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.

Daniel Robinson is the General Manager of InterSearch Oman, based in Muscat.

He has spent the past 15 years focusing on Executive Search assignments on C-suite and senior leadership appointments throughout the GCC, having lived in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, and now Oman.

Daniel brings his expertise to clients in the Middle East on key issues such as leadership development, leadership assessment, and executive search.

His GCC experience has seen him cover multiple sectors including Banking & Finance, Oil & Gas and Energy, Government & Semi-Government institutions, and Property and Construction.

During this time, he has also advised clients on HR Advisory, Payroll Solutions, Contingency Recruitment, Contractors, and Learning & Development.

Prior to working in the Middle East, Daniel spent 5 years in London, UK, working for a mix of multinational companies before joining Michael Page, a large international recruitment company.

Daniel holds a BCom in Marketing & HR from Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia.