Roland Berger promotes Richard Stolz and Feras Abul to partner

Continuing the growth of its leadership ranks, Roland Berger has appointed two new partners in its Middle East business: Richard Stolz and Feras Abul.

Based in Dubai, Richard Stolz has been with Roland Berger since 2022, having previously serving industry counterparts KPMG and Accenture. He also worked for a boutique consultancy firm in Dubai.

Stolz has expertise in corporate strategy, business development, growth, market entry, market assessment, project management, business transformation, and organizational effectiveness. He has helped clients in developed and emerging markets across the tourism, travel, transport, airlines & aviation, leisure, hospitality, entertainment, education, and healthcare sectors.

Meanwhile, in Manama, Feras Abul has been promoted to partner. He joined Roland Berger in 2022 with the remit to help grow its public sector presence across the Middle East region. He supports public sector entities across Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE with achieving their National Transformation Plans with a specific focus on national competitiveness, attracting foreign direct investment, and outward direct investments.

Before his time at Roland Berger, he worked in the strategy consulting business of Deloitte, known as Monitor Deloitte.

Founded in 1967 in Germany, Roland Berger is one of the world’s leading strategy consultancies, and one of the few with non-American roots. The company has been based in the Middle East for over two decades, currently operating with offices in Dubai, Beirut, Doha, Manama and Riyadh. In recent months, the firm has boosted its leadership team on several fronts.

The promotions of Stolz and Abul are part of a wider partner intake at the firm, with other members based in Europe (4), the United States (2) and Asia (1). The global strategy consulting firm has approximately 3,000 employees across its 50 offices worldwide.