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EXECUTIVE
NAGHAM ODEH | CHIEF LEARNING OFFICER MEd, SDI, EQ, Hogan Ms. Odeh, Chief Learning Officer at AUREA Consultancy, is an associate member of the American Psychological Association, and certified Strength Deployment Inventory, Certified HPI-HDS-MVPI Hogan Assessments, and Daniel Goleman EQ module. She is also an assessor for Organizational Development, a master trainer and seminars presenter for executive management level. Ms. Odeh’s accreditations qualify for CE credits for the International Coaching Federation - ICF, International Society for Performance Improvement- ISPI & and the American Psychological Association –APA. Her previous work experience covered Education and Training associated with graduates & undergraduates level of participants due to PhD candidate post for scholarship program. Her academia grants her work a strong & concrete base of qualifications that stem from a diverse mix of American, Swiss & Italian education. Ms. Odeh is a graduate American degree of Organizational Development & Training Masters, supported with a Swiss graduate high diploma of operations, studied American eCornell-learning Human Resources – Industrial Relations- Senior HR Program of 36 strategic recertification credit hours towards PHP, SPHP, GPHR/HRCI, an Italian Arts-Language performance qualification and a based primary Literature Bachelors. Ms. Odeh previously delivered assigned workshops, power hours, seminars and designed learning programs for participants from Pepsi, Norwegian Refugee Council, Qapco, Kuwait Oil Company, Qatar Foundation - Texas University, Qatar University, Waqood, Al Jazeera Children Channel, SABEC, SEDCO, Saudi Training Institute, King Khalid University, Oman Diwan, Oman Tamkeen for Women, Bank Dhofar, Arab Bank, Zain Telecommunication, PALTEL, Lybia Telecommunciation, Al Madar, British Embassy, AstraZenica, Buyers Pharmaceuticals, Ferrings Pharmaceuticals, Dubai Transport, General Authority of Civil Aviation, Saudi Ministry of Education, Saudi Institute of Public Administration, covering the MENA Region. She is now involved with AUREA European and international clients’ base. See www.naghamodeh.com for more info. Furthermore, she is a contributing author/columnist at Qatar Today, a business magazine focusing on behavioural business disciplines, startups and development learning programs. Please note that Nagham Odeh‘s Training and Consultancy services are exclusively booked through AUREA Consultancy. |
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EXECUTIVE
ESTHER VAN VEEN | CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER Ms. van Veen, Chief Operations Officer of AUREA Consultancy enriches our operations system with her exceptional international orientation expertise to boost all operational & logistical requirements. Ms. van Veen is a Master of Arts in European Studies at the University of Amsterdam. Over the past decade, she has developed her leadership & entrepreneurship skills in being a Tour Guide and Tour Manager (in Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, Asia, North and South America), and in being a Freelance Travel Writer/Photographer. She wrote five books on travel and culture, and her articles and photos have been published in a diverse array of Dutch and international publications. For an overview of her publications please visit her webite Words & More. Ms. van Veen’s core competencies rate strong on both the technical & behavioral scale. Her experience as a self-employed Tour Manager flourished her communication style and organizational abilities. Her everyday involvement with customers developed her insights of people's needs and of behavioral and psychological patterns and gained her power over managing and influencing group dynamics. Ms. van Veen’s rich experience with highly diversified clients and local people in all the countries she worked in boosted her cultural knowledge and awareness, and gave her insight in vital business etiquettes. Ms. van Veen’s work passion stems from her values of independence, creativity and flexible nature. |
OUR NETWORK
Our network of Coaches, Consultants and Trainers covers multilingual talents servicing the MENA region, Europe, Asia and North America. AUREA Consultancy will share full profiles and biographies of the delivery team once an official request for proposal is submitted. Our consultants and trainers are mainly from the UK, the US, Europe. A small selection of the internationally acclaimed professionals we work with:
Our network of Coaches, Consultants and Trainers covers multilingual talents servicing the MENA region, Europe, Asia and North America. AUREA Consultancy will share full profiles and biographies of the delivery team once an official request for proposal is submitted. Our consultants and trainers are mainly from the UK, the US, Europe. A small selection of the internationally acclaimed professionals we work with:
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Ms. Mertel | MA, PCC
Ms. Mertel has spent her 20+ year career helping individuals improve their performance which often involve these topics: develop plans and take action, motivate others, develop critical thinking skills, problem solve, accept different perspectives, influence the organization and vision, become at ease presenting in front of others, build relationships, and prevent conflict. She is founder of the company, Meaningful Coaching, with offices in New York and San Diego. As a coach, she often incorporates a 360-degree emotional intelligence report which assesses key competencies in the areas of Self-Management, Relationship Management and Communication. Clients include managers, directors, VPs, CEOs from many industries including Fortune 500 in banking, hospitality, government, non-profits, fashion, technology, entertainment, NGOs, and hospitals, among others. Her clients’ testimonials describe her high degree of integrity and follow-through, deep listening skills, and professionalism while being resourceful, direct, warm and practical. Awards include: the Distinguished Service Award from the American Society of Training and Development (ASTD), Advanced Toastmaster (ATM), and placing first in a national writing contest on the Adult Student in Society. |
