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IT & Telecommunications Expertise

  • Technology & Telecommunications Expertise

    ITC industry fosters innovative and globally competitive companies, empowered by talent and diversity. In a changing economy that is shifting gears, it is important to create transitional pathways and robust skill development strategies to utilize human capital to grow competitive advantage.

  • Technology & Telecommunications Expertise

    ITC industry fosters innovative and globally competitive companies, empowered by talent and diversity. In a changing economy that is shifting gears, it is important to create transitional pathways and robust skill development strategies to utilize human capital to grow competitive advantage.

  • Technology & Telecommunications Expertise

    ITC industry fosters innovative and globally competitive companies, empowered by talent and diversity. In a changing economy that is shifting gears, it is important to create transitional pathways and robust skill development strategies to utilize human capital to grow competitive advantage.
No matter if times are good or bad, it’s hard to imagine life without communication and data processing. That’s why Technology & Telecommunications Sector is so vital to business.
InterSearch’s experience in identifying and attracting effective Managers comes from hundreds of successfully completed assignments for world leading companies operating in the following sectors:
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Big Data & Analytics
  • Cloud
  • Communications
  • Consulting
  • Cyber security
  • Digital
  • Digital Marketing
  • Digital Transformation
  • Hardware systems & Semiconductors
  • Internet of Things
  • IT Professional Services
  • Mobility
  • Outsourcing
  • New media
  • Software Systems & Services
  • Wire Line and Wireless Telecoms and Internet Services Providers
  • Telecommunication & Network Equipment

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

  • Daniel Robinson
    Daniel Robinson
    Managing Partner Oman & Saudi Arabia
d.robinson@intersearchme.com 

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Life Sciences Expertise

  • Life Sciences Expertise

    The war for talent is real & new skills will be channeled into life sciences industry now, and in the future. As demand for innovative, more cost-effective and better value healthcare solutions increases, the need for more scientists, engineers and technicians increases.
     

  • Life Sciences Expertise

    The war for talent is real & new skills will be channeled into life sciences industry now, and in the future. As demand for innovative, more cost-effective and better value healthcare solutions increases, the need for more scientists, engineers and technicians increases.
The Life Sciences Practice Group is a global representation of InterSearch countries actively engaged in supporting the InterSearch clients in the following industries:
  • Pharmaceutical
  • Biologics
  • Medical technologies
  • CRO (clinical research organisation)
  • Healthcare
and identifying the best candidates with sector experience in general/division/product management, procurement, materials, manufacturing plants, engineering, quality assurance as well as marketing & sales, HR, finance/administration, logistics.

  • Harris Karaolides
    Harris Karaolides
    Managing Partner UAE
h.karaolides@intersearchme.com

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Consumer Goods Expertise

  • Consumer Goods Expertise

    In fast-moving times InterSearch Worldwide increased its cross-border capability in Consumer Goods by 100% in less than two years.

  • Consumer Goods Expertise

    In fast-moving times InterSearch Worldwide increased its cross-border capability in Consumer Goods by 100% in less than two years.
The Consumer Goods Group is a major strength for InterSearch Worldwide. The longevity of global relationships has been developed across multiple countries to ensure our clients are serviced by the most experienced consultants and our international talent pool focuses on providing the best executives and specialists across the following industries:
  • Food & Beverages Products & Services
  • FMCG
  • Consumer Electronics
  • Luxury & Apparel
  • Media & Entertainment
  • Retail
Our executive search capabilities have delivered on multiple assignments across: C-level leadership, marketing & business development, general & regional management, sales & key account management, global & regional operations, packaging, merchandising, HR, finance and administration, logistics, purchasing – as well as company start-ups in new emerging markets.

  • Harris Karaolides
    Harris Karaolides
    Managing Partner UAE
h.karaolides@intersearchme.com

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Financial Services & Banking Expertise

  • Financial Services & Banking

    Technology, regulation and changing customer expectations are challenging traditional business models within financial services. Bringing people strategies up to speed with disruption and change is an opportunity to innovate, differentiate and attract new diversity of talent.
     

  • Financial Services & Banking

    Technology, regulation and changing customer expectations are challenging traditional business models within financial services. Bringing people strategies up to speed with disruption and change is an opportunity to innovate, differentiate and attract new diversity of talent.

  • Financial Services & Banking

    Technology, regulation and changing customer expectations are challenging traditional business models within financial services. Bringing people strategies up to speed with disruption and change is an opportunity to innovate, differentiate and attract new diversity of talent.
Financial Services remains a globally diverse talent pool. The recent disruptions in the industry in terms of geopolitical landscape, rapid advancements in technology, consolidation, globalization and increased transparency, corporate governance and compliance have fueled the thirst for talent that can make a difference. Continuous change management and competitive environment suggest our client requirements are becoming more specific and specialized not just from a technical perspective, but diversity and cultural alignment play a much more important factor in the war for talent across the industry.
InterSearch as a global leader in executive search has access to over 50 countries through the extensive network of 90 offices to ensure good global coverage for our clients in both developed and emerging markets.
Our global capabilities and dedicated financial services consulting team ensure we are able to add value across the diversity of the industry. With the unique ability to provide market intelligence, depth of knowledge and track record of placingproviding senior executive to specialized mid-level talent across:
  • Consumer/Retail Banking
  • Corporate/Wholesale/Commercial Banking
  • Investment Banking
  • Financial Services
  • Private Equity Firms
  • Payment Industry
  • Capital Markets
  • Asset Management
  • Private Banking & Wealth Management
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Structured Finance
  • SME & Micro Finance
  • Insurance
  • Commodity Trading Companies
InterSearch has placed senior executive talent within CEO, General Manager & SVP roles. As well as specialized talent within such roles as Head of Digital Transformation, International Compliance Officer & Head of Financial Crime. Along with traditional leadership opportunities such as Chief Investment Officer (CIO), Head of Retail & Head of Payments.

