Desmond Ryan (Des)

Des is an experienced corporate trainer who combines a broad range of practical international private and public sector business experience with exceptional strategic and business development skills gained globally. Expert trainer in hard and soft skills programs (e.g. finance, budgeting, strategy, business planning, leadership, HR, negotiations, supervision and many more.) High level of commercial acumen - business owner, bottom line focused, multicultural - assignments in 20+ countries. As a professional chartered accountant, trainer, mentor, educator and senior strategic consultant with 30+ years he has also advised and lead numerous public initiatives for various Governments via EU, and US agencies. Expert in public sector macro and micro economic development issues and associated KPIs.

01 Experience

• Chartered Accountant and Management Consultant with over 30 years of extensive regional and worldwide experience on a diverse range of private and public sector projects
• Conducted more than 50 corporate training programs worldwide
• Principal Consultant working at the Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP) as CFO and the Business Support Manager
• Strategic consultant working on a wide range of international projects in Europe and the Middle East
• Private sector clients in information technology, international traded services, manufacturing, food, services, and construction and consumers sectors
• Public sector clients included the EU, World Bank, USAID as well as the multinational private sector
• Assignments related to detailed client business planning for Business Support Units, University Technology Parks, Working with Universities to promote campus based knowledge intensive start-ups

02 Education

• Chartered Accountant, Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants
• University College Dublin, Ireland, Bachelor of Commerce Degree
• St. Fintans High School, Dublin, Ireland

03 Training

• Budgeting Course for the Egyptian Banking Institute
• HR program in employability Skills for Silatech, Qatar
• Customer Service for Delta Partners, UAE
• Finance for Non Finance Managers training assignment for several oil industry clients, Saudi Arabia
• Negotiation Skills program for ADNOC, Abu Dhabi
• Leadership Program, Accra, Ghana