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Daniel Murphy

Founding Partner | Middle East

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Daniel advises boards, investors, and senior leadership teams on executive appointments, board composition, and organisational transformation across complex and high-growth environments. He specialises in CEO and C-suite search, board advisory, and leadership assessment, within regulated, financial, and government-linked sectors. A commercially minded, strategically oriented thinker who blends entrepreneurial ambition with a strong interest in leadership dynamics, human behaviour, and long-term strategic and financial positioning.

Focus

  • CEO & C-Suite Search
  • Board Advisory & Composition
  • Leadership Assessment, Culture & Values.
  • SME Advisory & Capital Raising
  • Succession Planning

Representative Work

  • Board and executive build-out for a financial regulator in the GCC
  • Establishment of a government-backed strategic forum
  • Leadership build and scaling of a venture platform
  • Restructuring of an Islamic bank leadership team and organisational design
  • Established the Culture & Values framework of a Monarchy private office.

Sector Experience

  • Financial Services
  • Regulation
  • Sovereign Wealth Funds
  • Family Offices
  • Government
Founding Partner | Dubai
Partner in Charge | Middle East
Managing Partner | executives, Middle East
Senior Client Partner | executives, Middle East

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