Business Strategy
Corporate Strategy Consultant
Structured options for the board — not fragmented opinions.
Handle acts as corporate strategy consultant to boards and executives on their most consequential decisions — new markets, acquisitions, restructures and portfolio choices — combining independent analysis, scenario modelling and governance design so strategy can be implemented.
When this is needed
Corporate Strategy Consultant in the UAE: where the mandate begins.
- The board faces a major decision on a new market, acquisition, restructure or performance reset.
- Leadership needs an independent view to test options that have so far been debated only internally.
- Business units compete for capital, and the group must decide what to grow, maintain or divest.
- A strategy has been agreed but has not yet been translated into a sequenced, governable roadmap.
Matters Handle leads
Corporate strategy consulting mandates.
Four mandate types. One strategic direction, ready for board approval.
Board & Executive Advisory
Partner-led support for board and executive strategy decisions.
Strategic Issue & Option Analysis
Key issues, scenarios and options analysed with financial implications.
Portfolio & Business Unit Analysis
What to grow, maintain or divest across the group.
Governance & Strategy Alignment
Governance structures aligned with strategic intent.
The scope
Corporate Strategy Consultant — scope, made explicit.
A focused, premium mandate — with the board’s decision and its consequences at the center.
Market & Positioning Analysis
Markets, competition and position assessed on evidence.
Strategy Session Facilitation
Board and leadership workshops structured around decisions.
Capital Allocation Logic
Capital and resources matched to strategic priorities.
Initiative Portfolio Design
Enterprise priorities shaped into coherent initiatives.
Strategic KPIs & Reporting
Corporate performance measures the board can track.
The mandate
Board-level advice, built for execution.
Strategic decisions made only inside the existing frame risk bias, blind spots and under-analysed options. Handle brings an independent, evidence-led view and lays out structured options with their financial and operational implications.
Advice does not end at the recommendation. Handle designs the roadmap, governance and reporting that let the board and executive team carry the strategy into execution.
What the mandate delivers
- Corporate portfolio and business unit analysis
- Strategic options with financial implications
- Board and leadership strategy sessions
- Enterprise priorities and initiative portfolios
- Capital and resource allocation frameworks
- Strategic KPIs and corporate reporting
How the work runs
Four disciplines. One board-ready strategy.
Every corporate strategy mandate is run with analytical, financial, governance and execution control.
01
Independent Analysis
Evidence-led perspective on the strategic question.
02
Options Modelling
Scenarios tested for financial and operational impact.
03
Board Alignment
Facilitation and documentation for decision and approval.
04
Execution Roadmap
Initiatives sequenced across years with clear ownership.
The Handle model
Practice-led. Never fragmented.
The work may begin here — it stays connected to strategy, capital and law.
Strategy & Operations
The work stays connected to market position, operating model, performance and execution governance.
M&A & Capital
The work stays aware of capital readiness, investor review, transaction logic and deployment discipline where relevant.
Legal & Regulatory
The work stays protected through structure, rights, governance, enforceability and regulatory or dispute readiness.
Why Handle
Analytical depth. Board-level practicality.
Handle combines board-level advisory with operating and governance design — and connects each strategic choice to the capital, transactions and legal structure behind it.
- Independent, evidence-led perspective
- Structured options, not single answers
- Engagement at board and executive level
- Strengthens internal strategy teams
- Strategy translated into governed roadmaps
- Partner-led mandates with institutional discipline
Before offering your business for M&A, you must raise it with discipline. Strengthen governance, restore financial clarity, and sharpen strategy. A parented business attracts investors with confidence, not discounts.
Mohamed abu El-MakaremManaging Partner & Chairman
Engagement paths
Where this work typically begins.
Growth & Expansion
When the asset must scale capacity, geography, capital, partnerships or market share.
Turnaround
When the asset must reset structure, capital, law, governance and operations under pressure.
Coverage
Connected across the strategy practice.
Handle acts as corporate strategy consultant to boards, executive teams and family-owned groups across the UAE and the wider region.
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Across the Handle model
Questions, answered
Corporate Strategy Consultant — questions, answered.
How Handle works as corporate strategy consultant to boards and executives.
What does a corporate strategy consultant do?
A corporate strategy consultant helps boards and executives clarify direction, portfolio choices and resource allocation.
When should a board engage a corporate strategy consultant?
When facing major decisions such as new markets, acquisitions, restructures or performance resets.
How does corporate strategy consulting differ from functional consulting?
Corporate strategy addresses the whole enterprise, while functional consulting addresses one department or process.
Does a corporate strategy consultant replace the internal strategy team?
No. Strong consulting work strengthens and supports internal strategy capability rather than replacing it.
How long does a corporate strategy engagement last?
From a few weeks for a focused question to several months for a full strategy review.
What should a corporate strategy engagement deliver?
Clear strategic options, prioritised initiatives, financial implications and an execution framework.
What should a board look for in a strategy adviser?
Sector understanding, analytical discipline and the ability to engage at board level.
Does Handle facilitate board strategy sessions?
Yes. Facilitation and structured communication are often central to the work.
What is the risk of deciding strategy without outside challenge?
Decisions made only inside the existing frame risk bias, blind spots and under-analysed options.
What distinguishes Handle as a corporate strategy consultant?
Handle combines board-level advisory with practical operating and governance design so the strategy can be implemented.
Insights
Perspectives from live mandates.
Partner-led analysis on law, capital and strategy, shaped by boardroom realities across the UAE and the GCC.
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Work with Handle
Begin with Corporate Strategy Consultant — kept connected to the whole Handle model.
When the board needs options it can decide on.
Request an initial review
When a strategic decision must be made well.
Set out the matter. A partner reviews it and responds with a defined route, strategy and accountable lead.
- Partner-level review of every request
- Strict confidentiality and privilege from first contact
- One accountable partner from review to execution
