Meet the team
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Panos Manolopoulos, Ph.DManaging Partner Panos is a member of the Board of Directors of Stanton Chase International as Vice Chairman Regions, and the Managing Partner of the U.A.E. He has been a member of Stanton Chase since 2003 when he started as General Manager of the Bucharest office and became Managing Partner in 2005. He is one of the shareholders of Stanton Chase in Romania, Bulgaria, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar. Before being elected as Vice Chairman Regions, he served (and, currently, is still serving) as Vice-President for EMEA region, and he also was the Global Practice Leader in Consumer Products and Services practice group with responsibility over 65 offices in 45 countries and approximately 25% of the Global Revenue of the Firm. Before joining Stanton Chase International he served as Chief Administrator of the University of Wales Swansea and Managing Director of IKRP Rokas and Partners, one of the largest regional law consulting firms with offices in 12 Southeast European countries. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Politics and International Relations (American University of Athens), a Master's degree in Diplomacy with Distinction -University of Lancaster- and a Ph.D specializing in International Law and Relations. He is a graduate of the Council of Europe of the American European Academy in Austria and the European Academy in Sweden, Junior Chamber International where he served as a National President for Greece in 2003. He also holds a postgraduate diploma from the Officers Academy, Ministry of National Defence with focus on Economics/Strategic Defence. Panos has multiple professional associations worldwide. He was awarded, as CEO, the “Best Consulting Company of 2000 in Romania” award and the “Young Entrepreneur Award” for three consecutive years. He has also published over 100 articles internationally on financial and business issues, participated in more than 35 Global and regional Financial and HR Conferences as a key note speaker and contributed to a number of TV and Radio presentations in several countries . Under his management, the Stanton Chase Romanian office has been awarded globally “Office of the year” for 2006 and 2007. Industry Practice Expertise:
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Wassim KarkabiPartner Wassim is a shareholder and Managing Partner in Stanton Chase Doha, Qatar and Dubai, UAE offices. Wassim is also the Regional Practice Leader for the Industrial sector covering Europe, Middle East and Africa, within Stanton Chase International and an active member of the Natural Resources and Energy, and Logistics and Transportation Practice Groups. Wassim has successfully advised a variety of international and regional organizations on their strategic and leadership concerns, and has completed senior executive search assignments in the Middle East and more specifically in the Gulf countries since 1997. He has served leading multinational and regional holding companies as well as local companies. He has worked closely with and completed assignments for clients in a variety of Industrial Sub Sectors such as Real Estate Development, Facilities Management, Construction Management, Contracting, Plastics, Cable, Steel, Aluminum, Automation, Power Generation, and Power Transmission and Distribution, to name a few. He has also completed C-Suite level executive search assignments within the Natural Resources and Energy sub sectors, in upstream, mid-stream and downstream. He has also completed executive search assignments in the Middle East for some select multinational clients in Consumer Products and Services, and in Logistics and Transportation. Wassim also consults with clients on leadership roles, leadership assessment, competitive mapping, due diligence, and executive on-boarding. He also has coached a number of executives to help them integrate faster within their new organizations. Wassim graduated from the University of La Verne, California, receiving a Bachelor of Science Degree in Marketing. He has been published in a number of business publications across the Middle East region as well as in international Executive Search publication. He has extensively researched and written articles and papers on the subject of Leadership and Leadership Competencies. Industry Practice Expertise:
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Jack MontgomerySenior Consultant Having lived across the Middle East for over 20 years, Jack has worked, studied, and traveled extensively in every country, providing him with an in-depth knowledge of the economies, organizations, and a wide network of individual executives. During his tenure in search, Jack has successfully fulfilled numerous senior level mandates for multi-nationals, large regional conglomerates, and Middle East Investment Banks and Private Equity funds. His industry specialties include fast moving consumer goods (FMCG), automotive, pharmaceuticals, healthcare devices, cement / construction chemicals, manufacturing, and construction.
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Shane PhillipsConsultant Shane is a Consultant in the Financial Services, Life Sciences and Healthcare and Natural Resources and Energy practice groups. He relocated to Dubai from Toronto, Canada, where he previously worked with Korn/Ferry International. Before joining the Executive Search industry, Shane ran his own business until he was invited to join Rushmore Judge, a specialist search boutique.
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Pascal Baz Consultant Pascal is focused on the Logistics and Transportation Practice in the Middle East, where she has worked on a number of senior level roles. She also serves Technology clients and she has completed numerous assignments for the Industrial Practice. Pascal joined Stanton Chase Dubai in January 2008, and has developed within the company ever since, covering diversified business industries and a number of senior level assignments. Prior to entering the executive search profession, Pascal held business analyst and administration positions within the construction and contracting industry in the United States. Pascal has successfully executed assignments across the Middle East including UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Lebanon, and Jordan in sectors like Logistics and Transportation, Industrial, Consumer and Retail, Oil and Gas, at several levels of seniority. She speaks Arabic, English and French, and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration with Major in Information Systems and Technology from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. She has a Certificate in Supply Chain Management that supports her already strong search expertise, with a total understanding of the Supply Chain, Logistics and Transportation arena. Industry Practice Expertise:
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Harvinder Malhotra Senior Research Associate Harry, a Senior Research Associate specialized in Oil and Gas, Banking and Finance and IT/Telecom Industry, joined Stanton Chase in 2009. Prior to joining SCI she gained over 5 years of working experience in other top tier executive search firms and hands-on experience working in the Industry with AT&T. She has nearly three years of in-depth exposure in core Human Resources functional areas of Compensation, Benefits, HR Policies, HR Operations and Employee Grievance Handling. She has worked in diverse people environments across industries and has an ability to interact with clients at all levels, demonstrated through strong persuasion skills and work in multicultural teams with strong inter-personal skills. Fluent in English and Hindi, Harry holds a Masters in Human Resources Management from Symbiosis International University, India and Bachelors in Arts from Delhi University, India. Industry Practice Expertise:
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Raymonde El Roumi Research Associate Raymonde joined Stanton Chase in 2010, as a Research Associate focusing on mandates in the Industrial, Natural Resources and Energy as well as in the Consumer Products and Services sectors. Prior to joining Stanton Chase, she acquired over four years of working experience in the Hospitality sector in Lebanon, where she focused on key human resources functions, such as Recruitment, HR Policies and Procedures, Trainings and HR Audit. Fluent in English, Arabic and French, Raymonde holds a BA and Masters degree in Translation from The Holy Spirit University (USEK), Lebanon. Industry Practice Expertise:
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