Antoine Choueifati is a business development manager seeking a career opportunity in the insurance industry. He has over 15 years of experience in sales, marketing, product development and management roles. Most recently, he was the head of sales and development at ARABIA Insurance in Oman, where he led sales, agent, and broker channels and oversaw marketing and product development. Previously, he held roles such as head of sales and business development manager, where he implemented sales strategies, developed insurance products, and grew business. He is skilled in areas like strategic planning, project management, and expanding sales channels.
1. ANTOINE CHOUEIFATI
Beirut – Lebanon
Mobile + 961 3534 438
Email : achoueif@yahoo.fr
achoueifety@gmail.com
OBJECTIVE
To obtain a rewarding career in the Insurance Industry with a Company offering advanced management
opportunities where I can utilize my experience in market positioning, product development, and sales channels
engineering
KEY SKILLS
• Strong commercial skills
• Effective interaction with clients at different management level
• Strategic Planning
• Project Management
• Expansion of Sales Channels
• Product Development Initiatives
• Public Presentation Skills
• Creating Developing and organizing professional sales teams
• Very good knowledge of underwriting techniques
EXPERIENCE AND CORE COMPETENCES
Business Development manager Since June 2013 till date
ARABIA insurance - Sultanate of Oman
1) Head of sales and development
2) In charge of sales, agents and brokers channels,
3) In charge of marketing and product development
4) Developing a sales strategy within Oman.
Head of Sales department Since Mid 2007 till June 2013
Byblos Bank Group
Adir Insurance (Lebanon)
1) Company’s products Sales within Byblos Bank: Elaborating the sales strategy and
marketing plan,
2) New products policy inception,
3) Monitoring Agents Productivity,
4) Controlling the achievement of Co goals,
5) Creating a highly trained and motivated workforce,
6) Developing and implementing Insurance mass Products,
7) Organizing and leading Sales team efforts,
8) Achieved a growth of Non captive business from 2.2 M USD in 2007 to 5.5 M USD
issued and paid premiums by end 2012,
9) Maintain good relationship between Bank and Insurance Co,
10) Set sales targets and define strategy to achieve these targets,
11) Monitor and report on market and competitor activities and provide relevant reports
and information; monitor market intelligence in terms of market development, new
business opportunities, competitive activity, new customers,
2. 12) Review market analysis in order to determine customer needs and sales volume
potential that will meet company goals,
13) Reorganizing sales team in Adir Syria and work on several development plans in the
region (Iraq, Yemen, Sudan).
14) Handling customer’s claims
15) Underwriting issues: visit and asses risks and deliver quotations.
Business Development Manager Marketing & Sales
Assurex 2006 –2007
Assurex Beirut Lebanon
1) Implement and Develop Sales and Marketing strategies
2) Continuously develop, implement, review and evaluate short and long term sales strategies to achieve
established growth targets and objectives
3) Prepare business plan and execution proceedings
4) Provide Technico commercial support and interrelate smooth coordination with technical departments
5) Conduct commercial operations and manage marketing program to target prospective and existing
clients
6) Group Recruitment Operations for direct field force and brokers
• Oversee business progress management including new product development, contracts negotiations
• Several product development achievements (Wording, U/W guidelines, rating) like Assuroof products,
• Developed and maintained a wide range of marketing tools like market research, competitive brands analysis,
retention monitoring
• Development of a network of representative offices and agencies as well as facilitated field trainings for
different channels of distribution.
• Identify new product opportunities based on market demand and company direction.
Head of Units Marketing & Sales
Allianz Group 2001 –2006
Allianz SNA Lebanon
• Sales Force Management and Development
1) Create and monitor units of sales agent ( more than 50 agents)
2) Motivate the Head of Unit in charge of the agents ( 7 Head of Unit )
3) Set contest and divert motivation to boost sales.
4) Direct sales and managing an own portfolio
5) Continuously develop, implement, review and evaluate short and long term sales strategies to
achieve established growth targets and objectives
6) Prospecting, recruiting and training new agents
7) Provide Technico commercial support.
8) Provide a field training
9) Implement a group of strategies to develop new targets and increase the global portfolio
EDUCATION & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COURSES
Technical Skills
• Advanced trainings on sales techniques Lebanon
• Sales team management and Business solutions AGF Paris - France
• Monitor production performance AGF Paris - France
• Reinsurance Management and underwriting rules Gen Re -Lebanon
Management Skills
• Effective selling ESA- Lebanon
• Sales team performance management ICTN - Beirut
• Manage process (all courses) Starmanship- Lebanon
• Meeting and presentation advantage Franklin Covey Lebanon
Education
• Bachelor in Economics (with honors) Bordeaux University -France
• French Baccalaureat Bordeaux-France
3. LANGUAGES
Fluent in French, English and Arabic
COMPUTER & RESEARCH SKILLS
Microsoft applications: Windows, Office Applications and Tools, Insurance Management System IMS 2,
Point of Sales online system.
COMPUTER & RESEARCH SKILLS
Reading, Sports, Traveling Communication technologies
PERSONAL DATA
Surname: Choueifati Place of Birth: Haret Hreik – Lebanon
First Name: Antoine Nationality: Lebanese - French
Date of Birth: 08 05 1973 Marital Status: Married