Sector Leader, Financial Services & Real Estate
Amer Lakhani is a Sector Leader within Korn Ferry’s Financial Services and Real Estate practice and has over 16 years of experience in hiring executives and emerging leaders. Having started his career in London, he has been based in Dubai for 13 years, covering the Middle East and Africa markets.
Amer is a strategic partner to his clients, which include top-tier, financial institutions (banks, PE/VC firms, asset managers, payments companies, SWFs), real estate groups, multinational corporates, family-owned conglomerates, start-ups, public sector entities and multilateral organizations.
Prior to joining Korn Ferry, Amer spent 4 years as an Executive Director with EMA Partners, a London headquartered boutique search firm. Amer was a part of the founding team of the Dubai office and was instrumental in building the business from the ground-up.
He focused on supporting organizations with critical Board, C-level and Senior Management roles. Amer led the Banking and Financial Services practice for the region, however his expertise and track record also extended across other industries.
Amer spent the earlier part of his career covering Financial Services with Boyden and Sheffield Haworth.
He has an LLB (Hons) from Nottingham Law School and holds postgraduate qualifications in Mergers & Acquisitions and Equity & Debt Finance.
