• Board Practice

    InterSearch Global Board Survey 2020: 55% of respondents have pointed to Climate change as the most important megatrend, followed by Exponential technologies with 51%
  • Board Practice

    InterSearch Global Board Survey 2020: 55% of respondents have pointed to Climate change as the most important megatrend, followed by Exponential technologies with 51%
  • Board Practice

    InterSearch Global Board Survey 2020: 55% of respondents have pointed to Climate change as the most important megatrend, followed by Exponential technologies with 51%
In today’s global business environment, companies are seeking growth opportunities in emerging markets, corporate governance issues have resulted in more regulations, shareholder activism is on the rise, and enterprise risk management has never been more important. Amid these challenges and risks, there is an increased focus on the responsibilities – and liability – of Board Directors.
Based on the range of skills and experiences required, identifying the right mix of Directors for your company, or assessing the effectiveness of your current board, can seem like a complex and overwhelming challenge.
Building upon the strength of our global network of search partners, our expertise with cross-border searches, and our access to a global talent bank of influential executives, the InterSearch Board Practice provides clients with such top-level services as:
  • Board search (Non-Executive Director and Chairman search)
  • Board effectiveness advisory
  • Board evaluations
  • Corporate governance advisory services (1 tier, 2 tier, NGOs, etc.)
We serve as trusted partners to clients both public and private of all sizes across a wide range of industries.

  • Samantha Robinson
    Samantha Robinson
    Managing Director - Middle East
s.robinson@intersearchme.com

  • Nicholas Harvey
    Nicholas Harvey
    Managing Partner
n.harvey@intersearchme.com

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Samantha Robinson
Managing Director - Middle East

Sam is the Managing Director – Middle East & youngest female Board Member of InterSearch Worldwide. She also leads the Global Practice for Banking & Financial Services & is very passionate member of Diversity & Inclusion Practice Group worldwide, especially with regards to a strong commitment to Women and GCC Nationalisation into executive leadership across the Middle East region.

Born in Kuwait, educated in Australia, she is a seasoned expat that has lived and worked in Australia, London, Canada and last 15 years in the Middle East.  She has over 20 years of diversified global executive search and large multi-national corporate recruitment experience across both developed and emerging markets of Middle East, Europe, Africa, APAC & Americas.

Previously in London UK, she worked within the Global HR teams of Merrill Lynch Investment Bank and BP International. In the Middle East, she also worked with Standard Chartered Bank as the Regional Talent Acquisition Specialist, Middle East, Pakistan & Africa (MEPA); focused on the global diversity & inclusion agenda to attract Arab, African & female talent across the region.

InterSearch Middle East growth strategy over the last 5 years has been to expand across the GCC with four dedicated offices and teams in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Oman & Riyadh.  It is very important to stay connected to clients and candidates across the region but also become part of the community in each geography.

Sam holds a Bachelor of Science, with a major in Psychology, from the University of Melbourne in Australia.

Nicholas Harvey
Managing Partner

Nicholas is currently a Partner and Regional Director with InterSearch Middle East.  Covering the Middle East and Africa region for InterSearch, Nicholas’s focus is on attracting C-suite and Board Level leaders primarily within; Transport (Aviation, Shipping & Rail), Infrastructure, Family Groups and Supranational organisations.

Nicholas prides himself on his ability to understand and collate his clients’ needs, their culture and business strategy coupled with an aptitude to attract and deliver the right Executives that will have the desired long-lasting impact.  He has been able to build long-lasting relationships through his open and honest informed approach, never over-promising on what can be delivered.

Nicholas began his career in 1996 and henceforth has accumulated over 20 years within Executive Search and Recruitment.  He has covered the full gamut of Recruitment services; working on the client side as a Director of Talent, in a UK contingent firm, ran his own RPO (Recruitment Process Outsourcing) company from India and spent 7 years as a Director in a tier one Executive Search firm in the Middle East before joining the InterSearch family in 2015.

His career has spanned four continents and includes employment in Sydney, Tokyo, San Francisco, London, Pune (India) and most recently, in Dubai.   For the past 14 years Nicholas has lived and worked in the UAE with his wife and three children.
Nicholas holds a bachelor’s in economics from Newcastle University, UK

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