Artificial intelligence (AI) is having a measurable impact across all aspects of HR – from organization design, talent management to compensation and benefits. To effectively harness the technology, HR leaders must ensure both their own teams and the wider workforce are prepared, writes Aon leader Wael Hafez.
Oliver Wyman has welcomed Cyril Semaan as a partner in its Middle East business. Installed as a partner in the Retail & Consumer Goods practice, Cyril Semaan brings more than 14 years of experience in corporate and business strategy, business development, data and analytics, incubation, and transformation, with a proven track record of driving sustained growth for leading organizations.
The inaugural edition of the Family Business Hackathon has concluded in King Abdullah Economic City, with KPMG serving as Knowledge Partner and Diamond Sponsor of the event. The three-day event, held from June 27 to June 29, brought together 265 Executive MBA students in an immersive learning environment designed to equip them with essential skills for understanding family business dynamics and problem-solving.
Global accounting and consulting firm PwC has kicked off its new financial year with 92 new partners. The firm has added partners across its lines of service – Assurance, Consulting, Deals, Tax and Legal Services – and across most of its 30 offices in the Middle East.
Saudi Arabia’s fintech sector has grown rapidly over the past years, and is poised for further growth, with the segment at the forefront of innovation and the government maintaining major impetus for expansion.
Middle East consultancy firm RISE has appointed Ryan Safar to the position of partner. Established in 2014, RISE specialises in marketing and commercial services, operating at the intersection of management consultancy and agency services.
Recent adverse weather conditions in the UAE have placed the spotlights on the impact of natural disasters on real estate. Siraj Ahmed and Kamraan Khan, both partners at Cavendish Maxwell, outline how real estate developers and owners can respond to and successfully mitigate the impact of natural disasters.
The number of investments by venture capitalists in MENA-based startups dropped by double digits last year, yet the sector’s resilience remains high with the outlook for 2024 markedly more positive. That is according to a report from Tenet Consulting.
As lifestyle aspirations, easy access to digital credit and loans, and the need to finance education and real estate drive up consumer debt levels in Qatar, the case for bolstering financial literacy is becoming urgent, write Strategy& leaders Raed Kombargi, Fadi Adra, Swati Chaudhary and Rasha Salem.
Global strategy and management consulting firm Kearney has named Mukund Bhatnagar as the new global leader of its Financial Services practice. Operating out of the Dubai office, Mukund Bhatnagar is a 15-year Kearney member, and a partner since 2018.
Oliver Wyman has brought together its global artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, expertise and tools under a single roof: Quotient. The new division unifies a global team of 300+ consultants, data scientists, engineers, and designers, with the aim to bundle capabilities for an end-to-end and more expert offering, and provide clients with a single-entry point for all their AI needs.
Four leaders from advisory firm Agile Dynamics have teamed up to pen ‘The Future of Work: From Cubicle to Tribe’, a new book that explores the dynamic transformations reshaping the modern workplace, driven by technological advancements and evolving business models.
Maven Insights has expanded its partner team by welcoming Ludovic Tiberghien, who returns to the region with over two decades of consulting and industry experience. After kicking off his career at a Big Four firm in France, Ludovic Tiberghien first moved to the UAE in 2003, where he joined a boutique strategy and corporate finance advisory firm.
In the Middle East’s consulting landscape for warehousing and logistics, RV Consultancy positions itself as an expert in digital strategy and transformation. Robin Vermaat, the managing partner of RV Consultancy, outlines how the firm’s robotics offering helps its clients automate and improve their operations.
In its next international expansion move, e& enterprise has acquired Turkey-based managed cloud services provider GlassHouse. Following market entries into Saudi Arabia in 2019 and Egypt in 2023, e& enterprise (the digital transformation arm of telecom giant e&) has now entered the Turkish market with support of FTI Capital Advisors, which provided counsel to e& enterprise on its binding agreement with the shareholders of GlassHouse.
Global consulting firm L.E.K. Consulting is expanding its presence in the GCC, building out its footprint in the UAE and launching a new office in Saudi Arabia. The London-headquartered strategy consultancy has been serving clients in the Middle East for decades (L.
Acuvon Consulting, a boutique consultancy firm based in Saudi Arabia, has been lauded by Misk for the success of its talent partnership with the foundation. Vision 2030, Saudi Arabia’s ambitious blueprint for empowerment and societal transformation, emphasizes the development of human capital as a cornerstone for sustainable growth.
In today’s rapidly evolving landscape, innovation is no longer an option, but a pure necessity. Success starts with setting the right strategy – experts from management consultancy GGC outline how leaders can develop such a winning innovation strategy.
UAE-focused audit and consulting firm Swift has appointed Arwa Naccho as managing partner of its freshly launched Dubai business. Arriving at the firm with over a dozen years of experience in the GCC, Arwa Naccho has been tasked with spearheading Swift’s entry into the Dubai market and expanding the firm’s clientele on the ground.
Regional human capital advisory firm Phoenix Consulting recently attended the Saville International Conference in London. Consultancy Middle East spoke with partner Seniora El-Hage on her experiences and key takeaways.
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