The annual Change Management Conference has returned to the Middle East, with the 11th edition hosted in Saudi Arabia. Strategic Gears was one of the event’s key partners. A gold sponsor of the event, Strategic Gears played a key role in shaping the agenda and discussions.
KPMG has strengthened its leadership team in the Lower Gulf region with three new partners: Anuj Agarwal, Uthman Al-Basri, and Antonio Tapia. Anuj Agarwal has been promoted to partner within the firm’s Advisory practice.
Global engineering firm WSP is expanding its 300-person Advisory business in the Middle East with a new Real Estate focused practice. With over 68,000 people, WSP is one of the world’s largest engineering and construction groups.
Global consulting giant McKinsey & Company has announced it will lay off approximately 360 employees worldwide in response to a slowdown in the consulting sector. The new round of cuts comes after the firm – which has over the years grown into a business with 45,000 staff in 130+ offices across 65+ countries – previously purged 1,400 jobs in its support and back-end teams last year.
International engineering consulting firm AESG has acquired SGW, bolstering its capabilities in the area of safety and security services within the built environment. Since its early beginnings in 2010 in the UAE, AESG has grown into a global engineering, design and project delivery firm with 300+ staff across offices in the UK, Middle East, Europe and Asia Pacific.
Roland Berger has expanded its healthcare consulting practice in the Middle East with two leadership appointments. Appointed a partner, Oussama Nicolas brings over 20 years of healthcare focused experience to the strategy consulting firm.
Saudi digital services and consulting company TAM has strengthened its senior leadership team with Eman Serafi. Eman Serafi joins TAM with a proven track record of leading human resource agendas and departments across multiple industries.
Saudi Arabia’s healthcare sector is set for a period of significant growth and change, spearheaded by promising developments such as precision health and the use of artificial intelligence. Better healthcare and a good quality of life are key pillars of Saudi Arabia’s vision for the future.
Outsized, a talent on demand platform for independent professionals, has appointed Srikant Krishnan as its new leader for the MENA region. With teams based in South Africa, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and India, Outsized is one of the larger platforms for hiring independent consultants outside of the Western markets.
Professional services firm Deloitte has launched Kiyadat, a center of excellence designed to empower national talent across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region. Inspired by the Arabic work ‘Kiyadat’, which translates to ‘Leaders’, the new center of excellence reinforces Deloitte’s commitment to fostering homegrown talent in the GCC region.
In line with its ambition to attract and nurture top Saudi graduates, Frost & Sullivan recently introduced a round-the-year internship program. Now four months into the program, Nasser Alqahtani reflects on his experience, the firm’s culture, and the learning steep curve.
Business truly is booming in the GCC region, according to all indications. A remarkable 96% of business leaders in the C-suite project revenue growth for 2024, according to a survey of CEOs from human capital firm Cooper Fitch.
KPMG has enjoyed a major boost to its senior team in Saudi Arabia with the appointment of seven new partners and senior directors. Naif Edrees has been promoted to Partner in the Audit division. He has 15 years of experience at KPMG, overseeing financial audits across diverse sectors such as real estate, construction, retail, and public and private corporations.
Snowdrop, a provider of payments solutions to the financial services industry, has agreed a partnership with PwC covering the Middle East region. Established in 2013, Snowdrop provides geo-location technology that helps financial institutions enrich their payments transitions and services to customers.
International marketing and communications agency Prosek Partners has launched a new office in Abu Dhabi, marking its arrival in the Middle East. New York headquartered Prosek Partners has been in business since the early 90’s, providing communications solutions to financial and professional services companies (including several tier-one consultancies).
Research from HKA shows that the number of construction disputes in Saudi Arabia and their impact is on rise. Haroon Niazi, partner at HKA, sheds light on the development and outlines how a more disciplined approach to risk and project management could improve the matter.
IBM Consulting is engaged in helping dozens of GCC enterprises in their digital transformation journey, offering wide-ranging benefits from business model competitiveness and innovation, to cost efficiency, customer experience, and operational excellence.
The on-demand talent economy has become a vital component in today’s business landscape, especially for startups and SMEs grappling with skill gaps, productivity scaling, and evolving employee expectations.
The Government of Bahrain has launched a tender to find a consulting firm for the construction of a major residential project being developed in East Hidd City. Launched over a decade ago, East Hidd City is a new build residential development located on reclaimed land opposite the existing town of Hidd.
Executives in the energy and natural resources industry are expecting a slowdown in the progress of the energy transition. That is according to a new report from Bain & Company. In its report, Bain & Company showed that only 38% of energy executives expect the world to reach net-zero emissions by as soon as 2050, a smaller percentage than the 46% from last year’s survey.
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