DFA Trainer Profiles
Trainers in Africa & The Middle East
Here are a few of the many DFA certified trainers and consultants in the region you can count on for local on-site intercultural support:
Dr. Mostafa R. Reda
Egypt: CairoDr. Mostafa R. Reda is a Consultant and Cross-Cultural Trainer with dfa Intercultural Global Solutions. He provides consulting services in the area of Quality Management, Business Excellence Models and Multi'Cultural Training. He specializes in training on Far Eastern and Middle Eastern Cultures. He has presented seminars, workshops and courses in the area of Total Quality Management, Statistical Process Control and Cross-Cultural Training to over 70 client companies, utilities, government agencies, and institutions in the USA, Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Egypt, Bahrain and Turkey
Dr. Reda was born in Egypt but has split his time between his home country and the USA since 1970. He has served as Professor of Industrial Engineering and Management at the University of Michigan, Ohio State University and King Fahd University for Petroleum and Minerals. He is based in Cairo, Egypt.
Kathi Tarantal
South Africa: Pretoria/JohannesburgKathi Tarantal is an international cross-cultural consultant and trainer with dfa Intercultural Global Solutions. She helps individuals and organizations to bridge their differences in work styles and helps them to adapt professionally as well as personally.
Ms. Tarantal recently finished her master's degree in cultural anthropology from the University of Pretoria, South Africa. For her research she interviewed 150 people living in a country from where they grew up. The interviewees had 30 countries of origin and 60 countries of destination, thus giving her a wide knowledge and understanding of issues faced by expatriates. Kathi has successfully adapted cross-culturally and gained significant training experience. She is an American citizen with permanent residential status in South Africa. She is married to a South African and has two children. She speaks four languages and has traveled or worked in more than 50 different countries. Kathi has been immersed in two significant transition points in recent world history. She lived in Eastern Europe for three years during the transition from communism and in South Africa during the change from apartheid to democracy.
Doron Neev
IsraelDoron Neev is a Cross-Cultural trainer and Director, New Business Development, ISRAEL with dfa Intercultural Global Solutions. He is responsible for developing new client relationships in Israel, and brings extraordinary skills and experience to this position. Doron has consulted and advised on global HR mobility issues such as compensation & benefits, organizational development, HR policy development, cultural adjustment, etc., for major global multinational organizations working in and with Israel. He was the first HR & Administration Manager for Scitex Europe S.A. in Brussels, and then Corporate Affairs Manager for Scitex HQ in Israel, one of Israel's largest Hi-Tech companies. Prior to his Scitex positions, Doron served in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel, and was a member of the first Israeli delegation to the Geneva Middle East peace talks in the mid-70's. For over five years, Doron served as Attache to the Permanent Mission of Israel to the UN in Geneva.
Mr. Neev studied for his MA degree in Labor Studies from Tel Aviv University and he holds a BA in Sociology, Anthropology and International Relations from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Doron's professional experience includes writing many articles for relocation related publications as well as being an internationally recognized speaker on global mobility issues.
Sharjeel A. Moutier
UAE: DubaiSharjeel Antoine Moutier is a Cross-Cultural Trainer and Director, New Business Development, Middle East Region with dfa Intercultural Global Solutions. He has been working with dfa for quite some time since receiving his advanced training in cross-cultural methodology and practice. He is also a professional strategic consultant and advisor specializing in advising global corporations developing their activities in Middle East Gulf and development of high potential multinational teams. His expertise is concentrated in over 15 years of international experience in global industries: computer and information industries and financial and investment banking services. His geographical areas of concentration are the European Union, Middle East Gulf specially Saudi Arabia & United Arab Emirates, Indian Sub continent specially India & Pakistan.
Mr. Moutier holds degrees in international finance & marketing from the American Business School in Paris France. He is a frequent speaker and lecturer at universities across Europe where he shares with students his knowledge. He is the author of several articles on cross-cultural communication especially for the Japanese businessmen dealing and working with Middle East Gulf and international business. He works professionally in a number of languages including but not limited to English, French, Arabic & Hindi. Sharjeel is of Indian heritage brought up in Saudi Arabia & United Arab Emirates, educated in Britain and France, lives and divides his time in Dubai and Paris, and delivers his services to companies globally.
Sudhesh Bhaskaran
UAE: DubaiSudhesh Bhaskaran is a senior associate and cross-cultural consultant for dfa Intercultural Global Solutions. He provides customized coaching, facilitation, and training in cross-cultural communication and diversity to individuals, families, and youth relocating to the Middle Eastern countries such as the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia and India. Having relocated four times himself, twice nationally and twice internationally, he has practical experience in the design of business and cultural orientation sessions for professionals and families in transition.
Mr. Bhaskaran was born and raised in India. His deep interest in the diversity of human life, languages and communication led him to work in varied roles, constantly seek new experiences, and prompted him to work towards, and earn various educational degrees and certifications, including a Graduate Degree in Physics, a Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication, and Certificates in French, Japanese and computer applications. He has lived, studied, and worked for extended periods in Kerala, New Delhi, Dubai and Abu Dhabi and has traveled extensively to 7 countries around the world. He is fluent in English, Malayalam and Hindi, conversational in French and Japanese. After earning his Post-graduate Diploma, he worked as a Freelance Editor for Confederation of Indian Industry and as a Television Anchor for educational programs under the University Grants Commission. He is based in Dubai and continues to provide cross cultural trainings to the executives and their families of several multinational corporations.
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