Oxford Business Group appoints new directors for Bahrain and Oman

Global research consultancy Oxford Business Group has installed a new leadership team for its operations in Oman and Bahrain.

To support the production of its forthcoming country 2020 reports on Oman and Bahrain, global research consultancy Oxford Business Group (OBG) has appointed new leaders in each, with former Oman Project Manager Sarah Crompton-Donnelly appointed as Country Director for Bahrain, and Naiade Freitas crossing from OBG’s Myanmar branch to take over in Oman.

A former Oil & Gas advisory services consultant with PwC in Mexico, Freitas joined OBG in 2017 following a three year stint as a business consultant with IT professional services firm Everis in Brazil – where among other activities she helped to develop its Lean Six Sigma training programme. Earlier, Freitas worked as an account executive at Neilson, and holds a degree in international relations.

Noting the IMF’s current 5% economic growth forecast for Oman, OBG Middle East Managing Director Jana Treeck said, “With business confidence high, investors will undoubtedly be keen to discover more about the openings in evolving sectors of the sultanate’s economy, such as mining, tourism and manufacturing. I’m sure Naiade will do an excellent job of unearthing these myriad opportunities and relaying them to our readers.” Meanwhile in Manama, Sarah Crompton-Donnelly has stepped up to the Country Director role in Bahrain after serving as an OBG project manager in Oman for the previous six months. An MA graduate from the University of Edinburgh, Crompton-Donnelly was previously a project coordinator for Istanbul-based Global Business Reports, working in Europe, North America and Asia.

“Sarah has already shown herself to be highly knowledgeable when it comes to emerging markets, while her recent spell in Oman has given her additional insight into the workings of GCC economies. I’m sure that this on-the-ground experience, combined with her evident enthusiasm, will stand her in good stead as she takes up this new opportunity,” said Treeck.

With respect to OBG’s upcoming Bahrain 2020 report, which covers a range of economic development factors and local investment opportunities, Treeck continued, “These are exciting days for Bahrain, with its efforts to diversify the national economy and attract new investment for its public-private-partnership projects now accelerating, against a backdrop of key reforms.”

With a focus on emerging economies, OBG in addition to Oman and Bahrain compiles comprehensive country reports on Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, and the individual emirates of the UAE, among some 40 countries covered across Africa, Asia, the Americas and Middle East. Together with its local bureaus, OBG also has primary offices in Istanbul and Dubai.