AIMS International Gulf started its operation in Dubai in early 2020, by Executives and AIMS Partners who have many years of experience with AIMS, and in the Gulf.

We cover all GCC Countries and Jordan. We FIND & GROW your Leaders.

We have extensive experience in finding high quality executives for our clients across multiple functions or for projects in different industries including Consumer Goods, Life Sciences, Automotive & Mobility, Financial Services, Energy & Natural Resources, Industrial, Media & Technology, and Professional Services, including notably Real Estate, Logistics, and Education.

Understanding the organisation, position and culture fit is critical to the success of any search. Prior to the commencement of every search assignment we place particular emphasis on client briefing to understand the position, organisation, business strategy team culture and any type of transformation needed to incorporate this into our assessment process.

Following the executive appointment, we stay involved during each new executives’ onboarding and integration, and offer for every CEOs/GM positions complimentary a 6-month Executive Coaching on-boarding programme that can be extended afterwards. This unique confidential service helps ensure the successful integration into the organisation and helps fast-track each executive to deliver to their full potential. We are the first Executive Search firm in the Region that provides this complementary 6-month Executive Coaching service.

Our Services

We focus on the long-term, personal relationships we build with our clients and the talented, ambitious executives, we find for them, and we follow through every project to success.

AIMS International has developed its own competency-based assessment methodology that provides deep personality insight and supports both our selection and leadership development programs.

At AIMS International we have global experience helping boards of directors source and develop leadership talent, both on the board and in CEO succession projects. We have coached Family Businesses locally, and we work on the following areas: a) Succession planning, b) Board staffing, c) Governance HR related topics, d) developing family business values and culture, and e) Executive Coaching to Family Management.

Thanks to the support of our global Talent Management Practice, we are in a position to cover your needs in the Gulf, but also globally, with state-of-the art solutions.

At AIMS International Gulf, we can support our clients in the development of their HR capabilities, by looking at their HR’s strategy, tasks and processes, by facilitating and inducing cultural change and by training key HR personnel and managers accordingly.

Our clients have discovered that having the support of a coach helps them acquire different perspectives, and release their potential to improve their own personal effectiveness and emotional resilience.Behavioural change can take time, and as a result programme durations vary.

Our Team

At AIMS International Gulf, our team is committed and focused on delivering professional services that create a unique experience for clients and candidates alike, that help enable your business to achieve superior results. For clients we act as ambassadors for their organisations to help them attract the right talent in the marketplace. For candidates we understand their expertise and goals so that we can match them with the right cultural fit of our clients.

AIMS International Gulf is the GCC & Jordan entity of AIMS International, one of the largest executive search firms in the world with 90 offices in over 50 countries across EMEA, Asia Pacific and The Americas. This enables us to draw upon a worldwide network of experts in almost all industries and functions and co-ordinate activities on a global basis and react to our clients’ international business requirements. We work closely with our AIMS international colleagues, including within the AIMS International Global Industry Practices  who constantly update and exchange in-depth cross-border sector knowledge and market information.

AIMS International Gulf Partners have over 20 years of experience in Executive Search & leadership Development, Executive Coaching, HR Consultancy and Talent Management in multiple Industries and fields across the Gulf and EMEA.

At AIMS Gulf , we know that understanding management needs and servicing with speed are critical, and we offer this at best, because we have been CEOs and Directors before in this region. Our clients can talk of the impact of our responsiveness to their requests, getting ‘sign off’ on search projects and delivering a list of suitable candidates for their approval exceeding expectations set. We adapt proactively to projects requests and we deliver reliably, as we have done so when leading international businesses in the region.

Karim Ahniche

Karim Ahniche

Managing Partner

Bahrain, France, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Gulf, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates,

Automotive, Life Sciences

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Kyriakos Kofinas

Kyriakos Kofinas

Managing Partner

Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Gulf, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates,

Automotive, Board Services, Energy, Financial & Professional Services

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Local offices

AIMS International Gulf
Dubai Knowledge Park, Building 09, Office EO05, Dubai, UAE

[email protected]
+971 50 555 7614
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