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

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Diversity & Inclusion

Diversity & Inclusion

  • Diversity & Inclusion

    Recognising the benefits of diversity, organisations globally are making public commitments to improve diversity talent in their workplace and empowering people by respecting & appreciating what makes them different, in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, disability & national origin.

  • Diversity & Inclusion

    Recognising the benefits of diversity, organisations globally are making public commitments to improve diversity talent in their workplace and empowering people by respecting & appreciating what makes them different, in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, disability & national origin.

  • Diversity & Inclusion

    Recognising the benefits of diversity, organisations globally are making public commitments to improve diversity talent in their workplace and empowering people by respecting & appreciating what makes them different, in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, disability & national origin.

  • Diversity & Inclusion

    Recognising the benefits of diversity, organisations globally are making public commitments to improve diversity talent in their workplace and empowering people by respecting & appreciating what makes them different, in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, disability & national origin.

  • Diversity & Inclusion

    Recognising the benefits of diversity, organisations globally are making public commitments to improve diversity talent in their workplace and empowering people by respecting & appreciating what makes them different, in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, disability & national origin.

As business shifts to a more global mindset, the search for talent becomes increasingly important. We believe that a focus on diversity & inclusion is a unique way to give business a critical competitive advantage.

Our global network of Executive Search Partners involved with the Diversity & Inclusion Practice have extensive experience recruiting in an increasingly complex and diverse business community. We are sensitive when working with clients on matters related to:

  • Ethnicity
  • Gender
  • Age
  • Nationalisation
  • Disability
  • Sexual orientation
  • Education
  • Religion

We not only assist clients with diversity & inclusion people strategies but our global InterSearch Partners are also committed to practicing this within our own organizations.

 

The IWW Board Practice is also focusing on diversity on a board level. There is a great synergy between the two groups, that is why the Head of Board Practice is always involved in the activities of Diversity and Inclusion Practice.

When talking about diversity in a board or executive leadership context, we usually mean “the accessibility to and application of several different knowledge domains – simultaneously”, and hereby we mean the unique combination of experience, knowledge, and perspective that together form the diversity and the difference from all other unique combinations of the same factors. Every unique combination adds up to a specific identity.

In the recent years, institutional investors have been pushing public-listed boards harder and harder on diversity. Why? It is certainly not about political correctness. It is business. Both investors and CEOs alike are now convinced that appropriate diversity on boards will substantially improve group decision-making and improve performance.

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

Daniel Robinson
Managing Partner Oman & Saudi Arabia

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

He has spent the past 15 years focussing on Executive Search assignments on ‘C Suite’ and senior leadership appointments throughout the GCC having lived in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain (where he also served clients in KSA) and now Oman.

Daniel brings his expertise to clients in the Middle East on key issues such 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 also has advised his clients on HR Advisory, Payroll Solutions, Contingency Recruitment, Contractors and Learning & Development.

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

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

Harris Karaolides
Managing Partner UAE

Harris is the General Manager InterSearch Middle East. He currently also serves as Global Leader for InterSearch Worldwide’s Energy & Renewables Practice Group.

 

He began his career in 1989 and has held marketing, sales and operations roles with reputable companies in New York City and Athens, Greece. He has 22 years of experience as an executive search consultant, joining InterSearch Greece in 1998 and eventually becoming the General Manager of InterSearch’s Athens office. Before joining InterSearch Middle East he successfully completed hundreds of executive search assignments in Greece and Central-Eastern Europe. While leading the Athens office, Harris was also the Global Media Relations Manager for InterSearch Worldwide playing a significant role in increasing visibility and awareness for the Global organization. Harris currently serves clients in the Middle East, Africa and East Mediterranean in sectors such as Consumer Goods, Industrial and Energy..

Harris holds a Master’s Degree from Syracuse University’s prestigious S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications in New York and B.Sc. in Business Administration from Deree, The American College of Greece. He has received InterSearch Worldwide’s annual Excellence Award.

Harris Karaolides
Managing Partner UAE

Harris is the General Manager InterSearch Middle East. He currently also serves as Global Leader for InterSearch Worldwide’s Energy & Renewables Practice Group.

 

He began his career in 1989 and has held marketing, sales and operations roles with reputable companies in New York City and Athens, Greece. He has 22 years of experience as an executive search consultant, joining InterSearch Greece in 1998 and eventually becoming the General Manager of InterSearch’s Athens office. Before joining InterSearch Middle East he successfully completed hundreds of executive search assignments in Greece and Central-Eastern Europe. While leading the Athens office, Harris was also the Global Media Relations Manager for InterSearch Worldwide playing a significant role in increasing visibility and awareness for the Global organization. Harris currently serves clients in the Middle East, Africa and East Mediterranean in sectors such as Consumer Goods, Industrial and Energy..

Harris holds a Master’s Degree from Syracuse University’s prestigious S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications in New York and B.Sc. in Business Administration from Deree, The American College of Greece. He has received InterSearch Worldwide’s annual Excellence Award.

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.

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.