Jack Khabbaz
Managing partner
Representing the firm since 2013
Services
Recruitment, executive search
Functions
C-Suite, board member and mid to senior-level recruitment
Industries
Public sector, advisory
About me
Jack joined Cooper Fitch in 2013 and is a Managing Partner and the Head of CEO Practice and Public Sector Advisory. Jack specialises in CEO mandates and leads a team specialising in Legal Private-Practice, In-house Legal, Big 4 Accounting & Advisory and Public Sector. He brings over twenty two years of executive search, recruitment, consulting, team leadership and commercial experience from across Australia, United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.
During Jack’s time at Cooper Fitch, he has led multiple senior-level appointments and been appointed Account Director Lead across government and semi-government entities, the Big 4, diversified holding groups and multinational industry side clients throughout the Middle East and Africa. His ability to leverage his senior appointments, commercial acumen, team leadership and client advisory experience has allowed international and regional organisations to achieve their core business objectives by hiring top talent from the local and regional market and international subject matter experts and shaping their leadership organisation structures.
Qualifications
- Bcom in Marketing
Contact specialistKey Projects
CEO – 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.
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.
30+ Senior to C-suite –public sector, KSA
Account Director and led a team in the successful recruitment of over thirty top-tier Saudi national talent and international experts for our tourism and heritage client in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Appointments ranged from international subject matter experts, senior management to C-suite across Finance, Development, Legal, HR, Strategy, Technology, Innovation and Partnerships. Services provided include; search strategy, headhunting, candidate assessment and analysis, project management.
Various Head of functions – public sector, KSA
Account Director and led a team in the successful recruitment of qualified Saudi nationals for our confidential public sector client in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Appointed various Head of functions across strategy, governance, operations, sales & marketing and development. Services provided include; search strategy, headhunting, candidate assessment and analysis, project management.
Areas of Expertise
- CEO appointments
- C-suite recruitment
- Manager to Partner level recruitment
- Executive search
- Public sector recruitment
- Big 4 recruitment
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