Mohamed Ahmed Amer, MSc
Managing Director | Building Businesses from the Ground Up | Driving Business Growth & Operations | Expanding Regional Presence | Advancing Building Safety Initiatives & Strategy Across MENA
The move
MoveUL → International Code Council
TitleRegional Standards Manager - MENA → Managing Director - MENA
LocationDubai → Dubai
Career arcBoomerang (UAE-educated, foreign stint)★
First time at this levelYes ★
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Years in UAE11.3
Total experience17.8 years
International Code Council headcount501-1,000 employees
International Code Council industryNon-profit Organizations
International Code Council HQWashington, District of Columbia
International Code Council typeNonprofit
Career arc
- Managing Director - MENAJan 2025 — Present
International Code Council· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Regional Director of Operations - MENAMar 2020 — Dec 2024International Code Council· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Regional Standards Manager - MENAFeb 2019 — Mar 2020
UL· Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Engineering Accounts Manager - MENADec 2014 — Jan 2019UL· United Arab Emirates
- Project Instrument EngineerMay 2008 — Nov 2014
NPCC· NPCC· Full-time
Education
- Harvard Business School OnlineCertificate in Strategy ExecutionAug 2021 — Oct 2021
- American University of SharjahBachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Minor Applied Mathematics and Computational Methods · Control Systems2003 — 2008
- American University of SharjahMaster of Science in Engineering Systems Management · Operations research, Technical Analysis, Financial Management.2009 — 2012
Top skills
OptimizationProject PlanningInventory ManagementNew Business DevelopmentCritical ThinkingProgram Management