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misbah ahmad

Managing Partner - Start Consult

Bio

Mr Ahmad is the founder and managing partner of Start Consult. He is a senior and well established professional with significant experience in Strategy Consulting, Corporate Finance and General Management Positions. Mr Ahmad has led the development of the firm into strategy consulting, corporate finance and private equity advisory firm that serves clients throughout the GCC and undertakes projects in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia. He has built the firm’s client base and relationships which now includes government entities, public sector organizations, multinationals, regional family groups, regional businesses, and entrepreneurs. Mr Ahmad led the management buyout of Dun & Bradstreet‘s (a $4bn NYSE listed company specializing in Risk Management, Risk Analysis and Scoring, Company Information Databases, and Credit Bureaus) operations in South Asia and Middle East . He is currently the Vice-Chairman of the entity. He has led the efforts to establish Dun & Bradstreet as a leading player in Credit Information, Risk Management and Credit Bureaus, in several countries in South Asia, GCC, Middle East and Africa [including India, Dubai (UAE), Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Egypt, etc.] Prior to founding Start Consult Mr Ahmad spent over 17 years working in strategy consulting, corporate finance & private equity advisory, and direct management of companies as CEO or board member. This experience was in South Asia, Middle East, Europe and North America with reputable international companies that include AT&T, Philips and McKinsey & Co. While working for 6 years with McKinsey & Co. in its European operations, he specialized in strategy, organization, corporate restructuring, and M&A. During this period, he served large- and medium-sized corporations in the financial services and banking sector, telecommunications and technology, the food sector, and consumer goods. Mr. Ahmad has an MBA degree from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania (United States). He also holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering from the NED University of Engineering and Technology (Pakistan) and a master of science (MS) degree in computer and information science from the University of Pennsylvania. 

Areas of Expertise

STRATEGY CONSULTING CORPORATE FINANCE AND PRIVATE EQUITY ADVISORY
Start Consult

Start Consult

Start Consult is a Management Consulting Firm, based in Dubai that was established in 2000 by a former McKinsey & Co. consultant and a group of professionals from a variety of backgrounds. Start Consult maintains a strong consulting practice focused on research, strategy, corporate finance and project implementation. We include amongst our clients: multinationals, leading regional corporates, family groups, commercial banks, public sector organizations, financial institutions, financial investors, etc. We have undertaken projects in a multitude of sectors including: real estate, construction, MEP, manufacturing, commercial banking, investment banking, private equity, energy, telecom, education, health care, tourism, logistics, etc. These projects have been associated with companies in the Gulf Co-Operation Council, the Levant, North Africa, South Africa and South Asia. The Firm’s operations focus on four main consulting disciplines, which it deploys to assist its clients in developing their businesses. These include: – Strategy Consulting / Organization Consulting; – Corporate Finance; – Research Studies; – Private Equity. Start Consult is now recognised as a well-established consulting firms focusing on business strategy, research and corporate finance in the region. Start Consult has also developed itself into a leading consulting firm in the Private Equity sector

 
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