HASSAN ABOURAYA, PRESIDENT & CEO
Hassan A. Abouraya, D.Ing, C. Eng., B.Sc.,
Chartered Consultant Engineer Registered in Egypt, KSA , USA & UK
Hassan leads the Abouraya Consulting Group with a background of more than 4 decades of experience throughout Europe, the Middle East, the United States, the former Soviet Union and South East Asia. Most recently, as consultant to the president with Zamil Offshore Services in Saudi Arabia, he has overseen corporate strategy, international marketing, business development and risk management.
Hassan is highly skilled in performance measurement, restructuring and acquisitions, joint ventures and mergers, business planning and portfolio analysis. He has built his repertoire of skills as a consultant in projects for the following;
International and Governments Organizations
The United Nations International Development Organization (UNIDO)
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
The World Bank
Denmark’s Development Cooperation (DANIDA)- Denmark
Sweden Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) - Sweden
Agence nationale pour la formation professionnelle des adultes (AFPA) - France
The Fulbright Bilateral Commission - Egypt
The European Commission Privatization Management Unit – (ECPMU)- Egypt
Maritime Industry Organizations
The Danish Center for Marine Research - Denmark
The Swedish Maritime Administration (SSPA) - Sweden
Hamburg Ship Model Basin (HSVA) - Germany
British Maritime Technology (BMT) - UK
American Bureau of Shipping - USA
Det Norske Veritas DNV-GL - Norway
Bureau Veritas - France
Lloyds Register of Shipping - UK
International Maritime and Marine Defense Companies
Lockheed Martin - USA
Raytheon - USA
VT Halter Marine - USA
Fincantierie - Italy
DCNS- Naval Group - France
Northrop Grumman - USA
Ingalls Shipbuilding - USA
Lurssen Shipyards - Germany
Rolls Royce Marine - Norway
Rolls Royce MTU - Germany
Marine Insurance
Marsh Insurance Brokers - UK
AON Insurance Brokers - UK
ADNIC Insurance - UAE
Groupama Marine Insurance - France
Ship Owners Club P & I - UK
British Marine P & I - UK
Universities and Academies
University of Alexandria- Egypt
University of Madrid- Spain
Harvard University (HIID)- USA
University of New Orleans- USA
Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport- Egypt
Important Exhibitions and Conferences
OTC – USA
SMM- Germany
OSJ – UK
Posidonia – Greece
Sea Asia – Singapore
OSV - Malaysia
Lloyds List - India
Seatrade Middle East Maritime - UAE
Seatrade Offshore and Workboat - UAE
ADIPEC - UAE
Seatrade Saudi Maritime Congress, - KSA
Shipbuilding & Ship repair
Alexandria Shipyard -Egypt
Ingalls Shipbuilding - USA
B & W shipyards - Denmark
Kockums Shipyard - Sweden
Odense Shipyard - Denmark
Aalborg Shipyard - Denmark
Schliching Werft - Germany
Caillard & Cie - France
Kherson Shipyard - Ukraine
Zamil Shipyards - KSA
Offshore Services
Zamil Offshore Services - KSA
As an engineer, Hassan conducts multi-industry and cross-industry feasibility studies. He is a Fellow at the Royal Institution of Naval Architects and at the Institute of Marine Engineers, both in the U.K. In 1995, he earned an award of excellence from the Egyptian Engineers Syndicate for his talented and distinguished achievements. He also won two fellowships from the Fulbright Bi-national Commission in Egypt and Harvard Institute for International Development to study the new enterprise economy, restructuring and privatization.
Hassan has a long and successful track record of national and international experience in corporate and project management, technical coordination, diagnostic surveys, risk managemnt, marine insurance and claims handling, portfolio analysis, performance analysis, business development & improvement with marine industries and IT companies. He can provide training in all areas of marine buiness industries, market survey and marketing, production planning and control, development of facilities and technologies, process improvement, as well as such quality assurance systems as ISO, TQM and Lean Six Sigma,
Hassan holds a degree in naval architecture and marine engineering from the University of Alexandria, Egypt, and several post graduate degrees in business, restructuring and privatization, human resource and quality management. He is fluent in Arabic, English, Spanish and Russian.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION
Chartered Consultant Engineer, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UK and USA
Registered Consultant Engineer at the Council of Engineering Institutions and the Engineering Council, UK
Member of the American Bureau of Shipping Middle East Technical Advisory Committee.
UNIDO ROSTER Registered Expert, Austria (1992-1997)
Registered Consultant at the European Commission for the Egyptian Industry Modernization Program, IMP
Privatization and Restructuring Advisor to The American Fulbright Commission in Egypt (1992-1999)
Active member in several International and Arab professional institutions, organizations, committees and societies:
Fellow at the Royal Institution of Naval Architects, UK
Fellow at the Institute of Marine Engineers, Science and Technology, UK
Member of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, USA
Life Member of the Society of Marine Engineers and Shipbuilders, Egypt
Member of the Arab Institute of Navigation, Egypt
Member of the Egyptian Maritime Society, Egypt
Member of the Egyptian Branch of the British Institute of Marine Engineers, Science & Technology, Egypt
Member of the Society of Engineers in Alexandria, Egypt
Member of the Society of Mechanical Engineers, Egypt
Member of the Egyptian Engineers Association, Egypt
Board member of the Arab Gulf Workboat Association, KSA
Chartered Consultant Engineer Registered in Egypt, KSA , USA & UK
Hassan leads the Abouraya Consulting Group with a background of more than 4 decades of experience throughout Europe, the Middle East, the United States, the former Soviet Union and South East Asia. Most recently, as consultant to the president with Zamil Offshore Services in Saudi Arabia, he has overseen corporate strategy, international marketing, business development and risk management.
