Press release
Bain & Company appoints new Dubai Partner to focus on telecommunications and technology sectors
Grégory Garnier tasked to expand Bain Middle East’s activity with telecom players
March 29, 2013 Dubai
Bain & Company, the global business consulting firm, has appointed Grégory Garnierits new Partner in Dubai. A specialist in the telecommunications and technology sectors as well as in consulting private equity firms that invest in these industries, Garnier joins Bain’s Dubai office with a mission to develop Bain Middle East’s activity with telecom players in the region.
Garnier, who graduated from Ecole Polytechnique Engineering School and ENSTA, also holds a Masters Degree in Financial Mathematics from La Sorbonne University. In his new role he will leverage his extensive experience of working with leading telecom and technology companies on their strategy as well as transformation programs. Prior to his move to Dubai, Garnier was working in the Bain French office since 2003.
Luc J. Luyten, Managing Director of Bain & Company Middle East, said: “The Middle East has emerged as a hotbed of technology initiatives given the aggressive modernization projects being undertaken across the region. The appointment of Grégory Garnier is an important strategic move that will strengthen Bain’s presence in the technology sector, particularly among major telecom players in the region.”
Grégory Garnier said: “Bain Middle East has been gaining significant inroads in the region and I look forward to contributing to its continued success as the consulting firm of choice among business leaders and multinationals. There is a particularly robust outlook for the telecom and technology sectors and my role will be to bring the best of Bain Telecom & Technology experience to our Middle East clients.”
Bain & Company has been making a series of strategic appointments to enhance its organizational performance and market productivity. The company has maintained a strong presence in the Middle East since the early 1990s, managing activities in the GCC area, Egypt and Turkey.
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