Arun Pai re-joins TMT consultancy Analysys Mason in Dubai

Seven years after departing the global TMT management consultancy, Arun Pai has re-joined Analysys Mason in its Dubai office.

Appointed a Principal, Arun Pai brings around a dozen years of experience in strategy and management consulting to the firm.

Following five years at Analysys Mason in its India office, Pai went on to spend two years with Boston Consulting Group and more recently three years at Roland Berger in their Dubai offices.

Having just returned from an international team event in the Maldives, where Analysys Mason celebrated its record breaking 2021 year and looked ahead into 2022, Pai took to LinkedIn to thank his new colleagues for the warm welcome and stated, “Looking forward to collaborating and to continue supporting our clients.”

A specialist in strategy development, market assessment, organisational transformation, program management, due diligence, and valuation, Pai will focus on Analysys Mason’s consulting and M&A engagements in the Middle East (the firm also has an internationally renowned telecom-focused research division).

His track record includes delivering several strategic assignments focused on telco growth strategy, fund raisings & investments and e-commerce, in emerging and developed markets across the Middle East and Asia. He works with clients in telecom, media and technology, as well as players in the financial services and e-commerce industries.

Prior to xonsulting, Pai spent 3 years in the investment banking division of Dutch group ABN Amro, where he worked on financial analysis and modelling, valuation and program execution.

Arun Pai holds an MBA from INSEAD in France and a degree in Telecommunications Engineering from Visvesvaraya Technological University in India.