Advisory Board Member Profile
|
Jafar Al-Shibibi
Supply Chain Strategic Consultant
|
Areas of Expertise:
|
Jafar is a veteran of the hospitality industry and a global sourcing executive with extensive hands-on leadership of multi-cultural teams in North America, Europe and Asia. His management experiences spanned Westin hotels and resorts, Walt Disney World and Holland America Line.
For the last 20 years plus, he held corporate executive responsibilities with multiple Carnival Corporation brands. His most recent role at Holland America Group directed the supply chain Center of Excellence as a newly formed support area focusing on analytics and business strategy. His ongoing expertise lies in planning, revenue enhancements, cost reductions, controls, organizational re-structuring/re-engineering, spend analytics, business planning and strategic sourcing. He was a member of the ethics and compliance and sustainability groups at the corporation. The key to success is to work collaboratively at all levels to achieve measurable and significant results. More than ever, and especially in today’s post-pandemic planning, business will be guided by technology and analytics and decisions, and will be guided by data, thus ensuring a 360-degree understanding of an issue and its scope. Jafar is excited to join the advisory board for The Design Thinking Certificate Program, share experiences and in turn network, gain understanding and new skills.
|
