Rim JALALIExecutive Director - French Chamber of Commerce & Industry in Bahrain (FCCIB)

WORK EXPERIENCE

• Sept. 2015 to date - French Chamber of Commerce & Industry in Bahrain (FCCIB)

Executive Director

• June. 2007 – Mar. 2015    French Embassy in Bahrain – Economic Department 

Deputy Economic Counselor

• Nov. 2001 – Nov. 2006:    Abou Nawas Hotels & Resorts (KIPCO Group, Kuwait) 20 Hotels 

Group Sales & Marketing Manager

• Feb. 2001 – Nov. 2001: Poulina Group (60 companies, 2-3% of Tunisia’s GDP) Société La Paix: Tourism Subsidiary

Marketing Manager of “Medina Project” in Hammamet Marina
    

• Mar. 1997 - Feb. 2001:    SICAME Group (16 companies)

In Charge of Marketing & Public Relations For 3 companies of the group

• Feb. 1996 – Feb. 1997:    Cap Gammarth Resort & Hotel Le Palace (5 stars)

Sales Representative & Guest Relation Manager

EXTERNAL APPOINTMENTS & VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

• From 2007 – 2015:  Secretary of the CCEF (the Committee of Economic Advisors to France) in Bahrain
• From February 2020 to date: Board Member at Alliance Francaise in Bahrain
• From September 2019 to date : Associate CCEF , Bahrain CCEF Committee

EDUCATION

• 1995 MBA, IAE (Institut d’Administration des Entreprises) of Sophia-Antipolis, Nice, France.
• 1994 Bachelor Degree in Management from the “Ecole Supérieure de Commerce” ESC.

LANGUAGES

• Arabic:mother tongue – Fluent
• French:education language – Fluent
• English:professional language – Fluent
• German:studied for 2 years – Beginner