Board of Directors | CMCGI CMC

CMC-GI relies on volunteers to build and maintain its network of colleagues around the globe. The Board of Directors includes:

	Otto Acuna (Chair) , Founder & Director, EXYGE.COM, Founder and CEO, e-Consulting Global Solutions OÜ Otto is a CMC with more than 25 years of experience in strategy, operational efficiency and business performance improvement, providing assistance through a wide array of specialties, including shared services centers, finance operations and banking operations. He leads a boutique specialty firm in strategy and operations consulting in Latin America (EXYGE.COM) and since 2020 has launched a global B2B company (e-consulting.solutions) in Estonia serving the consulting industry, with focus in small and medium consultancies and business services providers. He is an Industrial Engineer with an MBA (Human Resources major), Double Certified in Lean Six Sigma by ASQ (CSSBB), and was certified as Senior Advisor by Deutsche Post International Training. Prior to his current occupation he lead a practice in PwC Interamericas and has worked in regional positions for Chiquita Brands, Deutsche Post DHL and several financial services institutions in Costa Rica, where he is currently located.
	Tamara Abdel-Jaber (Past Chair), CEO, Palma Consulting Tamara is ICMCI Treasurer and the Chief Executive Officer of Palma Consulting, a firm that has been providing business and information technology consulting services from its Amman head office for over 15 years. She is a Certified Management Consultant, with expertise in strategy, corporate governance, performance management, and business development and was previously the Chair of the Jordanian Institute of Management Consultants and Trainers. Tamara has contributed greatly to business innovation and entrepreneurship in the Middle East and Northern Africa region and Forbes Middle East voted her as one the Most Powerful Arab Women in 2014.
	Youssef Khalil (Marketing Committee Chair) Youssef is a Certified Management Consultant (CMC), and Chairman of MEGA Advisory specializing in corporate-level strategy, enterprise risk management, corporate governance and business management optimization. Youssef has more than 20 years of professional experience. Currently, he is a Senior Director and Head of Client Services, Advisory, Al-Khobar, KPMG Saudi Arabia. Prior to KPMG, Youssef was a partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and a partner of Ernst & Young and a Strategy consultant for several clients in the Middle East. His functional expertise includes Corporate Strategy, Corporate Governance, Enterprise Risk Management, Financial Effectiveness, Organizational Transformation, Project Management, Internal Audit and other related areas in Manufacturing, Chemical, Utilities, Telecom, Real Estate, and Family Businesses. Youssef educational background includes public policy, risk management, and finance and he is an active member and certified professional in several professional organizations including the CMC-GI.
	Anis Jabsheh (Chair of Certification Committee), Advisor, Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (World Cup Qatar 2022) Anis is a CMC with more than 39 years of experience in management consulting. He is a Strategic thinker specializing in building an organisation’s human capital capability- aligning structure, building staff/skills and systems/processes to drive growth, innovation, and continuous improvement for Public Sector, Manufacturing, Consulting, Real Estate, NGO’s and Educational Institutions. Anis served as Vice Chairman and Chair of the Certification Committee at the Institute of Management Consultants of Jordan for 9 years.
	Hani Obeid (Membership Committee Chair) Hani Obeid is a Co-founder, VP of Business Development and GM of Canada of Picacity.ai. Founded in 2022, Picacity is an end-to-end smart digital services provider, leveraging the deep expertise of its industry consulting, data, and technology teams that works with both private and public sector firms to simplify and accelerate their digital transformation aspirations. He holds an MBA from the University of Ottawa and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Oregon State University, USA. He is also a CMC and is Green Belt Six Sigma Certified.
	Reema Nasser, Ex-Officio, Executive Director, CMC Global Reema holds a BA degree in Economics and Statistics and Political Science from the University of Jordan and is accountable for implementing the strategic plan of CMC Global’s Board, with a focus on improving programs and services that are required for growth. She was previously the Executive Director of the Institute of Management Consultants and Trainers of Jordan (IMC-Jordan), prior to which, she worked at an information technology company for 15 years, holding positions of increasing seniority, including as Training Center Manager.