Philippe De Backer

Partner | Global FS Sector Co-Leader @ LEK Consulting | FS Middle East and APAC Leader | Global Banking

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

About

Philippe De Backer is the Partner & Global FS Sector Co-Leader at L.E.K. Consulting, FS Middle East and APAC, and actively growing the L.E.K global banking practice. A trusted advisor in the global financial services landscape, Philippe has a proven track record, building a reputation as the go-to person for strategic guidance and capital management. He guides organizations to answer the fundamental questions of strategy: "Where to play?" and "How to win?" Philippe has held prominent positions in Strategy Consulting with firms like Bain & Company and Arthur D. Little. He also founded an investment firm in New York and successfully launched an IPO of a SPAC on NASDAQ to deploy growth capital in domestic US financial institutions. Philippe currently lives in the UAE and has previously lived in the US, UK, Belgium, Holland, and France. ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐˜'๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ Let's engage in meaningful conversations and explore strategies for financial success together. ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ Philippe is a published author and is regularly invited globally and regionally to speak about disruptive topics in financial services.

Experience

  • Partner & Global FS Sector Co-Leader | FS Middle East and APAC Leader | Global Banking at L.E.K. Consulting
    Oct 2024 - Present ยท 1 yr 9 mos

    L.E.K. Consulting is a recognized leader in strategy consulting, working with global and regional institutions. Our approach helps organizations consistently make better decisions, deliver improved business performance and create greater shareholder returns. Financial services companies of all sizes engage L.E.K. to help them develop practical, winning strategies for a dynamic market. We work in close partnership with senior executives and investors to resolve their most complex commercial challenges, committing significant senior time to every engagement. Our teams leverage both their deep sector knowledge and advanced analytical capability to develop the right approach to achieving clientsโ€™ goals.

  • Chairman at BankCLEARLY
    Jan 2016 - Present ยท 10 yrs 6 mos

    Clearly is a native disruptive digital Bank .

  • Formation professionnelle at Career Break
    May 2024 - Oct 2024 ยท 6 mos

    Garden leave.

  • Managing Partner | Global Practice Leader Financial Services at Arthur D. Little
    Jan 2020 - May 2024 ยท 4 yrs 5 mos

  • Chief Executive Officer at LF Capital
    Nov 2017 - Jun 2020 ยท 2 yrs 8 mos

    LF Capital Partners founded LF Capital Acquisition Corp., a blank check company that was formed in 2018, for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange and acquisition. In December 2020 LF Capital announced its $630.5 million business combination with Landsea Homes which was initially agreed on August 31 2020.