The operator’s experience.
The academic’s rigour.
More than 25 years in senior leadership across the Middle East, grounded in a PhD in Entrepreneurship from Nottingham Trent University, UK. For over a decade, I’ve advised, trained, and mentored entrepreneurs, founders, and family businesses across the Arab world on strategy, leadership, and growth.
Most advisors have lived one of these. I’ve lived all three — and the combination is the point.
Experience built where decisions had consequences.
Twenty-five years in multinational leadership across Egypt, the Gulf, and the wider MENA region — owning regional P&Ls, launching products, developing markets, and leading commercial teams at Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Stanley Black & Decker, and Microsoft. It taught me what strategy looks like after the presentation ends.
Experience strengthened by evidence.
This wasn’t a late turn to academia. I earned my first MBA in Egypt back in 2001 while building my commercial career, and kept deepening it — a Global MBA from the University of Manchester, certification as a Professional Trainer, and ultimately a PhD in Entrepreneurship & Strategy from Nottingham Trent University. Rigour gave language and evidence to what experience had taught me by instinct.
Where experience and evidence become action.
Today I work directly with leaders on growth, governance, succession, execution, and getting the right leadership in place. The aim isn’t only to recommend a direction — it’s to help translate it into decisions, capability, and implementation.
The work, by the numbers.
Selected figures from advisory, training, mentorship, and teaching — delivered for leaders and organisations across the Arab world.
Advisory engagements
From founding new startups and companies, to multi-hundred-thousand and multi-million-scale businesses across the GCC, Levant, and North Africa — family businesses, scale-ups, and established organisations throughout the Arab world.
and family businesses.
Professionals trained
Executives and teams developed through customised corporate and executive development programmes.
in 8+ countries.
Professionals mentored
One-to-one mentorship across career transitions, leadership moves, and high-stakes decisions.
Arab world.
MBA & DBA students taught
Postgraduate teaching in strategy, leadership, and entrepreneurship.
evaluation score.
Have a decision worth getting right?
Tell me about the challenge, who it affects, and what needs to change. We’ll start with the outcome you need — not a predefined service or deliverable.
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