination, motivation,
and retention.
Director - Talent & Development (MEA)
LVMH
LVMH strives to ensure the long-term development of each of its Houses in
keeping with their identity, their heritage and their expertise. With 75 Houses,
€79.2bn in revenues (2022) and +196,000 employees (2022). In this role, I lead
the Talent & Development team for the Beauty Maisons (Guerlain, Acqua Di
Parma, Parfums Christian Dior, Givenchy, Kenzo, Loewe, Benefit Cosmetics and
Make Up For Ever) within the Middle East and Africa. Our scope encompasses
talent attraction, development, and retention.
Head - Talent Management & Organisational Effectiveness
Mubadala Health
Mubadala Health is an integrated health network with a vision to transform the
regional healthcare landscape. Through partnerships with leading international
medical institutions, our network of specialised facilities is enhancing regional
healthcare capacity, addressing the UAE’s most pressing healthcare needs, and
reducing the need for patients to travel overseas for complex care. In this role, I
am responsible for leading and providing direction to the Learning & Talent
Development teams in the development and implementation of innovative non-
clinical programs, leadership & talent development and organisation-wide
programs including employee engagement, wellness and culture within a
diverse and stimulating environment that contributes to the operational and
strategic goals of Mubadala Health. Key Achievements: • Formulated a unified
Learning & Talent Development strategy across the network including employee
engagement, recognition and culture • Designed a Leadership Academy model
to increase bench strength by developing internal leadership talent in alignment
with the Emiratisation strategy • Increased digital learning on LinkedIn Learning
and Harvard ManageMentor by 500%+ over 6 months • Designed performance
management materials including performance development plans and
performance improvement plans to help build a high performing culture across
the assets including feedback and coaching, mentoring, continuous
performance conversations • Introduced talent assessments into the
recruitment and talent development process in order to understand the talent
pool including defining and identifying high-potential talent • Designed and
executed the succession management cycle from n-1 onwards including
identifying business critical roles, talent mapping and segmentation,
developmental pathways, talent profiles, success profiles and the metrics of the
talent scorecard
Group Learning and Development Manager
Medcare Hospitals & Medical Centres
Medcare, a premium healthcare network that operates out of the United Arab
Emirates, is a venture of Aster DM Healthcare, a global healthcare group with
317 medical establishments across 9 countries, including the GCC, India and
Africa. Committed to providing high quality, personalised medical care to every
 patient, Medcare lives by its simple promise: We’ll Treat You Well. Key
Achievements: • Launched a 12-month Executive Leadership Program for direct
reports of the CEO and high potential Senior Managers • Launched a strategic
partnership with Middlesex University Dubai to deliver professional
development and higher education opportunities • Launched Strive: Leaders of
the Future Program for high potential employees across the group including job
shadowing projects across various functions • Rolled-out the SkillSoft platform
for employees to access leadership and management courses on demand •
Designed and delivered a Performance Management Awareness session for
Line Managers including the importance of year-round feedback and coaching •
Launched Aspire: Future Manager Program for front liners focused on
developing key supervisory and management skills • Launched an Employee
Assistant Program • Launched Taaleem - Basic Arabic Communication & Culture
Program • Created and rolled-out an L&D Dynamic Dashboard including
anecdotal ROL from learners • Launched Elevate, a platform to develop
capability across all levels of the organisation from manager development,
functional competency to service excellence. • Launched Nursing Now's
Nightingale Challenge, a global movement to equip and empower the next
generation of nurses and midwives as leaders, practitioners, and advocates in
health.
Oct 2018 - Nov 2018 Interim Regional HR Manager - MENAT
Godiva Chocolatier
Sep 2017 - Nov 2018 Learning and Development Manager - Middle East, North Africa and Turkey
Godiva Chocolatier
Godiva Chocolatier is a manufacturer and retailer of premium fine chocolates
and related products. Godiva, founded in Belgium in 1926, was purchased by
the Turkish Yıldız Holding, owner of the Ülker Group in 2008. • Conducts regular
training needs analysis in order to determine the most relevant and cost
effective training solutions for boutique & cafe teams, Regional Managers and
support function staff that will improve individual, team knowledge, skills and
business performance. • Works with the Regional HR Manager/ Heads of
Operations / Regional Managers to identify the training requirements tailored to
the business needs and individual PDPs; determines the priorities and plans a
12 month rolling cycle to create a company-wide training calendar. • Leads the
design, development and production of training materials, documents and
manuals to ensure consistency and quality of content and delivery to meet the
specific needs of the retail training programme. • Designs and develops a
planned and ongoing training programme for managers and provides shop
managers with the learning resources and tools to improve performance and
optimise on the potential of their teams. • Develop programs and practices to
address professional development needs, including increasing effectiveness in
present assignments and preparing employees for advanced positions. •
Assists with the induction and training for new shop openings; works with the
Regional Manager to ensure quality standards are met; follows through on post
shop openings to identify any immediate training needs and provides the
appropriate training. • Evaluates and reviews training materials and tools
utilised on the regions, updates as appropriate to ensure maximum
effectiveness. • Actively participates in two way communication, sharing and
exchanging relevant and timely information with Retail Teams, Support Function
personnel and all external providers.
Apr 2016 - Sep 2017 Head of Human Resources & Training - Gulf States
Al Jaidah Brothers
The Al-Jaidah Brothers Group based in Qatar has a regional office in Dubai that
operates the franchisee partnership for 2 international retail brands; Build-A-
Bear Workshop - USA based toy retailer with 16 stores in the UAE, Kuwait,
Bahrain and Qatar, and LUMAS - a German retail concept for limited edition
photographic art with 2 stores (and a B2B function) in the UAE. • Member of the
Senior Leadership Team • Responsible for a headcount of 100+ employees. •
Manage complete recruitment cycle, onboarding, induction/training, through to
exiting and off boarding. • Develop training material, implement training logs
and deliver training topics to head office & retail staff. • Work alongside the
Finance Manager to budget for the HR department. • Assist in developing
organizational structure; manage succession planning and people
development. • Payroll • Manpower planning, creating personal development
training plans, managing all disciplinary matters, compiling job descriptions and
planning the employee appraisal cycle. • Work alongside the 3rd party PRO
companies for the entire region.
Oct 2011 - Apr 2016 Head - People (MENA)
LUSH Fresh Handmade Cosmetics - MENA
• Providing best practice advice on Recruitment and People Development in
four franchise countries: Lebanon, Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia (Riyadh). •
Establishing Lush Cosmetics as an ‘employer of choice’ in the region. • Leading
recruitment from senior management to Sales Associates. • Develop and
execute the company structure to help support the business on all levels. •
Oversee the training and development of all employees in the United Arab
Emirates, Oman and Saudi Arabia (200+ employees). • Internal communication •
Responsible for bi-yearly reviews/performance appraisals of the store
management teams including salary reviews. • Assist with the delivery of the
Manager Training Programme. • Set the standard and demonstrate 5 Star
Customer Experience on shop floors across the UAE and Oman. • Coordinate
and report on Mystery Shops across the UAE and Oman. • Assist with New Shop
Openings - supporting the team for opening/relocation of their shop.
Jan 2011 - Oct 2011 Cabin Crew - FIRST & Club World
British Airways

