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Julien Abou Khalil

Managing Partner NGS Global MENA | Leadership Advisor | Investment Advisor | Board Member | C-Suite & Board Advisory | Succession, Governance & Leadership Risk
17.8 yrs experienceStaffing & Recruiting
Jan 2025

The move

MoveStanton Chase: Executive Search & Leadership Consultants → NGS Global
TitleGlobal Business Sector Leader Financial Services → Managing Partner MENA
LocationDubai → United Arab Emirates
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Native languageFrench, Arabic
Years in UAE11.5
Total experience17.8 years

Career arc

  1. Chief Investment StrategistJan 2026 — Present
    Lebanon Invest· Self-employed
  2. Managing Partner MENAJan 2025 — Present
    NGS Global· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  3. Managing PartnerSep 2024 — Present
    NUMO Advisory· Saudi Arabia· Self-employed
  4. Global Business Sector Leader Financial ServicesApr 2022 — Aug 2024
    Stanton Chase: Executive Search & Leadership Consultants· Full-time
  5. Senior MemberFeb 2022 — Aug 2024
    LIFE Lebanon· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  6. Managing PartnerSep 2021 — Aug 2024
    Stanton Chase: Executive Search & Leadership Consultants· MENA· Full-time
  7. PartnerAug 2019 — Sep 2021
    Stanton Chase: Executive Search Consultants· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  8. PartnerAug 2019 — Aug 2024
    Hofstede Insights MENA· Middle East· Full-time
  9. Managing PartnerJun 2016 — Aug 2024
    Global Assets Investment Advisory
  10. Managing PartnerJan 2014 — Jul 2019
    Multifamily Office· UAE/Saudi/Levant
  11. Vice PresidentApr 2010 — Nov 2013
    Arab Bank· Beirut District, Lebanon
  12. Senior Private BankerOct 2007 — Oct 2009
    Crédit Agricole next bank (Suisse) SA

Education

Languages

  • French · Native or bilingual
  • English · Full professional
  • Arabic · Native or bilingual

Top skills

Financial ServicesEntrepreneurshipConsultingBusiness StrategyFinanceChange Management

About

I operate at the intersection of leadership, governance, and capital. My career spans banking, private investment, and multi-sector leadership advisory. I evaluate leaders the same way I evaluate investments: by risk, return, behaviour under pressure, governance alignment, and long-term value. I advise boards, CEOs, sovereign entities, private equity funds, family groups, and founders on high-stakes C-suite hiring, succession strategy, leadership risk, and organizational performance. My work is sector-agnostic, with a strong foundation in financial services due to my investment background. I’m typically brought in when the stakes are high: CEO / COO / CFO / CHRO / MD / MP succession Board alignment and governance resets Leadership risk evaluation for investors PE/VC-backed leadershi

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