Welcome to Alnaas Advisory.
Our name, meaning 'People' in Arabic, perfectly encapsulates our mission to empower organizations in the Middle East to thrive and outperform in their industries by unlocking the full potential of their most valuable asset – their people.
Our Vision
To be the leading partner for organizations in the Middle East seeking to elevate their performance through a people-first approach. We envision a future where businesses prioritize their human capital, cultivate a workforce of empowered and engaged individuals, and implement cutting-edge strategies to not only survive but thrive in the constantly evolving landscape of the region's competitive markets.
What We Focus On
We’ve spent years refining & crafting strategies for some of the most exciting companies globally across the core fundamentals within the people space.
We want to partner with companies who understand that their people are the core drivers of business success and are committed to raising the bar when it come to talent attraction and retention.
Our Founders
Founding Partner - HR Advisory
Saif Kidwai
An expert within the People space having had the very unique experience at working at the very highest level on both sides of the fence - building and selling a global award winning recruitment agency Digital Gurus headquartered in London as well as serving as Chief People Officer & Investor for Eyewa, the fastest growing on channel company in Saudi Arabia and the GCC.
Having been through the journey of scaling a company from series B, C and beyond to more than 10x growth, hiring 1000+ people in 2 years and opening nearly 100 stores, Saif is an expert at building exceptional teams, HR processes, retention, talent attraction, learning & development and culture building. It culminated in eyewa being awarded ‘Best Companies to Work For’ in Saudi, UAE, Kuwait & Bahrain for 2023.
Saif is also an active investor in the GCC startup space and is always looking to meet ambitious entrepreneurs.
‘When it comes to hiring & building high performance teams - it's something I have a lot of experience of. I've done it for myself as well as countless global companies’.
Managing Partner - MENA
Abdul -Rahman Risilia
An industry veteran with a wealth of experience in talent advisory, with a specialisation in recruitment, staff retention and talent acquisition strategy.
A visionary and business strategist, Abdul-Rahman emerged as a strong advocate for the HR/talent advisory / embedded solutions business model and believes it to be the only sustainable way for the recruitment industry moving forward.
Some of these successes include him becoming a certified trainer in recruitment processes and training 770 talent partners and also running some of the largest recruitment companies globally in including 180 consultants for Randstad, Australia.
Abdul-Rahman’s success as a talent partner has seen him personally place 100’s of senior candidates, while his teams have placed 1000’s since his career in leadership roles begun. As impressive as those numbers are, however, they do not constitute his biggest achievement. The highlight of his career is seeing many of his team members grow, develop, and mature into influential senior leaders in the industry. This is something he will look proudly back at with the knowledge that he was able to do for them what his mentors had done for him.
‘I’ve been lucky enough to work alongside some of the best operators in our industry from around the world and have used this experience to help build a culture and methodology for sustained success.’