MANAMA: Management consultancy Arthur D. Little has announced the expansion of its regional leadership team.
The firm has appointed seven partners to join the Middle East team – with two internal promotions and five external hires.
Pierre Mariani has joined ADL’s Dubai office, bringing to the financial services (FS) practice almost four decades’ worth of experience as a chief executive, board member, and consultant across the finance industry.
The Dubai office has also welcomed Dr Hasan Shafi who, as a corporate portfolio, growth strategist and transformation expert, is a core member of the energy and utilities and chemicals practices.
Furthermore, Ashish Sharma, who has two decades of industry-specific expertise, is one of two new partners joining the telecommunications, information technology, media and electronics practice.
Andreas Buelow has joined the Bahrain office as a member of the FS Practice and will provide his expertise in areas such as corporate strategies and holding companies’ governance and operating models.
Dr Patrick Linnenbank, with worldwide experience in healthcare systems, has joined the firm’s Riyadh office within the healthcare and life science (HCLS) practice.
Lokesh Dadhich – a part of the telecommunications, information technology, media and electronics practice – and Joseph Salem, also regional head of the travel and transportation practice, have both been promoted to partners.