19 July 2016
Dubai, UAE - PwC Middle East and Strategy&, formerly Booz & Company, part of the PwC network, announced that 38 new Partners have joined the Partnership in the Middle East over the last year.

Hani Ashkar, PwC Middle East Senior Partner, commented:

"These appointments reflect our focus and ambition to be the leading professional services firm in the Middle East. Our Partners are committed to exceptional leadership in serving clients, developing our people and contributing to our local communities. I am confident that the combined capabilities of our new and existing Partners will help us better serve the needs of our clients and deliver our regional strategy."

He added, "Looking ahead to 2017, while we expect global and regional developments to create challenges, we also expect significant opportunities for those who are able to keep up with the pace of change in our region's dynamic market. PwC's continuous investment in the region confirms our commitment to help our clients solve their important problems and build trust in society."

Joining the partnership in the region are:

PwC Middle East Partners:

Partner

Line of Service

Ahmad AbuHantash

Consulting

Ahmed Osama

Tax & Legal Services

Bashar El-Jawhari

Consulting

Dan Axelsen

Tax & Legal Services

David R Cox

Assurance

Erwan Colder

Deals

Fayez Aldebs

Tax & Legal Services

Fehmi Omar Mounla

Tax & Legal Services

Hamish Clark

Consulting

Hannes Reinisch

Consulting

Haythem Zayed

Tax & Legal Services

Ibraheem F Egbaria

Tax & Legal Services

James Pollard

Tax & Legal Services

Jonathan S Gibson

Tax & Legal Services

Karl Mackenzie

Consulting

Kenny Linn

Deals

Liana Kalakesh

Assurance

Maria Lalousis

Deals

Martin Jacobs

Deals

Michael H Burns

Consulting

Mona AbouHana

Consulting

Muhannad Alqadoumi

Consulting

Nick E Robinson

Deals

Rashid Khursheed

Assurance

Romil Radia

Deals

Thomas Emmet

Deals

Tim Wilson

Consulting

Wael Osman

Tax & Legal Services

Ziad Zogheib

Assurance


Strategy& Partners:

Partner

Industry

Amr Goussous

Communications, media and technology

Fadi Adra

Public sector

Hicham Fadel

Communications, media and technology

James Thomas

Energy, chemicals and utilities

Karim Abdallah

Family businesses, investments and real estate

Karim Aly

Public sector

Mahmoud Makki

Communications, media and technology

Marc-Albert Hamalian

Family businesses, investments and real estate

Raed Kombargi

Energy, chemicals and utilities


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