We build institutions, and the people who run them.
Management and financial consulting for the Kingdom's public, security and defence institutions: organization design, leadership assessment and workforce transformation, led by consultants who have run large institutions themselves.
What we do
Five practice areas, one accountable Saudi firm. Each engagement is scoped to the mandate and delivered in Arabic and English.
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Organization design and governance
Operating models, structures, grading and job evaluation, policy frameworks and institutional governance for ministries and national companies.
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Leadership assessment and development
National-standard assessment centres, executive assessment, coaching and leadership programmes. Our record includes a national centre covering more than 700 public-sector leaders.
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Talent and workforce transformation
Workforce planning, Saudization designed into the operating model, compensation and HR systems (SAP and Oracle), and the change management that makes it hold.
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Strategy, transactions and investment
Sector and corporate strategy, governance instruments and strategic transactions, with Freshfields for legal and UHY for financial structuring.
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Security and defence institutions
Doctrine, human capital and programme management for security and defence organisations, delivered with AlGhail Security Consulting, an HCIS-licensed Saudi firm, and a bench of retired commanders.
Why institutions choose us
Not the largest firm in Riyadh. The one whose partners have held the chair.
Operators, not only consultants
Our leadership ran HR and transformation for a global major and advised ministries across the GCC. Engagements are led by people who have made these decisions with their own budgets.
A licensed Saudi firm
Certified by the Ministry of Commerce's Consulting Professions Department, with Saudization and knowledge transfer built into every engagement rather than added at the end.
Certified methods
Master licences and affiliations across LMI GCC, SHRM, DDI, ICF and Saville, and Hay job-evaluation practice.
Transaction-grade delivery
Standing alliances with Freshfields and UHY, and a partner network across technology, academia and leadership development.
Selected work
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A major national entity
Leadership assessment centre
Helped establish a leadership assessment centre that has assessed more than 700 leaders.
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Kingdom security entities
Leadership assessment and development
Assessment and development programmes for security-sector leaders.
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National defence champion
Corporate development programme
Programme architecture and delivery with consortium partners.
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Ministries and corporates, GCC and Africa
Talent strategy and HR systems
Talent strategy, job integration and enterprise HR system adoption on SAP and Oracle.
Client references are available on request.
Leadership
Dr. Saud Al Arifi
Chief Executive Officer and founding partner
27 years at ExxonMobil across the Middle East and Africa as Workforce Transformation Lead, HR Director and Program Manager, running large-scale change, compensation planning and restructuring across several countries. Certified management-consulting expert (Ministry of Commerce), certified Organization Designer and Hay job-evaluation practitioner. Enterprise Leadership Program, Columbia Business School.
The bench around the core team
Retired generals and commanders, defence executives, and specialists in illicit finance, aviation and border security and secure communications, engaged through our alliance with AlGhail Security Consulting.
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