Zeyad Abd El Hakim
About Zeyad Abd El Hakim
Zeyad Abd El Hakim is the Europe Facilities & Design Innovation and Governance Director at Procter & Gamble, with extensive experience in project management and organizational restructuring.
Procter & Gamble Europe Facilities & Design Innovation And Governance Director
Zeyad Abd El Hakim currently serves as the Europe Facilities & Design Innovation and Governance Director at Procter & Gamble. Taking on this role in 2020, he has brought his extensive experience in project management and technical engineering to the fore. His work involves overseeing the design innovation and governance aspects of facilities across Europe, ensuring that projects are executed efficiently and align with corporate strategies.
Previous Roles at Procter & Gamble
Before his current position, Zeyad held several significant roles at Procter & Gamble. From 2019 to 2020, he was the SCI&G Engineering Section Head. Prior to that, he managed the Baby Care Expansion Program across Europe, India, Middle East, and Africa. He also served as the Regional Projects Manager - ESND in Europe from 2015 to 2018 and the Central Project Manager in the Middle East and Africa from 2011 to 2013. Earlier in his career, he functioned as the Central Engineering Manager for the CEEMEA region in Karachi, Pakistan, and as the Reliability Manager at the Procter & Gamble Cairo Plant.
Early Career and Roles Outside Procter & Gamble
Zeyad began his career as a Production Engineer at Rashid Mashreq Group's Mashreq Des Produits Laitiers in Alexandria, Egypt, in 2005. He subsequently joined Mansour Group as Planning Section Head, a role he held from 2005 to 2007. These positions helped him develop his foundational expertise in production and planning, laying the groundwork for his later success in project and engineering management at Procter & Gamble.
Education and Qualifications
Zeyad holds an MBA in Business Administration from the Arab Academy for Science and Technology, a degree he earned between 2006 and 2008. He also has a BSc in Production Engineering from Alexandria University, completed from 1999 to 2004. His educational background provided a strong theoretical foundation, which he has effectively applied throughout his professional career in engineering and management roles.
Expertise in Greenfield Projects and Technical Management
Zeyad has extensive experience in managing the construction and startup of greenfield projects across various countries, including Egypt, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Morocco, South Africa, India, Italy, Germany, the UK, Czech Republic, Greece, and France. His specializations include managing global category capital portfolios and focusing on capital management. Known for restructuring and organizational redesign, he excels in top talent acquisition and delivering successful mega programs and projects.