Pavoni Joins PA Consulting Group Mena

PA Consulting Group Middle East and North Africa has reinforced its senior management team in the region with the appointment of Francesco Maria Pavoni.

Pavoni has been active for more than 23 years in top management consulting, leading hundreds of projects tackling a wide range of issues, with a focus on financial services, energy, electronics, telecommunications, high technology, healthcare and education.

Based at PA’s office in Dubai, he becomes the third member of PA’s senior management team active in the MENA region, joining Jason Harborow and Philip Rice.

Harborow, Head of PA’s expanding MENA operations, said: “Francesco will be reinforcing our leadership with the goal to further develop PA as one of the most value adding advisors in the MENA region, helping governments and private institutions to win the strategic and market challenges of the coming years.”

Pavoni commented: “I am excited to be joining one of the most vibrant consultancy firms in the market, and one with tremendous growth ambitions and potential. I am very pleased and highly motivated to be part of this new business success story that is developing.”

Pavoni’s career has included senior positions with a number of top management consulting companies. He was previously Managing Director of Value Partners from 2013, and formerly Senior Partner at Roland Berger Strategy Consultants from 2011. 

His chief consultancy activities include helping large multinational groups and corporations through major restructuring processes, including M&A and post-merger integration, and assisting CEOs and top management choose and implement competitive growth strategies.

A chartered financial accountant (CFA), he has a degree in economics from La Sapienza University of Rome and received Italy’s prestigious Ordine al Merito del Lavoro in recognition of his achievements. 

Pavoni’s career also included collaborations with distinguished universities and institutions across the world, and he is the author of several books and publications.

Harborow added: “The government services, healthcare, and transport, travel and logistics sectors continue to be major areas of expansion for PA, both globally and within our region. We are bringing together the best minds in the business to ensure the offering to our current and future clients is unbeatable.”

PA Consulting Group has been operating in the Gulf region for over 30 years, successfully delivering more than 150 projects in 13 Middle Eastern countries, across sectors including healthcare, financial services, transport, energy, government, defence and security, education and manufacturing.