David Wilson and Wassima Raqui join Four Principles

Four Principles has expanded its team in Dubai with two fresh hires: David Wilson (Associate Director) and Wassima Raqui (Senior Consultant).

David Wilson brings experience in strategy consulting and strategic implementation to Four Principles, having previously worked both in consulting as well as in industry.

Wilson most recently worked for Strategy&, the strategy consulting business of PwC, where he latterly was a Manager in the Deals Strategy practice focused on mergers & acquisitions and growth strategy projects, primarily for private equity funds and their portfolio companies.

In between his two spells at Strategy&, Wilson spent 15 months working as Manager in the internal Group Strategy team at BAI Communications, a multi-billion-dollar global wireless infrastructure company with operations worldwide. In the role, he played a role in establishing the company’s European growth strategy, as well as supporting the senior leadership team in strategy development, five-year planning and the execution of strategic initiatives.

Wilson holds a Master of Science in Chemistry from Imperial College London, and also holds a PhD in Materials Engineering from the same university.

Also coming with a background in consulting is Wassima Raqui, who joins from Accenture, where she was a member of the Strategy & Consulting business. Before that, she worked for Wavestone, a French-origin management consultancy.

Her experience includes working with clients across diverse industries such as oil and gas, energy, healthcare, air transportation and luxury & beauty. Her focus is on CFO services, having contributed to the execution of several operating model and transformation projects within the finance domain.

Raqui holds a Master’s degree in Management and a Master of Science in Corporate Finance.

Commenting on the appointments, Patrick Wiebusch, Co-founder and Managing Partner at Four Principles said: “We are extremely pleased to welcome both David and Wassima to Four Principles. Their previous experience with multinational consultancies will bring a strong added value to the team and to our clients, allowing us to fuel our growth ambitions over the next few years.”

Established in 2010, Four Principles is an award-winning homegrown consulting firm with offices in Dubai and Riyadh.