Luxury executive search in Dubai — serving the Middle East’s luxury and sovereign wealth ecosystem.
Retained, founder-led executive search for luxury brands, UHNW families, sovereign-backed principals and family offices across the Gulf. London-based. Dubai, Riyadh, Doha, Abu Dhabi.
Why Dubai and the Middle East
The Gulf region represents the fastest-growing luxury market in the world and the highest concentration of UHNW family offices outside Switzerland and the United States. Dubai has become the operational hub for luxury brands expanding into the Middle East, with every major maison establishing or expanding regional presence.
For UHNW families and sovereign-backed principals in the Gulf, luxury is not just consumption — it is investment. Gulf families acquire luxury brands, build luxury hospitality ventures, develop luxury real estate, and appoint the leaders who steward these assets across generations. The intersection of luxury business and sovereign wealth is more concentrated in the Gulf than anywhere else on earth.
We have completed placements in Dubai and maintain advisory relationships with Gulf-based families, sovereign-backed investors and luxury brands operating across the Middle East. Our founder’s personal network in the region spans two decades.
What we deliver across the Gulf
Board and C-suite: Chairman, CEO, CFO, COO, CMO, Regional President, Creative Director, Chief Brand Officer.
Client types: Luxury brands with Middle East operations, Gulf UHNW families, family offices, sovereign wealth investment vehicles, PE-backed portfolio companies, luxury hospitality groups.
Markets: Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Doha, Kuwait, Bahrain, Jeddah.
UHNW and sovereign wealth in the Gulf
Gulf UHNW families and sovereign wealth funds are among the most active investors in global luxury. They acquire heritage European brands, build luxury hospitality and real estate ventures, and commission leadership appointments that require a search partner who understands both the luxury ecosystem and the trust dynamics of working with families and principals.
We advise Gulf-based UHNW families, sovereign-backed principals and family offices on leadership appointments for luxury operating companies, heritage brand acquisitions and family governance structures. The requirement is always the same: absolute discretion, personal trust, and a search partner who can identify leaders who will earn the confidence of the principal.
Track record
Placements in Dubai for luxury brands including DAMAS, Chopard and AMAN. Advisory relationships with Gulf-based UHNW families, sovereign-backed investors and multi-billion dollar family conglomerates with luxury interests across the Middle East, India and Europe.
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