Samar Héchaimé

Developing thought leadership, building market transforming methodologies and strategic models combining behavioural sciences and system thinking, powered by the creative/ wayfinding mindset and sustainability to reach a circular/constellation-modelled future. Building and converting sales pipeline. Running day-to-day company operations.

Creating strategic transformation business models offering thought leadership with engagements across various market sectors, building and converting a multi-million GBP sales pipeline through new business development in UK & Internationally. Building innovation consultancy team. Represent through speaking engagements, thought leadership publications and networking. Running day-to-day unit operations. Building London’s diversity and inclusion network for TCS.

Strategy consultancy, shaping transformative innovative strategies, experiences, products & services through human factors • Founder, Director Strategy, Innovation & Transformation: Built business, service offerings, project-related teams, and methodologies. Building and converting the sales pipeline by business development networking in the UK & Internationally.

• Led the transformation of EY's People Advisory Services (PAS) from transactional to advisory services, defining the future of mobility as a strategic and critical aspect for the growth of the businesses. Powered by data analytics, AI, machine learning and user-centric digital platforms, the service becomes essential to helping the client's C-suite and boards shape future strategic decisions based on business, people and sustainability needs.

Innovation strategy, design firm specialised in Business consulting • Developed a citizen engagement framework and toolsets ( including intelligent digital tools and sustainable transformation for cities and rural areas) for the Ministry of Economic Planning in Saudi Arabia, which empowered citizens and communities, and enhanced sustainable policy making.

Transformed the HRDF/Ministry of labour through a user-centric strategic, business transformation approach. This empowered the staff to design new partnerships, products/services and funding models based on the needs of the citizen, especially with educated women. With the help of integrated digital tools, successfully created policies that minimised waste and empowered the labour market to grow with a targeted, personalised, individual approach designed to bring the best out of all citizens.

Principal User Experience Strategy, Brand Strategy: Built the unit's presence in Shanghai, from developing and building the team to shaping and converting a multi-million Yuan new business pipeline and network in China & across the South East Asian region (APAC). Running day-to-day unit operations.

Director Strategic, Experience: Created new team from wayfinding to sustainable strategy consulting in built environment from 2 to 100 people in distributed locations. Shaping concept, methodology & implementation. Building, converting and delivering multi-million Dollar sales pipeline and large scale projects. Managing the day-to-day across North America, EMEA and APAC regions.

Alternative post graduate programme focused on solving social issues through design Teacher, Facilitator, Mentor

Chapter founder Events organiser Thought leadership Network building with other professional organisations in the region Standard setting Chapter founder Events organiser Thought leadership Network building with other professional organisations in the region Standard setting

Top wayfinding and experience design studio • Clients included: Central Museum, Schiphol Airport, Signage and Security in Airports, Tramtunnel, Concertgebouw (Royal Concert Hall), PATH, New York/ New Jersey, Fulton Center Transit Hub, La Guardia Airport, DNB (the Netherlands’ Bank), Van Gogh Museum, MOMA Store, INIT, Oogziekenhuis (The Eye Hospital), Burj Dubai.

Art Direction, design, and implementation of all types of graphic and corporate design in printing house inhouse design studio.

Global Branding, Strategy and design studio • Designed Wayfinding programme for Christie's Auction House in Rockefeller Centre New York