Viacheslav Shakhov
Director
Representing the firm since 2016
Services
Recruitment, executive search
Functions
Mid to senior-level investment management and real estate development
Industries
Investment management, real estate into all industries, public sector
About me
Viacheslav specialises in search and selection of high calibre talent across the GCC countries. He has extensively been involved in projects related to major government initiatives across the region including VAT introduction, Vision 2030, nationalisation, government assets consolidation, sector development and creation of new investment vehicles. Moreover, his track record includes successful assignments in the APAC region. His team focuses on mandates across investment management, real estate & infrastructure, board members and key executives for portfolio companies of investment management firms.
Slav is an Account Director for several major Cooper Fitch clients in the GCC region mainly across the public sector, asset management and sovereign wealth funds. Slav holds a Master’s degree in International Business and HR from an Australian university and has extensive work and travel experience across the Middle East.
He specialises in recruiting mid to senior-level positions across Real Estate and Investment Management as well as Board Members and key executives for portfolio companies.
Qualifications
- MBA, Business Administration
- BCom, Human Resources
Key Projects
140+ hires – public sector, UAE
Account Director and led a team in the successful recruitment of over a hundred and forty appointments for our confidential public sector client in the United Arab Emirates. Services provided include; search strategy, market map, headhunting, candidate assessment and analysis, project management, recruitment process outsourcing, development of application tracking software.
20+ – Sovereign Wealth Fund, GCC
Account Director and lead a team in the successful recruitment of over twenty appointments for our confidential Sovereign Wealth Fund client across the Gulf. Services provided include; search strategy, market map, headhunting, candidate assessment and analysis, project management.
20+ hires – Big 4, KSA
Account Director and lead a team in the successful recruitment of over twenty appointments for our confidential Bg 4 client in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Including; audit tax advisory. Services provided include; search strategy, market map, headhunting, candidate assessment and analysis, project management.
Areas of Expertise
- Board member recruitment
- C-suite recruitment
- Executive search
- Investment management recruitment
- Real estate development recruitment
- Large-scale account management
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