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Niki Kerimova

Director, Head of Marketing for MEA region at Kearney
15.9 yrs experience
Nov 2025

The move

MoveMcKinsey & Company Kearney
TitleDirector of Communications, Middle East, Egypt and Pakistan Director, Head of Marketing MEA
LocationRiyadh Dubai
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveYes · Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates
Native languageRussian, English
Years in UAE0.5
Total experience15.9 years
Kearney headcount5,001-10,000 employees
Kearney industryBusiness Consulting and Services
Kearney HQChicago, Illinois
Kearney founded1926
Kearney typePartnership

Career arc

  1. Director, Head of Marketing MEANov 2025 — Present
    Kearney· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  2. Director of Communications, Middle East, Egypt and PakistanNov 2021 — Oct 2025
    McKinsey & Company· Riyadh, Saudi Arabia· Full-time
  3. Marketing and Communications Strategy LeadJun 2021 — Nov 2021
    NEOM· Tabuk, Saudi Arabia· Contract
  4. Communications Lead, Corporate and Retail IntegrationJul 2020 — Apr 2021
    SABB· Riyadh, Saudi Arabia· Contract
  5. Senior Manager, Change Management and Communications, Office of Chief Technology OfficerFeb 2019 — Jul 2020
    Scotiabank· Toronto, Canada Area· Full-time
  6. Manager, Strategic Communications and Event Planning, IT&S, Office of Chief Technology OfficerJan 2018 — Feb 2019
    Scotiabank· Toronto, Canada Area
  7. Media Relations and Events CoordinatorJun 2016 — Jan 2018
    Ottawa Community Housing Corporation (OCH)· Ottawa, Canada Area
  8. Account DirectorApr 2010 — Jun 2016
    PR Post· Toronto, Canada Area· Full-time
  9. Communications ConsultantApr 2010 — Jun 2013
    PR Post

Education

Languages

  • Azerbaijani · Limited working
  • French · Limited working
  • Russian · Native or bilingual
  • Turkish · Elementary
  • English · Native or bilingual

Top skills

Project CoordinationWeb ContentStrategic CommunicationsSpeech WritingPress ReleasesCopywriting

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