Paul Raphael
Partner, EY Parthenon - Strategy & Execution, MEA
The move
MoveAtkinsRéalis → EY-Parthenon
TitleRegional Director, Strategic Advisory → Partner
LocationDubai → Dubai
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Native languageHindi, Marathi, Malayalam
Years in UAE10.6
Total experience20.3 years
EY-Parthenon headcount10,001+ employees
EY-Parthenon industryBusiness Consulting and Services
EY-Parthenon HQLondon, United Kingdom
EY-Parthenon typePrivately Held
Career arc
- PartnerApr 2026 — Present
EY-Parthenon· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Regional Director, Strategic AdvisoryMar 2023 — Mar 2026
AtkinsRéalis· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Associate Director, MEAMar 2021 — Feb 2023AtkinsRéalis· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Senior Manager, MEANov 2017 — Feb 2021AtkinsRéalis· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Founder, Managing DirectorFeb 2017 — Oct 2017DDe Paul Advisory Consultancy Services FZE· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- DirectorMay 2015 — Jan 2017
Al Jaber Group· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- ManagerApr 2012 — Apr 2015
KPMG Advisory· Mumbai Area, India
- Assistant ManagerSep 2009 — Mar 2012
- Project ManagerJul 2005 — Sep 2009
DHL Express
Education
- Symbiosis Centre For Management and Human Resource DevelopmentPost Graduate Diploma in Management · Operations & Finance2003 — 2005
- D.Y.Patil College of Engineering, PuneBachelor of Engg · Mechanical1999 — 2002
Languages
- Hindi · Native or bilingual
- German · Limited working
- Marathi · Native or bilingual
- Malayalam · Native or bilingual
- English · Full professional
- Arabic · Elementary
Top skills
Team ManagementRecruitingVendor ManagementOrganization Design Business Process ImprovementBusiness Analysis
About
Paul has over 20+ years of experience in the Infrastructure industry, spanning from buildings, hotels / hospitality, roads, highways, oil and gas, water management services, and international cargo terminal. Paul has the experience in working both the consulting and an industry environment. The experience has significantly benefited the individual thereby creating a balance in what solutions can be designed and what can be practically implemented on ground. Paul is a PMP certified professional. He has conducted trainings to clients and internally on Project Management, Risk Management, Primavera and MS Project scheduling tools.