Educat ion
2019 - 2022 Human Resources Management and Development (International Development)
Master of Science - MS
The University of Manchester
2017 - 2018 Theatre Studies
BA(Hons)
Rose Bruford College
2011 - 2017 Theatre Studies
Diploma of Higher Education
The University of Manchester
2011 - 2012 Performance
Birmingham School of Acting
2005 - 2010 English Language and Literature, Religious Studies, Performing Arts
The Friary School

Head line
Driving growth through innovative talent management | Co-Active Leadership Coach

Summary
Everyone has talent and it’s my passion to help individuals discover it. I’m passionate about people. I'm passionate
about how human resources, and in particular, talent development can play a vital role in driving a business
forward. I'm passionate about collaboration; and a strong believer that employees should be appreciated, listened
to, developed, promoted, involved in the bigger picture and inspired to be the best. I have first-rate Human
Resources experience in particular talent development, training and coaching, organisational culture, change
management and creating exceptional guest experiences. With exposure to the airline, hospitality, food & beverage,
retail and healthcare industries across Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

Cert if icat ions

Mentor
Global Talent Management Leader (GTML™)
3845559053
Co-Active Leadership Program
Co-Active Professional Coach Training
Fellow
Fellow
18403710
Disney's Approach to Leadership Excellence

Honor & Award

Best Advance in Leadership Development
Brandon Hall Group