Weam Kamel
Partner & Head of Abu Dhabi Operations
Weam, Partner & Head of Abu Dhabi Operations, who is fluent in both Arabic and English. Being born and growing up in Abu Dhabi allows her to understand the landscape in the UAE. In addition to her expertise in traditional finance and accounting roles, she specializes in mid to senior-level positions within corporate finance, including restructuring, strategy, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and valuations.
Weam is fully based in Abu Dhabi whilst maintaining our offering in Dubai.
“I never wanted a job where I’d be glued to a desk. I thrive when things are interactive and engaging, and recruitment delivers that. I probably spend more time in other people’s offices than ours, in fact, continuously meeting candidates and clients, building rapport and hosting events such as ‘Women in Business’.”
“What makes Alchemy special is the way we value our candidates. We’re not transactional recruiters, there’s a culture of bringing everyone close together rather than creating competition. This gives us a real purpose, a real drive. I’ve experienced large agency environments and can clearly see where we do things differently.”
Approach to recruitment: "Recruitment is an emotional roller coaster. You need a positive mindset, and the conviction there’s always a solution – especially if you think creatively."
Dubai highlights: "I’ve lived and worked in many countries, including Malaysia, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Egypt, but the UAE is home. As a female from an Arabic background, I value the chance it’s given me to break the ‘traditional’ paths and instead create my own success."
Specialising In:
- Finance Directors
- CFOs
- Heads of Finance
- Investment Directors
- Investment Managers
- Strategy Managers
- Heads of Strategy
- M&A Analysts
- M&A Managers
- Valuations & corporate development
- Risk Management
- Finance Business Partners
- Internal & External Audit professionals
- Finance Transformation professionals
- Emiratisation – Finance & Accounting
- Emiratisation – Internal Audit and Risk Management
Recent Placements:
- Chief Financial Officer – Technology
- Head of FP&A – Logistics
- Financial Director – Infrastructure
- Chief Financial Officer - Retail
- Director, FP&A – F&B
- Corporate Development Manager – Construction
- Finance Director – Manufacturing
- Head Of Treasury and Cash Operations – Logistics
Testimonial:
"Weam's diligence, nimbleness, joie-de-vivre, market intelligence and sheer hard work have been absolutely invaluable to me and my organisation, and it is always a pleasure speaking and working with her. I once called her late night on a weekend because we needed a resource urgently, and we had someone by Monday morning, which was nothing short of a miracle. Thank you, Weam, I look forward to our continuing work together and friendship."
Jerome Nadeem Naqui, Chief Financial Officer
"Weam is a great example of a person being at the right place! Despite being highly professional at her job, she has this passion, flow of energy, that is able to break any barrier. Weam is not a simple recruiter but she is a business partner, who carefully listens to you, your needs and expectations and then delivers. Weam has this unique innovative approach of doing business, building the network. Weam is creating value, not only for herself or for her company, but for many people in her orbit, and that what makes her successful. Keep up Weam! "
Oleksandr Polishchuk, Chief Financial Officer
Recruitment