Jack Khabbaz
Managing partner
Representing the firm since 2013
Services
Recruitment, executive search
Functions
Board, CEO, C-Suite and senior-level recruitment
Industries
CEO Sector Agnostic, SWFs, and Public Sector
About me
Jack joined Cooper Fitch in 2013 and is a Managing Partner and the head of CEO practice and public sector advisory. As leader of Cooper Fitch’s CEO practice, Jack partners with boards, NRCs and executive leaders from multiple industries and SWFs to support the search, assessment and appointment journeys of CEOs in the Gulf and globally. Jack brings more than 25 years of search, recruitment, consulting and commercials experience from the markets of Australia, the UAE and Saudi Arabia supporting organisations drive to their strategic objectives.
Qualifications
- Bcom in Marketing
Contact specialistKey Projects
Chief Executive Officer – Telecommunications, KSA
Mandated by the Board of a well-respected organisation in the telecommunications sector in MENA. Led the search strategy, research assessment and appointment of a Saudi National CEO leader with the skill-set to drive the strategic transformation direction of the client.
Chief Executive Officer – Real Estate & Hospitality, KSA
Jack supported a significant hospitality and real estate project in Saudi Arabia who would play a critical role in the development of tourism, GDP growth, visitor experience aligned with Vision 2030. Jack successfully partnered with the Board in the search, assessment and selection of the CEO
Chief Executive Officer – Consumer goods manufacturing, KSA
Jack was mandated as the search partner to a SWF portfolio company to appoint a new Chief Executive Officer for a startup organisation in a niche consumer goods product line. Services provided include; search strategy, headhunting, candidate assessment and analysis.
15 + Senior to C-Suite – Tourism Development, KSA
Project Director leading a team of specialists in search and appointment of Saudi National talent and international Subject Matter Experts whilst also advising Board Advisor on organizational leadership structure. Leading the complex long-term strategic consultation project in highly niche fields covering consultation, marketing mapping, long-list presentation, 3 stage assessment and final shortlist presentation, and onboarding for over 15 positions across various teams and levels from Manager to predominantly Director and C-Suite.
Areas of Expertise
- CEO appointments
- C-suite recruitment
- Manager to Partner level recruitment
- Executive search
- Public sector recruitment
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