2. About Us
The GCC Partners is a specialised Executive Search and Recuruitment firm run
by professionals with over 25 years of combined experience of global capital
markets. We are able to offer our clients the benefit of this international
experience and insight with local perspective and knowledge, creating a
unique and truly value added service.
run by
Our objective is to build long term relationships and share our knowledge professionals
and experience with our clients to enable them to grow their businesses.
We benchmark ourselves on the highest levels of performance. Performance with extensive
creates trust which is key to any successful relationship.
experience in
performance We have a diverse team of experienced consultants and researchers who
each have their own area of expertise, with a mixture of ex-industry and
global markets
creates
recruitment professionals who are multi-lingual including Arabic.
trust
3. Dana Audeh - دانة عوده
Tel: +971 (0) 4 4462803
dana@thegccpartners.com
Emiratisation التوطني
We have a dedicated Emiratisation team of both Arabic and Non- لدينا فريق عمل مكون من عرب و أجانب مكرس للبحث وإيجاد
Arabic speakers, who extend their services in sourcing and placing, مواطنني موهوبني لتعيينهم في الشركات احمللية والهيئات والدوائر
qualified National talent with local companies and governmental .احلكومية
agencies.
نحث على إيجاد وظائف مناسبة للمواطنني ابتداء من اخلريجني اجلدد
The GCC Partners has an extensive database of U.A.E nationals .إلى رؤساء األقسام و املراكز العالية و رؤساء اجملالس
across a number of key sectors.
.لدينا قاعدة بيانات واسعة ملواطني الدولة عبر أبرز القطاعات
We source U.A.E Nationals from university graduates to board level.
هدفنا تعيني الشخص املناسب في املكان املناسب لذا نعمل بقرب مع
We work closely with the candidates to ensure a good fit between املواطنني والعمالء ملعرفة احتياجات الطرفني كما نحرص على تنمية
employer and employee. We recognise this is important for the .العالقات بينهما إلبقاء املوظفني املواطنني على املدى الطويل
longer term retention of employees.
اتخذنا توظيف املوارد البشرية الوطنية كإحدى أهم مبادرتنا ألننا ندرك
The GCC Partners recognise and respect the UAE Nationals as the
driving force behind the development of the local economy. To
.أهمية التوطني وأثرها على تنمية االقتصاد على الصعيد الوطني
fulfill this purpose, The GCC Partners have taken Emiratisation as
one of its main initiatives.
4. We are active across a
number of sectors
including:
Executive Search
emiratisation The GCC Partners offers an unparalleled combination of professional experience
and regional presence to deliver the best candidates for our clients. The partners
Ooil & gas each having over 10 years of international markets experience to draw upon
and are able to fully understand the requirements of our clients. This allows us to
be more selective in our candidate search and more selective in the candidates
investment banking we present for consideration. This saves our clients considerable time and effort
in their recruitment process.
telecommunications
The GCC Partners are based in The United Arab Emirates and operate across
government the region. We are able to utilise a vast network not only in the MENA region
authorities but globally. We understand the nuances of the local market and the difficulties
clients face either when looking for top candidates within the region or looking
business services to bring in talent from outside the region.
executive
hospitality
search
insurance
medical &
healthcare
5. The GCC Partners Management Profiles
Office 4, Level 20
Al Shafar Tower Giles Blundell - Partner and Co-Founder
P. O. Box 450198, Dubai
United Arab Emirates Before founding The GCC Partners Giles worked for Makaseb Islamic Financial
Services as Head of Institutional sales in Dubai. Prior to this Giles was a Managing
Tel: +971 4 446 2800 Director at Bear Stearns in London in the Risk Arbitrage department. He spent
Email: info@thegccpartners.com 10 years at Bear Stearns helping build the Institutional and hedge fund sales
www.thegccpartners.com business. Before this he spent three years at HSBC Investment Bank in their
equity derivatives department. He is a graduate of City University Business School
with a Bsc in Insurance and Investment.
Giles Blundell
Tel: +971 4 446 2802 Charles Francis - Partner and Co-Founder
Mob: +971 50 104 9567
gblundell@thegccpartners.com Charles has worked in the investment banking industry for 12 years in London and
the UAE. He was hired by Libertas Capital (Dubai) to set up their MENA trading
Charles Francis platform. Before this he was a senior trader in Credit Suisse’s pan-European
Tel: +971 4 446 2801 Equtities trading team where he traded on behalf of clients as well as managing
Mob: +971 50 708 0874 a proprietary trading book. He has intimate knowledge of a variety of sectors
cfrancis@thegccpartners.com including Mid Caps, Risk Arbitrage, Energy, Oil, Utilities as well as American
Depository Receipts. He also holds the Islamic Finance Qualification (IFQ) from
the Securities & Investments Institute.
