Stanton Chase InternationalExecutive Search & Leadership Consultants

Originally started out in the USA in the early 70’s,Stanton Chase established its first internationalfootprint in Europe in 1990, when it became StantonChase International, celebrating 20 years ofsustainable growth, this year.

Established the first office in the Middle East in May2006, based in Dubai.

Strategically positioned to serve growing demand forglobal talent across the Middle East Region.

Specialized in “C” level appointments and othersenior level & highly specialized positions acrosspractice groups.

Established the second office in Doha, in February2010.

Upcoming Offices slated for the coming 5 yearsinclude, Riyadh, Beirut, Manama, and Kuwait.

In Tune with the Local

Member of AESC* adherence to high professional and ethical standards

Worldwide Best Practices Performance Metric to gauge success Worldwide consistent process and quality

standards with integrated cross border market expertise

Consultative, long-term focus approach

Quality Culture

EMEA•Amsterdam•Athens•Austria•Bad Homburg•Belgrade•Bucharest•Budapest•Brussels•Copenhagen•Doha•Dubai – Abu

Dhabi •Dusseldorf•Frankfurt•Ghent•Helsinki• Istanbul

• Johannesburg• Lagos• Lisbon• London• Lyon• Ljubljana•Madrid•Milan•Moscow•Oslo•Paris•Sofia•Stockholm•Stuttgart•Warsaw•Zurich

N. AMERICA•Atlanta• Austin • Baltimore• Calgary• Chicago• Dallas• Los Angeles• Miami• Montreal • Nashville• New York• San Francisco

L. AMERICA•Bogota•Buenos Aires•Caracas•Curitiba• Lima•Mexico City•Medellin•Montevideo•Panama•Rio de Janeiro•Santiago de Chile•Sao Paulo

ASPAC• Auckland• Bangalore• Beijing• Chennai• Delhi• Ghent• Hong Kong• Hyderabad• Mumbai• Pune• Shanghai• Singapore• Sydney• Tokyo

Connected to the World

Consumer Products & Services

Technology

Industrial

Life Sciences & Healthcare

Financial Services

Professional Services

Natural Resources & Energy

Deep Knowledge in Nine Dynamic Sectors

Government, Education and non profit

Logistics &Transportation

Specialized Expertise

Executive Search Leadership Solutions Competitive Mapping Due Diligence Executive On-boarding &

Coaching

Services & Solutions

Leadership Solutions

Stanton Chase’s EMLeadership Center is focusedon offering leadership solutionsto the fast growing markets, inthe Middle East, Africa, Asia &Eastern Europe. Our servicesinclude:

Strategy & Consulting Leadership Assessment Leadership Growth Leadership Coaching Leadership Audit

Level Focus

Line ManagementChairman / Vice ChairmanCXO (CEO, CFO, CMO, CCO,

CIO, CHRO, CAO etc…)Regional MD / VP / GMCountry MD / GM Director Marketing / Sales /

Finance, HR, Supply Chain, etc…

Functional RolesRegional Brand / Marketing /

Sales / etc… Manager / Director

Regional HR VP / Director / Manager / Head

Etc….

GLOBAL & REGIONAL CLIENTSA Selection of

Clientele

Conduct Research

Identify/ Approach Sources

Approach Potential Candidates

Candidate Screening

Communicate progress to Client

Counsel & Consolidate

ClientFeedback

FACET™ Induction Tool

Complete Negotiations

Maintain Active Communication

Secure Successful Candidate

Candidate Assessments

Reference Checks

Present Candidates to Client

Market Findings Report

Define Assignment

Prepare Research Strategy

Conduct Client Briefing

Develop Position Specification

Confirm with Client

Methodology

THE MIDDLE EAST TEAM

With office in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha,Servicing the Middle East Region

Panos ManolopoulosVice Chairman Regions

Managing Partner, Middle East

Specializations:Consumer Products & ServicesProfessional Services

Panos is member of the Board of Directors of Stanton Chase Internationalas Vice Chairman Regions, and the Managing Partner for the Middle East.He has been a member of Stanton Chase since 2003 when he started asGeneral Manager of the Bucharest office and became Managing Partner in2005. He is one of the shareholders of Stanton Chase in Romania, Bulgaria,the United Arab Emirates and Qatar.

Before being elected as Vice Chairman Regions, he served (and, currently,is still serving) as Vice-President for EMEA region, while he also was theGlobal Practice Leader in Consumer Products and Services practice groupwith responsibility over 65 offices in 45 countries and approximately 25% ofthe Global Revenue of the Firm.

Specializations:Industrial Natural Resources & EnergyLogistics & Transportation

Wassim has successfully completed senior assignments in the MiddleEast and more specifically in the Gulf countries since 1997. He hasserved leading multinational and regional holding companies as well aslocal companies. He has worked closely with and completedassignments for clients in a variety of Industrial Sub Sectors such asReal Estate Development, Facilities Management, ConstructionManagement, Contracting, Plastics, Cable, Motors & Automation, PowerGeneration, and Power Transmission & Distribution.

He has also completed executive level assignments within the NaturalResources and Energy sub sectors, including Oil & Gas, RenewableEnergy and Mining & Exploration, in addition to serving selectmultinational clients in Consumer Products and Services, and inLogistics & Transport.

Wassim KarkabiManaging Partner

Regional Practice Leader, Industrial, EMEA

Specializations:Government, Education & NGOs

Konstantina is focuses on business development, as well as oncultivating partnerships with companies, media, chambers, businesscouncils and other organizations, along with well-known professionalsand experts in various business sectors, in order to promote StantonChase in the Middle East and enhance business growth in the region.Additionally, she is responsible for the operational and organizationalactivities of the office.