Hassan is highly skilled in performance measurement, restructuring and acquisitions, joint ventures and mergers, business planning and portfolio analysis. He has built his repertoire of skills as a consultant in projects for the following;
International and Governments Organizations
The United Nations International Development Organization (UNIDO)
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
The World Bank
Denmark’s Development Cooperation (DANIDA)- Denmark
Sweden Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) - Sweden
Agence nationale pour la formation professionnelle des adultes (AFPA) - France
The Fulbright Bilateral Commission - Egypt
The European Commission Privatization Management Unit – (ECPMU)- Egypt
Maritime Industry Organizations
The Danish Center for Marine Research - Denmark
The Swedish Maritime Administration (SSPA) - Sweden
Hamburg Ship Model Basin (HSVA) - Germany
British Maritime Technology (BMT) - UK
American Bureau of Shipping - USA
Det Norske Veritas DNV-GL - Norway
Bureau Veritas - France
Lloyds Register of Shipping - UK
International Maritime and Marine Defense Companies
Lockheed Martin - USA
Raytheon - USA
VT Halter Marine - USA
Fincantierie - Italy
DCNS- Naval Group - France
Northrop Grumman - USA
Ingalls Shipbuilding - USA
Lurssen Shipyards - Germany
Rolls Royce Marine - Norway
Rolls Royce MTU - Germany
Marine Insurance
Marsh Insurance Brokers - UK
AON Insurance Brokers - UK
ADNIC Insurance - UAE
Groupama Marine Insurance - France
Ship Owners Club P & I - UK
British Marine P & I - UK
Universities and Academies
University of Alexandria- Egypt
University of Madrid- Spain
Harvard University (HIID)- USA
University of New Orleans- USA
Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport- Egypt
Important Exhibitions and Conferences
OTC – USA
SMM- Germany
OSJ – UK
Posidonia – Greece
Sea Asia – Singapore
OSV - Malaysia
Lloyds List - India
Seatrade Middle East Maritime - UAE
Seatrade Offshore and Workboat - UAE
ADIPEC - UAE
Seatrade Saudi Maritime Congress, - KSA
Shipbuilding & Ship repair
Alexandria Shipyard -Egypt
Ingalls Shipbuilding - USA
B & W shipyards - Denmark
Kockums Shipyard - Sweden
Odense Shipyard - Denmark
Aalborg Shipyard - Denmark
Schliching Werft - Germany
Caillard & Cie - France
Kherson Shipyard - Ukraine
Zamil Shipyards - KSA
Offshore Services
Zamil Offshore Services - KSA
As an engineer, Hassan conducts multi-industry and cross-industry feasibility studies. He is a Fellow at the Royal Institution of Naval Architects and at the Institute of Marine Engineers, both in the U.K. In 1995, he earned an award of excellence from the Egyptian Engineers Syndicate for his talented and distinguished achievements. He also won two fellowships from the Fulbright Bi-national Commission in Egypt and Harvard Institute for International Development to study the new enterprise economy, restructuring and privatization.
Hassan has a long and successful track record of national and international experience in corporate and project management, technical coordination, diagnostic surveys, risk managemnt, marine insurance and claims handling, portfolio analysis, performance analysis, business development & improvement with marine industries and IT companies. He can provide training in all areas of marine buiness industries, market survey and marketing, production planning and control, development of facilities and technologies, process improvement, as well as such quality assurance systems as ISO, TQM and Lean Six Sigma,
Hassan holds a degree in naval architecture and marine engineering from the University of Alexandria, Egypt, and several post graduate degrees in business, restructuring and privatization, human resource and quality management. He is fluent in Arabic, English, Spanish and Russian.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION
Chartered Consultant Engineer, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UK and USA
Registered Consultant Engineer at the Council of Engineering Institutions and the Engineering Council, UK
Member of the American Bureau of Shipping Middle East Technical Advisory Committee.
UNIDO ROSTER Registered Expert, Austria (1992-1997)
Registered Consultant at the European Commission for the Egyptian Industry Modernization Program, IMP
Privatization and Restructuring Advisor to The American Fulbright Commission in Egypt (1992-1999)
Active member in several International and Arab professional institutions, organizations, committees and societies:
Fellow at the Royal Institution of Naval Architects, UK
Fellow at the Institute of Marine Engineers, Science and Technology, UK
Member of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, USA
Life Member of the Society of Marine Engineers and Shipbuilders, Egypt
Member of the Arab Institute of Navigation, Egypt
Member of the Egyptian Maritime Society, Egypt
Member of the Egyptian Branch of the British Institute of Marine Engineers, Science & Technology, Egypt
Member of the Society of Engineers in Alexandria, Egypt
Member of the Society of Mechanical Engineers, Egypt
Member of the Egyptian Engineers Association, Egypt
Board member of the Arab Gulf Workboat Association, KSA