Sam has over 27 years combined executive search, interim management & global talent solutions experience. She has developed her long-term career with InterSearch in both Australia & Middle East.
Sam was born in Kuwait, educated in Australia and lived in London & Canada for 6 years working within the HR teams of Merrill Lynch and BP International.
In the Middle East, she also worked within investment banking & financial services with Standard Chartered Bank as the Regional Talent Acquisition Specialist, Middle East, Pakistan & Africa (MEPA), focusing on senior-level executive recruitment, as well as committing to the global diversity agenda to attract Arab, African & female talent into the organization.
Samantha returned to the Middle East region over 20 years and as MD Middle East, she is responsible for building and leading a multi-cultural team of high-performing Partners and Research Team across four offices in the GCC, to serve a diversity of clients across Middle East & Africa (MEA) region. Sam personally focuses on executing executive search & interim Management assignments across multiple sector strengths.
Sam is currently the InterSearch Worldwide Group Leader – Economic Development, Investment, private Equity & Financial Services & Global Trainer for the InterSearch Academy. She is also a Board Member & Expertise Leader with Interim Management Worldwide (IMW).
Sam holds a Bachelor of Science, with a major in Psychology, from the University of Melbourne in Australia.