Meet Joel Abraham - an internationally experienced senior Human Resources practitioner with a focus on leadership hiring, talent acquisition, and resourcing in the financial services sector. With over 17 years of experience across the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia-Pacific region, Joel has developed a reputation as a strategic and commercially astute HR professional.

Joel is a core member of the EMEA Financial Services and Chief Financial Officers practice based in Dubai, where he has completed numerous executive appointments for SWFs, regional and international banks, asset managers, private equity firms, and family offices/conglomerates. He is also an active member of the EMEA Consumer Goods & Luxury practice, conducting searches for international clients regionally.

Joel's impressive credentials include certification as an Occupational Test User for ability and personality, membership in the British Psychological Society, and a certification as a Hogan Assessor. His expertise lies in stakeholder management, competency-based interviewing, psychometric and assessment tools, and talent management and acquisition, as well as executive search, staffing, recruitment, business development, and research.

Joel holds an Executive MBA from IMT and a Bachelor of Commerce in Economics, Accounting, Business Management, and Law from Delhi University. His previous roles include Managing Partner and Search Consultant at Gulf Bankers Executive Search, Relationship Manager at INX Services (an IMD International partner company), and Project Associate at HCL Technologies.

Overall, Joel is a seasoned professional with a wealth of experience helping companies recruit top talent and build high-performing teams in the financial services and consumer goods sectors.