Dr. Peter sloan eident
the leading expert in offsets in abu dhabi and the united arab emirates
HIGHLIGHTS
- Thirty-five years in offsets and venture creation with twenty years in the Gulf
- Thirteen years with Tawazun/UAE Offsets Group
- Twelve years with defense contractors
- Ten years as a consultant and entrepreneur.
- Success in mentoring UAE Nationals
- Deep understanding of the workings of offset from the prospective of all the stakeholders
- Expert in valuing and negotiating offset credits
- Expert in negotiating offset credit guarantees and facilitating clearance letters
- Skilled in analyzing and writing business plans and gaining concept approval
- Skilled in financial modeling and project management
- Experience in proposing and running training programs for the UAE military and in developing Emiratization programs
- Experience in launching companies in the UAE
- Working knowledge of the complexities of compliance within the military sector
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Theyab International Group
Director Offset Consulting
Abu Dhabi, UAE
11/2014-Present
Leads a team of offset experts that assist in all aspects of the offset process including: Strategic planning, offset pricing, sourcing projects, developing financial models, writing concept papers and business plans, valuing technology, securing bank guarantees, credit award letters and other administrative requirements that are needed to fulfill offset commitments.
Consulting
Executive Director
Abu Dhabi, UAE
7/2009-11/2014
Advise defense contractors and local companies on military and industrial offsets; contracts, processes, concept papers and project implementation in the Gulf region. Clients included: Spectrum, Iomax, Knowledge Point, Deloitte Consulting, Raytheon, Harris Electronics, and American Science and Engineering.
Tawazun
Senior Advisor
Abu Dhabi, UAE
9/2000- 7/2010
Advised and led project development teams working in the defense and technology fields. Involved in the developing, structuring, and implementing of Tawazun’s processes for project evaluation and selection. Member of: UAE Aerospace Working Committee, Offset Steering Committee, UAE’s free-trade agreement negotiating team, Public Private Partnership Initiative (PPI Advisory Committee), Sheikh Khalifa Business Incubator Founding Committee, and five UAE Offset IPO teams. Managed the Learning and Knowledge Management Department.
Director Offset Consulting
Abu Dhabi, UAE
11/2014-Present
Leads a team of offset experts that assist in all aspects of the offset process including: Strategic planning, offset pricing, sourcing projects, developing financial models, writing concept papers and business plans, valuing technology, securing bank guarantees, credit award letters and other administrative requirements that are needed to fulfill offset commitments.
Consulting
Executive Director
Abu Dhabi, UAE
7/2009-11/2014
Advise defense contractors and local companies on military and industrial offsets; contracts, processes, concept papers and project implementation in the Gulf region. Clients included: Spectrum, Iomax, Knowledge Point, Deloitte Consulting, Raytheon, Harris Electronics, and American Science and Engineering.
Tawazun
Senior Advisor
Abu Dhabi, UAE
9/2000- 7/2010
Advised and led project development teams working in the defense and technology fields. Involved in the developing, structuring, and implementing of Tawazun’s processes for project evaluation and selection. Member of: UAE Aerospace Working Committee, Offset Steering Committee, UAE’s free-trade agreement negotiating team, Public Private Partnership Initiative (PPI Advisory Committee), Sheikh Khalifa Business Incubator Founding Committee, and five UAE Offset IPO teams. Managed the Learning and Knowledge Management Department.