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Abdullah Nabulsi
External Associate at GCC Board Directors InstituteAbdullah is an Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company in the Middle East. He joined McKinsey in 2019 in Dubai. Abdullah supports private capital investors, such as sovereign wealth funds, family-owned businesses and private equity firms, as well as their portfolio companies, on their value creation journeys.
Abdullah has extensive expertise in corporate finance, serving investors at the top-of-the-house across the end-to-end investment lifecycle, from investment strategy, origination and due diligence, to integration, value capture and exit support. He also advises clients on portfolio company performance management and governance.
In addition, Abdullah leads McKinsey’s work with investor-owned consumer companies in the region, supporting clients on shareholder-driven transformation and value creation programs, across commercial, operational and organizational topics. His experience spans consumer packaged goods, food & agriculture, and retail (both food and non-food).
Before joining McKinsey, Abdullah worked in investment banking in Dubai, with a focus on M&A for financial institutions. He holds a Master in Corporate Finance from IE Business School in Madrid, and a Bachelor of Science in Financial Economics from the Rotman School of Commerce at the University of Toronto.
Hans-Martin Stockmeier
Senior External Associate at GCC Board Directors InstituteHans-Martin is Senior Partner Emeritus at McKinsey & Company in the Middle East. He joined McKinsey in 1991 in Frankfurt and later moved to the Firm’s offices in Istanbul and Dubai. Hans-Martin retired from the Firm as active partner in 2024 and now serves as Senior Advisor to McKinsey.
Hans-Martin served clients in financial services and in the consumer sector in the region:
In financial services, his client portfolio included several of the leading commercial banks and investment banks in the Middle East covering projects in strategy, organization, service operations and risk. In addition, he has worked with financial sector regulators in the region and in Asia. He has also served institutional investors like sovereign wealth funds, private equity firms and family offices.
In the consumer sector, he has served various clients in retail and fast-moving consumer goods. He has served some of the leading retailers in apparel, luxury and grocery retailing as well as food services. The engagements covered issues related to strategy as well as operational work and turn-around programs.
Furthermore, Hans-Martin built and led McKinsey’s Family Business Practice in the region. The practice serves owners and leaders on family-owned businesses on family and business governance, business portfolio and family office related issues.
Hans-Martin is an expert on corporate governance and led McKinsey’s relationship with the GCC Board of Director Institute from 2017 to 2024.
Prior to joining McKinsey Hans-Martin worked at Deutsche Bank and Union Bank of Switzerland in the banks’ retail and investment banking businesses. He holds a Ph.D. in Insurance Economics from Humboldt University and a Master of Science in Finance from the London School of Economics.