Advisory & Executive Search

Cordell Partners

Verified 28 August 2026

Dubai headhunter working financial services mandates across the GCC, from sovereign funds and family offices to early-stage managers.

Executive search and recruitment firm working exclusively in financial services across the GCC, on retained C-suite mandates and contingent hiring at junior and mid level. Client network spans government institutions, sovereign wealth funds, private equity funds and family offices, and the firm also provides capital introduction, company set-up support and salary benchmarking for the Middle East hiring market.

Every field below was confirmed against a public source on 28 August 2026. Verification is a check on the data, not an endorsement of the firm.

Jurisdiction
Dubai
Service line
Advisory & Executive Search
Head office
Dubai, UAE
Size
Boutique (1-10 staff)
Services
Retained executive search, Contingent recruitment, Capital introduction, Company set-up support, Market intelligence and salary benchmarking
Jurisdictions served
dubai
Client types
Sovereign wealth funds, Family offices, Private equity funds, Government institutions, Hedge funds, Asset managers
Also listed in
Abu Dhabi
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