Wassim Karkabi
Founder & Executive Chair, Global Board Institute
Partner, Board Advisory Solutions
Non-Executive Director, NRC Chair and board governance advisor, with over twenty years at the intersection of executive search and board governance.
About Wassim
Wassim is a Non-Executive Director, NRC Chair and board governance advisor with over twenty years as a senior headhunter with Stanton Chase, a Forbes-ranked global executive search firm. He has spent his career assessing, placing and advising the people on whom governance ultimately depends.
He is the creator of the Five Pillars of NRC Governance™ framework (Nomination, Remuneration, Succession, Evaluation, Development) and the author of The Gatekeeper's Chair, the book behind the world's first professional diploma for the NRC Chair.
He is also Managing Partner and a shareholder at Stanton Chase, where he serves as Regional Head of Board and Executive Assessment for the Middle East. He has advised privately owned, stock-listed and regulated government organisations on board, leadership and culture matters across MENA, Europe and Asia.
How Wassim works with members and clients
Board advisory
Leads GBI's Board Advisory Solutions practice, from board composition and evaluation to director search.
NRC governance
Creator of the Five Pillars of NRC Governance™ and author of The Gatekeeper's Chair.
Director mentoring
Director Mentor & Coach on the Director Transition Program, and instructor of the Get More Board Roles masterclass.
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