Bain & Company celebrates five partner promotions in the Middle East
Global strategy consulting firm Bain & Company has announced five partner promotions in the Middle East.
The round of promotions sees Othmane Boujemaoui, Abdullah Khan, and Khaled Zikry join the partnership, while existing partners Faisal Sheikh and Joseph Edwin have been promoted to senior partner level.
Bain & Company’s is one of the world’s leading strategy consulting firms, with its Middle East business operating with offices in Doha, Dubai, and Riyadh. The partner team in the region has around 55 members.
Faisal Sheikh is a core member of the Consumer Products practice. He advises leading multinationals and regional consumer product companies on growth strategy, operating model design, and performance acceleration.
With over 7 years at Bain & Company, Faisal has led major transformations across the Middle East, Europe, and Asia to unlock step-change value for clients. He supports executive teams on multi-year full potential programs delivering in-year P&L results. He is known for pairing strategic clarity with hands-on execution. He is also helping clients harness AI to power next-level performance, with a focus on practical use-cases.
Previously, Faisal was Head of Emerging Markets and member of global leadership team of a listed-food company.
Joseph Edwin is a core member of the Financial Services and Enterprise Technology leadership teams. He advises leading financial institutions & financial investors across EMEA and North America on various topics including technology strategy, technology operating model redesign and multi-year technology modernisation and transformation efforts.
Joseph specializes in large-scale, technology-enabled transformations and is a globally recognized thought leader on core banking modernisation. He has over 25 years of experience gained from working at leading banks and in consulting.
Othmane Boujemaoui is a member in the Energy & Natural Resources and Sustainability & Responsibility practices. His track record includes driving major transformation programs across the energy value chain – spanning oil & gas, utilities, and chemicals. His recent work includes advising players in the energy ecosystem on energy transition strategies, energy markets, and operating model redesigns to drive effectiveness and performance improvement.
Abdullah Khan is a key member of the Advanced Manufacturing & Services practice. He brings over a decade of consulting experience focused on helping organizations navigate complex strategic and investment challenges.
Abdullah has deep expertise across the investment ecosystem, advising sovereign wealth funds, private equity firms, and national investment entities on topics including due diligence, investment thesis development, and value creation planning. He has also contributed to national investment agendas, and supports clients on corporate strategy, performance improvement, mergers and integrations, and large-scale transformation programs.
Khaled Zikry is a key member of the Financial Services practice. He has worked with many of the leading financial institutions in the MENA region, across banking, non-banking financial services, and payments.
His work primarily revolves around mergers & acquisitions, starting from due-diligence phase passing through merger integrations and ending with post-acquisition value creation programs. His case portfolio includes several of the largest banking mergers in the region over the past decade.
Reflection from the managing partner
Commenting on the appointments, Tom de Waele, Managing Partner of Bain & Company Middle East, said: “We are proud to welcome Faisal, Joseph, Othmane, Abdullah, and Khaled into their new leadership roles. These promotions are a reflection of their exceptional talent and are a testament to our long-term commitment to build-up our leadership in the region.”
“Each of them embodies the values that define Bain & Company: Bold thinking, deep expertise, and an unwavering commitment to client impact. Their contributions have shaped some of the region’s most important transformations.”