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Mr. McClellan | M.S., MBA
Daniel McClellan has served in a variety of senior leadership positions in the public, private and nonprofit sectors. With the benefit of this practical experience he supports clients in harmonizing policy, strategy, and organizational leadership to improve personal, team and organizational performance. During his 27 years of service with the U.S. Coast Guard, he served as Deputy Director of Reserve, Training and Leadership, with day-today oversight of the workforce performance, training, and leadership development systems supporting a global workforce of 87,000 members involved in safety, security and environmental protection missions. Captain McClellan holds a B.S. in Government from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, a M.S./MBA from Johns Hopkins University, and served as a National Security Fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. He currently is a PhD candidate at Benedictine University’s Center for Value-Driven Leadership. |
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Mr. Robert (Bob) De Asha BA, MBPsS, Assoc CIPD
Bob is a graduate member of the British Psychological Society and associate member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. He developed his leadership skills as a residential property manager responsible for a multi-disciplinary team, a rent-roll of over a £1M per week and an annual capital budget of over £10M, before building a career in people development. Bob was responsible for a management development unit in the UK’s National Health Service, supporting the transition from hospital administration to general management and developing health care commissioning. He has been a consultant for over 20 years, managing his own company and working with niche leadership development consultancies, such as the Centre for High Performance Development and AUREA Consultancy. He has consulted for companies across Asia, Europe, Middle East and North America in automotive, financial services, healthcare, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals and retail. More recently he has lived in the Middle East and worked for national oil companies, or their joint ventures, in Qatar and United Arab Emirates, where he developed and embedded talent management and development systems and programmes and improved organizational effectiveness through performance management, culture change and executive development. He is based in the UK. |
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Ms. Gold | BA (Hons), MBA
Ms. Gold has over 30 years working experience as a management consultant, she also held posts in senior leadership teams as Director of Strategy and Organisation and Director of Operations. Working with a number of international consultancies, she has delivered consultancy support in the areas individual, team & organisational change, strategy, executive coaching and leadership, working with in a wide range of industry sectors including a number of international ‘not for profit’ organisations. For the past 6 years Ms. Gold has been actively involved in the Startup Ecosystem in the MENA Region, with a particular interest in youth and women entrepreneurs. After leading the Global Entrepreneurship Week Host Organisation in Qatar for 4 years, she is currently a member of the Global Advisory Board for the Global Entrepreneurship Network (see www.genglobal.org) and Co-Founder of GEN UK. She recently moved back to the UK after living in Qatar for 8 years. Ms. Gold is a regular keynote speaker at conferences on the topics of women entrepreneurs, the Global Entrepreneurship Network and business Startups. As a qualified business coach and keen supporter of entrepreneurship, she is happy to help facilitate the development of Startup Teams, Incubators and Accelerators, and mentor individual entrepreneurs. |
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LEEN VAN VEEN | CHIEF COUNSELING OFFICER
Mr. Leen van Veen acts as the Chief Counseling Advisor of AUREA Consultancy. His senior experience in Dutch government level consultancy, trainings, workshops, mediation and counseling adds to the in-depth value of AUREA services. As a graduate of Masters of Business Administration, Mr. van Veen has over 40 years of experience in the realm of the Dutch general government, the Dutch Health Care sector and in the realm of Purchasing & Project management. Mr. van Veen’s career significance lies in his experience with executive management teams, and his experience in Interim Management. He represented many health care institutions, was in charge of directing governmental purchasing transactions for public school and health, worked as an executive director at an institution for disabled people, and was the financial director of a hospital. Besides, Mr. van Veen held a senior position in the advisory consultancy bureau of Twijnstra & Gudde, and later on owned his own consultancy business, Van Veen-Verstegen Management Consultancy. Mr. van Veen excels in his communication with a bold charismatic presence. His enthusiasm, passion and drive for achievement governs his behavioral pattern. Highly perceptive, intuitive and of accommodating nature. Mr. van Veen’s capacity to lead Macro and manage Micro projects are interrelated, as he is high on prudence and yet, visualizes the bigger picture. His entrepreneurial experience gives a concrete base for his mentoring, counseling and advisory roles. |
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DESIGN & BRANDING ASSOCIATE | AMSTERDAM
JosSchoonis.com AUREA Consultancy cooperates with the renown and innovative Dutch Design Agency JosSchoonis.com. Together we think of ideas, translate concepts and execute the design. Whenever the project requires, we team up with a strategist, copywriter, photographer, videographer, website builder or online specialist. |