Konstantina has acquired experience in various fields over her 15-yearcareer. In her previous position, she acted as Special Advisor to theSecretary General for Youth in the Hellenic Ministry of Education. Priorto that, she has worked as consultant in the international legal firm IKRPRokas & Partners, a law consulting firm with offices in 12 SoutheastEuropean countries, and as Account Officer in Laiki Leasing and AlphaLeasing.

Konstantina SakellariouPartner

Marketing & Operations Director

Jack MontgomerySenior Consultant

Specializations:Consumer Product & ServicesLife Sciences & Healthcare

Having lived across the Middle East for over 20 years, Jack has worked,studied, and traveled extensively in every country, providing him with an in-depth knowledge of the economies, organizations, and a wide network ofindividual executives. During his tenure in search, Jack has successfullyfulfilled numerous senior level mandates for multi-nationals, large regionalconglomerates, and Middle East Investment Banks and Private Equityfunds. His industry specialties include fast moving consumer goods(FMCG), automotive, pharmaceuticals and healthcare devices, while he asdone considerable work on cement / construction chemicals, manufacturing,and construction industries.

Specializations: Technology Life Sciences & Healthcare

Athena is a Senior Consultant in the Technology and Life Sciences andHealthcare practice groups of Stanton Chase Middle East. She brings withher a wealth of professional experience within the executive searchindustry, being exposed in various international and local searches for well-known local or multinational clients. Throughout her extensive career in theexecutive search industry, Athena has gained experience from a variety ofmarket sectors, such as Technology, Life Sciences and Healthcare,Consumer Products and Services, as well as Financial Services, alwayswith a special focus on the Technology and Life Sciences and Healthcaresectors.Before joining Stanton Chase – Middle East, Athena was the ManagingDirector of Stanton Chase Bucharest, as well as a Director in StantonChase, focusing on the SE European region.

Athena TavoulariSenior Consultant

Shane PhillipsSenior Consultant

SpecialisationsFinancial ServicesProfessional Services

Shane Phillips is a Consultant in the Financial Services Practice Group. Herelocated to Dubai from Toronto Canada where he previously worked withKorn Ferry International. Before joining the Executive Search industryShane ran his own business until he was invited to join Rushmore Judge, aspecialist search boutique. Throughout his career Shane has executedSenior Level and Board assignments across the globe. Currently hecoversthe entire Middle East where he specializes in the scarce skills arenaand has participated in many localization and emiratization campaigns whichfocused on acquiring local talent for his clients.

Omar Al BusaidyAssociate Partner

Omar Mohammed Al Busaidy is Associate Partner in Stanton Chase MiddleEast, while also being one of the one of the founders and Managing Partnerof “Connections for Businessmen Services”.A young Emirati with over 6 years of experience in corporate UAE, Omar hasexpanded his skills’ set and has grown in the sectors of banking, tourism,trade and investment. From being an advisor to business development, todiplomat relations to marketing strategies, Omar has worked in both thepublic and private sector in prestigious organizations such as the NationalBank of Dubai, the Dubai Shopping Festival to the British Embassy.Having a strong entrepreneurial and business acumen, Omar has beeninvolved with several start-up businesses in the UAE and the neighboringcountry Oman. Omar’s passion to delivering back to the community andfocus on the service industry has been instrumental in his growth andlearning capacities.Omar graduated in 2009 with a B.Sc. in Marketing from the AmericanUniversity in Dubai.

Mubarak Al AmryAssociate Partner

Mubarak Al Amry is Associate Partner of Stanton Chase Middle East, as wellas the co-Founder of Connections ME. He also acts as the BusinessDevelopment Manager of the Al Amry Group of Companies, and he isinvolved in several entrepreneurial initiatives as well.Mubarak has extensive business experience in the UAE, both as anexecutive as well as an entrepreneur. He started his career as real estatesales and investment consultant for Better Homes, which led to starting uphis own real estate agency. Additionally, he has acted as the ManagingDirector of Parking Specialist FZE, a parking company focusing on servicingthe UAE officials.

Educated in Canada during his high school years, Mubarak is a graduate of the American University in Dubai, and he has also obtained a post-graduate Real Estate Diploma.

Raymonde Roumi joined Stanton Chase in 2010, as aResearch Associate focusing on mandates in the Industrial,Natural Resources & Energy as well as in the ConsumerProducts & Services sectors. Prior to joining Stanton Chase,she acquired over four years of working experience in theHospitality sector in Lebanon, where she focused on key humanresources functions.

Raymonde

Aziza Aziza Dada joined Stanton Chase in 2010 as a researchassociate focusing on mandates in the financial sector. Priorto joining Stanton Chase, she acquired over 6 years workingexperience in the financial sector in Lebanon and the Gulf.She previously worked for Arab Bank Plc, ABQ Zawya andmost recently as a Senior Financial Analyst at Sama Dubai(Dubai Properties ).

Associate Team

Aniola Tahiraj joined Stanton Chase in 2011 as a SeniorAssociate focusing on mandates in the Natural Resources andEnergy, Industrial, Logistics & Transport and ConsumerProducts and Services sector for International and Regionalcompanies in the Middle East. Prior to joining Stanton ChaseInternational Aniola obtained three years of experience withanother top ranked global executive search firm where sheworked for major blue chip organizations across multipleindustries.

Zabe Khan joined Stanton Chase in 2010, as a Senior Associate.His career experience covers a range of sectors including financialservices, real estate and economic development. Prior to joiningStanton Chase, he was responsible for providing research anddevelopment support to an insurance company assisting them inbusiness development and competitive intelligence. and existingbusinesses in the Scottish construction, food and drink,manufacturing, textiles and engineering sectors.

Aniola

Zabe

Associate Team