Yara Rashwan
Dubai,UAE
Summary
Passionate food expert with lead experience in both Quality and Regulatory management for food and beverage portfolio maintaining food safety and compliance towards local and international standards for MENAP and Global regulations.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
16
16
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Gulf, DM Scientific affairs & PB&M Regulatory lead
Mondelez Middle East & Africa FZE
Dubai, UAE
06.2023 - Current
- Actively engaging with GCC & developing markets trade associations and regulatory authorities to influence the scientific and regulatory direction that drives growth to Mondelez Nutrition and mindful snacking agenda.
- Leading regulatory compliance workstream for powder beverage, Grocery, and Cheese categories for MENAP markets.
- Conducting plant and recipe compliance audits to ensure compliance to statutory regulatory requirements and claims substantiation.
- Support in digitalization project for Arabic AW proofreading using digital tools
- Deliver scientific and regulatory training for quality & commercial teams.
- Engaged in different Gulf industries task forces (additives, labeling, Marketing to kids) to harmonize regulations in reference to European Codex & WHO that overcomes barriers to trade challenges across the Gulf region
- share learnings and success stories with the Regulatory Community of Practice.
- Support Mondelez commercial teams in exploring business opportunities for growth, maintaining compliance and consumer advocacy agenda
Biscuit Plant quality manager
Mondelēz Foods
Cairo
04.2022 - 06.2023
- Responsible for the quality & food safety of all lines, fully responsible for the people, machinery and the identification and elimination of quality losses and problems in the department & End to End from supplier to market through IL6S phases implementation
- Growing the quality team capabilities and coordinating departmental activities in accordance with corporate standards, local legal requirements, and ISO standards
- Supporting the Plant agenda for innovation projects through ensuring that there is strict adherence with all appropriate laws, food safety quality standards and consumer requirements of all manufactured products
- Managing crisis situations internally and externally in ways that support the company’s image, policies, and business
- Supporting commercialization activities through CTPs & CTQs implementation.
MEA Scientific and Regulatory Affairs scientist- Chocolates, Biscuits & Cakes
Mondelēz Foods
Cairo
03.2019 - 03.2022
- Collaborating with R&D and marketing team on the innovation agenda to provide regulatory guidance for MEA plants for ensuring compliance to (Middle east-central east -North Africa-Pakistan) & International standards (CODEX/EU) new regulations for RMATs, Recipes & Packaging artworks
- Familiar with the External Scientific affairs for GCC (MCBG groups & NFSA) horizontally scanning new regulations for the MEA region
- Support Global initiatives to accelerate Wellbeing& snacking portfolio to Unlock claim opportunities to enable our Well Being strategy.
Quality and Food safety Technologist
Mars Wrigley Confectionary
Cairo
08.2017 - 03.2019
- Lead the Expanding project for new markets sourcing through certification of site with Egypt & Malaysia halal certificate (EOS) & (MUI)
- Ensured 100 % implementation and compliance to Mars Q&FS standards, IS0 9001 & FSSC 22000 Q&FS Standards and provide trainings to Value stream teams
- Managing incidents, CAPA across the plant and verifying effectiveness
- Leading Internal audit programs & complaints
- Certified HACCP team lead, providing needed trainings for HACCP team.
R&D Graduate Mars Academy program
Cairo
08.2016 - 08.2017
Education
Master of Business Administration -
East London University
London /2024 -
Total Quality Management Diploma -
American University in Cairo
Cairo 09.2018 - 09.2019
Pharmacy & Biotechnology -
German University in Cairo
Cairo 06.2010 - 06.2016
A-Levels -
Internal community school
Abu Dhabi, UAE 04.2001 - 06.2010
Skills
- Risk & opportunity Management
- Communication & partnership
- Auditing & Compliance
- SAP & MICROSOFT OFFICE
- Lean Manufacturing
- Project management
- Diversity and Inclusion
Accomplishments
- Certified Lead Auditor Trainer- FSSC22000: LRQA
- Six Sigma- Green Belt: American University in Cairo
- A1-Deutsch Goethe certified
Languages
Arabic
Native
English
Fluent
Deutsch
Advanced
Affiliations
- Paddle
- Arts and Crafts
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Gulf, DM Scientific affairs & PB&M Regulatory lead
Mondelez Middle East & Africa FZE
06.2023 - Current
Biscuit Plant quality manager
Mondelēz Foods
04.2022 - 06.2023
MEA Scientific and Regulatory Affairs scientist- Chocolates, Biscuits & Cakes
Mondelēz Foods
03.2019 - 03.2022
Total Quality Management Diploma -
American University in Cairo
09.2018 - 09.2019
Quality and Food safety Technologist
Mars Wrigley Confectionary
08.2017 - 03.2019
R&D Graduate Mars Academy program
08.2016 - 08.2017
Pharmacy & Biotechnology -
German University in Cairo
06.2010 - 06.2016
A-Levels -
Internal community school
04.2001 - 06.2010
Master of Business Administration -
East London University
/2024 -
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