Leadership
Partners who have spent their careers at the intersection of strategy, capital and transformation — leading every engagement from the front.
Every Karter McKinley engagement is led personally by a senior partner — not delegated to a junior team after the pitch. Our partners are not relationship managers. They are the people who do the work, own the outcome, and stay accountable until it is delivered.
We hire people who have already done the thing they are advising on. Not people who are learning how to advise on it.
The Karter McKinley partnership model is built on a single conviction: that the quality of advice is determined entirely by the quality of the person giving it. Not the brand above the door, not the framework on the slide, not the number of offices on the website.
Every partner at this firm has a specific, demonstrable track record in the area they lead. They have structured the transactions, designed the operating models, managed the government relationships, and navigated the market entries that they now advise clients on.
It also means our partnership group is deliberately small. We do not scale by adding partners who meet a revenue threshold. We scale by adding partners who meet an experience and character threshold — and that is a much higher bar.
Our partners
Senior partners. Every engagement. No exceptions.
In most professional services firms, the partner you meet in the pitch is not the person who runs the engagement. At Karter McKinley, the partner who wins the mandate is the partner who leads it — personally, continuously, and with full accountability for the outcome.
This is a structural commitment, not a marketing claim. Our model is designed around it: smaller client portfolios per partner, direct involvement in every workstream, and a governance framework that puts partner accountability at the centre of every client relationship.
Meet the Experts driving change
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Abubakr Akhtar
Head UK & MENA
Board-level commercial leader with 15+ years' experience partnering with C-suite executives to drive revenue growth, unlock capital, and execute strategy across multiple international markets. Brings deep expertise across healthcare, hospitality, tourism, and education sectors, with a strong track record in marketing, digital and technology-led transformation, and performance-driven growth. Experienced in investment strategy, deal structuring, and cross-border transactions, working across the UK, Saudi Arabia, and wider global markets. Combines strategic leadership with hands-on execution, embedding within organisations to deliver measurable impact across revenue, operational performance, and enterprise value creation.
Bruce MacLeod
Head of Outsourcing & Offshoring
General management leader operating at Board level with 25 years' expertise in Outsourcing & Offshoring, running large corporate businesses exceeding £300M with 10,000+ staff. Extensive international experience across South Africa, Continental Europe, Ireland, India and the Far East. Deep background in Financial Services, Telecoms, Retail and Utilities, including 25 years in Banking spanning Retail, Life Insurance, Private Banking and Offshore/International Banking.
Dr Ahmad Suhaimi
Head of Saudi Arabia
A seasoned business expert with 15 years of experience in the Saudi Arabian market, Dr Suhaimi specialises in business setup, market expansion and regulatory navigation across the Kingdom. He has guided multinational corporations and regional enterprises through every stage of market entry — from licensing and entity structuring to commercial launch and scaling — with a deep understanding of Vision 2030 and the evolving Saudi business landscape.
Khizer Inayat
Head of Asia Markets
Khizer leads Karter McKinley's Asia markets practice, bringing deep expertise in market entry, commercial strategy and cross-border business development across South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Gulf. He has advised corporates, investors and government-linked entities on growth strategy, partnership structuring and operational scale across multiple sectors.
Usman Tauqir
Head of Digital Marketing & SEO
A results-driven digital marketing strategist with over 10 years of expertise in SEO engineering, search performance, and organic growth. Usman has led high-impact digital campaigns for enterprise clients across multiple sectors, consistently delivering measurable improvements in search visibility, traffic, and revenue.
Dush Gunasekera
Healthcare & Corporate Finance
Experienced C-level executive with a broad range of commercial and financial skill sets. Co-founded a medical and dental clinic group, developing its commercial and growth platform. Background spans healthcare corporate finance and medical science.
Fazlur Rahaman Shah
Head of Startup and Venture Capital
Venture Partner at Quartus Capital Partners, focusing on scaling growth-stage AI and technology startups globally. Former Venture Associate at Peaceful Progress Fund, a SEBI-registered AIF Angel Fund investing in technology-led and consumer startups. Angel investor in FidyPay, a fintech innovator in unified payment systems, and HooLiv, a student coliving platform promoting shared values and lifestyles. Experienced in assisting startups with fundraising through pitch deck creation, financial modeling, valuation, ESOP allocation, and term sheet negotiation. Maintains an extensive network of 300+ institutional investors, including VCs, PEs, angel investors, and seed funds. Holds an MBA from The University of Strathclyde Business School, Glasgow, with a focus on Finance and Strategy, and a Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering from Haldia Institute of Technology, India.
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Understand the model that our partners are built to deliver.
The people you work with define the quality of the outcome.
Every Karter McKinley engagement is led by a senior partner with a specific, demonstrable track record in your area of challenge. No handoffs. No juniors. No exceptions.
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