1. RAMZI HAGE
Tel: +961-3-900 035; +966-50-44 88 057 • E-mail: elhageramzi@gmail.com
EDUCATION
2013 - 2014 Columbia Business School
 Masters in Business Administration (MBA)
NYC, NY
2003 - 2007 American University of Beirut
 Bachelor of Engineering, Major in Mechanical Engineering
Beirut, Lebanon
1997 - 2003 L’Athénée de Beyrouth
 Scientific French Baccalaureate, Focus on Mathematics
Beirut, Lebanon
1988 - 1997 Lycée Français d’Arabie Saoudite Riyadh, KSA
WORK EXPERIENCE
Jan 2010 -
Present
Strategy& (formerly Booz & Company) – www.strategyand.pwc.com
Manager
Middle East
Key Achievements:
 Client Work: Engaged in over 15 projects covering strategy development, market analysis, financial
modeling, optimization, governance and operating model design and implementation. Clients included
governments, The World Bank, multinational corporations, etc.
 Business Development: Participated extensively in client development, proposal writing and institution
building (e.g., internal initiatives and recruitment)
 Leadership and Teamwork: Led, trained and mentored teams of senior associates, associates and client
counterparts
Key Projects:
 Middle East growth strategy for a large American car manufacturer – Drove the implementation of
the Middle East growth strategy focusing on manufacturing, products, fleets, and commercial vehicles
 Twenty-year national energy strategy for one of the largest oil producers in the Middle East –
Assisted the national government and the World Bank in developing the twenty-year national energy
strategy covering oil & gas, power, and energy intensive industries while considering the environmental
and socio-economic imperatives
 Business plan development for a city in Saudi Arabia – Developed the business plan for a city that has a
mandate to promote nuclear and renewable energy in Saudi Arabia
 Set-up of a group of companies to drive a knowledge-based economy in Saudi Arabia – Assisted in
the establishment of a Holding Company and its Subsidiaries to drive technology development and IP
commercialization, enable knowledge sharing and undertake investment opportunities
 Petroleum distribution and retail sector strategy for a Middle Eastern oil producing country –
Assisted the World Bank in developing the growth strategy covering the institutional set-up, pricing, and
infrastructure plan
 Restructuring the gas value chain of a large oil and gas producing nation – Assisted the World Bank
in developing the appropriate institutional set-up for the country’s gas sector, along with the required
policies, regulations and contractual agreements between the operating public and private entities
 Jumpstart program for the largest telecom operator in the Middle East – Established and managed a
Project Management Office (PMO) at the largest telecom operator in the Middle East to implement short
term high impact initiatives across its units to gain market share, reduce costs and increase profits
 Value chain optimization for a large National Oil Company – Optimized the flow of hydrocarbons
across the country’s energy value chain, from upstream production to domestic consumption or export
 Organization design for a large Middle Eastern company – Developed the organization structure,
forecasted the manpower requirements and identified business capability gaps
 Market study for the largest petrochemical company in the Middle East – Analyzed the paints and
coatings industry structure and dynamics, discontinuities, growth, risks and competitive landscape
 Privatization and restructuring of the world’s largest water desalination company – Developed the
public private partnership strategy and designed an operating model for the new holding company

2. Sep 2007 –
Dec 2009
Dar Al-Handasah (Shair and Partners) – www.dargroup.com
Mechanical Design Engineer
Beirut, Lebanon
Key Projects:
 LEED mechanical design for the Princess Nora bint Abdul Rahman University, Saudi Arabia –
Designed the HVAC, plumbing and firefighting systems adopting LEED specifications for two faculties
with total area of 65,000 m2
 Mechanical design for the “13 Plots on Saraya Island” project in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE – Designed
the HVAC, plumbing and firefighting systems for 13 high rise buildings with total area of 50,000 m2
OTHER INTERESTS
 Global and regional economic affairs
 Innovation trends and scalable technologies
 Audio and video technology
 Hiking and mountain climbing
LANGUAGES
 Fluent in spoken and written English, French and Arabic