Ewan Walton
Leadership / C-suite appointments - Board & Committee member selection
The move
MoveG42 → Hays
TitleGroup Head of Talent, G42 Group → Senior Director, MENA - Leadership & Board appointments
LocationAbu Dhabi → Dubai
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Native languageEnglish
Years in UAE9.4
Total experience28.3 years
Hays headcount5,001-10,000 employees
Hays industryStaffing and Recruiting
Hays HQLondon, England
Hays typePublic Company
Career arc
- Senior Director, MENA - Leadership & Board appointments2022 — Present
Hays· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Group Head of Talent, G42 Group2021 — 2021
G42· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Chief HR Officer & member of EXCOM2015 — 2021
M. A. AlAbdulkarim & Co.· Saudi Arabia· Full-time
- Founder & Managing Partner2011 — 2015
Talented House· GCC
- Partner & Managing Director ESS Group, Saudi Arabia2006 — 2011
KPMG· Saudi Arabia
- Co-Founder & Director2001 — 2006IITP Consulting (acquired in October 2006)· Dubai (covering Saudi, UAE, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain & Oman)
- Researcher, Consultant, Team Manager, Director1997 — 2001
Recruitment in London· London, United Kingdom
Education
- Trent College1986 — 1993
- Chartered Association of Business Administrators - CABAChHRC - Chartered Human Resource Consultant2011 — Present
- Transactional Analysis & Human Behaviour2007 — Present
- Nottingham Trent UniversitySports Management & Science1996
- Finance for Non Finance2010
Languages
- English · Native or bilingual
- Arabic · Limited working
- French · Limited working
Top skills
NegotiationFamily BusinessEconomic CitiesMiddle EastGenerational ChangeOrganizational Structure
About
A seasoned executive leader across multiple industries, experienced in organizational transformations and development. Now focused on helping organizations to identify, attract and qualify Leaders that can enable real growth and sustainability in ever changing markets.