United Arab Emirates
Specialties: Executive Search, Management, Recruitment Research, Offshoring, Outsourcing, Multi-cultural teams
ecap is a leadership advisory and executive search firm partnering with boards, investors, and organisations to address critical leadership and strategic challenges. We combine deep advisory capability with executive hiring expertise to unlock potential, build high-performing teams, and support ventures and growth initiatives that deliver long-term value. Headquartered in the Middle East and operating across emerging and frontier markets, we work with scale-ups, family offices, and multinational enterprises - designing leadership structures, advising on strategy, and building the capabilities required for sustainable growth. We believe people are your greatest asset. Our expertise spans leadership assessment, executive hiring, board advisory, and strategic counsel - delivering integrated solutions that create lasting impact. Heading up the Global Practice for Travel & Transport covering Aviation, Tourism and Hospitality as well as Shipping, Ports and Infrastructure for Board, C-Suite, Senior Management and Specialists.
Heading a large in-house team of Research and Delivery Consultants Nicholas is responsible for: - The delivery and closure of Senior Hires (Senior Manager and above) - The leadership of 30 in-house researchers and recruiters - Establishing Training Programs for the Research and Delivery Consultants - Streamlining the Research & Delivery process - Re-engineering internal systems - Hiring and development of the team
Director As a Director, Nicholas focused Industrial & Aviation and Media & Telecoms and successfully, brought in both Multinational organisations and large Middle Eastern governmental institutions. Has further executed searches within Real Estate, Industrial and Construction. Client/Deal Sheet can be produced on request. • 2012 highest biller • 2011 highest biller after MD
Heading a team of six Researchers and four Delivery Consultants with an average annual billing of around AED13.5million ($3.67m) • Overall responsibility of Research & Delivery • Saw an increase in quarterly billing of 27% during first 12 months • Reduced the overall lead time of projects by 38% • Increased the success rate of projects going from Retention to completion • Initiated Training Program through Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC) • Introduced Boyden Certified training regime – All Research Consultants are now Boyden Certified • Produced Annual Research reports covering all short listed and placed assignments • Reworked all major documentation in line with Boyden Global standards • Have completed appraisals for all Research staff and established Career paths • Responsible for a number of the more senior and challenging assignments • Developed own portfolio of Clients across the Gulf & Middle East with a focus on Telecoms, Technology & Media, Construction & Real Estate. • Completed Search Assignments 2010 worth a combined total of $380,000 (plus delivery on a further $109,000)