Mohammed

Hajjar

Senior Client Partner

Mohammed is a Senior Client Partner based in Riyadh and heads the Consumer Market for Korn Ferry Advisory Middle East North Africa.

With over 25 years of consulting experience, Mohammed advises business leaders on how to transform their organisations to create sustainable growth and competitive advantage by maximizing the business effectiveness and leadership potential while focusing on revenue growth and managing cultural diversity.

Mohammed is an expert on strategy development and execution, organisational restructuring, business model innovation, future foresight and leadership development. He has worked in multiple industries in the United States, Canada and the Middle East, particularly in retail, digital commerce, FMCG, process manufacturing, multi-industry family groups and government.

Mohammed started his career with Andersen Consulting / Accenture in North America before transferring to Saudi Arabia. In the Kingdom he has, over 18 years been a partner in a boutique business advisory firm, led the growth strategy for an investment bank and been the Chief Operating Officer / Strategy Officer of one of the Kingdoms leading retail organisations. Before joining Korn Ferry, Mohammed was the Managing Director of the business consulting arm of Andersen Saudi Arabia.

Mohammed holds a master’s degree in Computer & Information systems from Pacific University. He speaks English, French & Arabic fluently and has a strong understanding of Italian.