1. A M I R A B E R Z I
PERSONAL DATA
Date of Birth : March 1st, 1974
Nationality : Egyptian / Swiss
Marital status: Married with 2 children
OBJECTIVE
A challenging career opportunity, in international development and
cooperation, migration and integration and/or intercultural communication
fields, whereby I can develop and utilize my background, education and
experience to achieve improvements in the quality of life of disadvantaged
groups and populations.
EDUCATION
December2016 Università della Svizzeraitaliana, Lugano,Switzerland
Master of Advanced Studies, Intercultural Communication
Thesis: Clash of Narratives among Egypt’s Middle and Upper Classes
June 1998 American University in Cairo (AUC), Egypt
B.Sc., Physics
SKILLS
Language Skills
 Fluent in spoken and written English and Arabic
 Proficient German (B2)
 Good command of French
Computer Skills
 Excellent command of Microsoft Office; Word, Excel, PowerPoint
and Microsoft Project
 Extensive internet research experience
SUMMARY OF JOBS AND QUALIFICATIONS
February 2003–December 2004
State Street Global Advisors-SSgA, Dubai, U.A.E.
Sales Manager and Client Service Officer (Middle East, North Africa and
parts of Asia)

2.  Acquired deep knowledge of market place covered by SSgA
increasing list of prospects and expanding pipeline
 Identified new business opportunities with existing clients
 Oversaw and coordinated all agreements between SSgA and clients
 Provided all clients with feedback on their investments, SSgA
strategies and general inquiries
 Monitored all logistics pertaining to invoices and reports
August 2000–January 2002
Prime Securities, Cairo, Egypt
Account Executive (Local and UK Institutional Clients)
General Responsiblities-for local and foreign clients
 Providing financial advice on client's investments
 Monitoring & analyzing all Egyptian listed companies as regards
financial & technical news
 Communicating to clients all relevant economic as well as political
data from media sources
Business Development -UK
 Set a marketing plan to penetrate the UK market which included
creating a marketing portfolio of company profile, performance data
and market orientation material
 Planned, scheduled and carried out trips to UK investment houses,
International brokeragehouses and Asset Managers promoting locally
traded companies as well as new IPOs (Telecom Egypt)
 Participated in and supervised market data collection and analysis in
coordination with Research Department
 Successfully expanded client base, by activating the targeted UK
clients contributing significantly to Prime market share
 Achieved business volume target under deteriorating market
conditions
Oct. 1998–June 2000
Minapharm Pharmaceuticals and Chemical Industries, Cairo, Egypt
Business Development Executive
 Responsible for foreign dealings with 25 international business
partners
 Represented Minapharm in seminars, congresses and distributors
meetings abroad
 Achieved contact with new business partners
 Presented Minapharm profile; structure, products and market share
 Negotiated terms of contract

3.  Coordinated between international business partner and Minapharm
marketing department for the organization of product launches and
local congresses
Sep.1997–Jan. 1999 American University in Cairo (AUC), Egypt
Assistant Professor
 Aided course students with the assignments and course contents
 Instructed the laboratory sessions
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Sep. 1993–June 1995 American University in Cairo (AUC), Egypt
Head, Fundraising Committee
 Student Union: Fundraised for a project “Peace for Egypt” in order
to raise money for orphanages
 Association Internationale des Etudiants de Science Economiques et
Commerciales (AIESEC): Led the campaign to fundraise for all
AIESEC activities
Sep. 1992–June 1993 American University in Cairo (AUC), Egypt
Student Union Assistant President
 Represented the president in several committees
 Investigated several cases with the Office of Student Affairs (OSA)
 Reported to the president and “The Caravan” on the activities of the
SU
 Represented the president in the Constitution Review Committee
Student representative in various university committees:
 Disqualified Students Committee
 Core Curriculum Committee
 English Language Deterioration Committee
REFERENCES
Furnished upon request
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