"No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars or sailed to uncharted lands or opened a new heaven to the human spirit"

 
 
Vanguards consultants are familiar with many of the corridors of power
 

what has reached you was never meaNt to miss yoU...

Setting the destination for our shared path is a key first step to deciding what our shared success might look like.

 
Inspect where is value created in your organisation?
 

...and what has missed you was never meant to reach you

We work with our clients to find the right measures for the strategic path chosen.

 
تجوع الحرة ولا تأكل بثدييها التخطيط نصف المعيشة “Planning is half of living.”
 

"we all need silence to figure out which path to take"

VANGUARDS works with the region’s best organizations to elevate capabilities to world-class.

 
 

Meet Our Executive Leadership Team

Eddy Abou Chakra

Eddy Abou Chakra BSMP CISA CEC KPIP® PuMP
Founder & Managing Partner

Eddy is a Managing Partner with 25+ years of experience in supporting clients solve critical challenges around strategy formulation, organizational design, performance management and information systems in several industries such as banking, FMCG, real estate, hospitality, F&B, healthcare, aviation, government
and oil & gas.

His professional background includes various key positions in international firms (including Horwath and BDO International), as well as ADDIMA Consulting, a strategy and management consulting firm. Eddy’s hands-on expertise lies in formulating strategies, analyzing, auditing and redesigning business processes and leading comprehensive business transformation projects aimed at improving organizational performance, operational efficiency and processes effectiveness.

 
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Rami Itani BSMP CBPA KPIP®
Co-Founder & Partner

Rami is a Partner with 13+ years Strategy and Management Consulting experience for prestigious organizations such as Ernst & Young and PricewaterhouseCoopers. He is also the Vice President and Board Member at the Association of Business Process Management International (ABPMP) and a Senior Associate at the Balanced Scorecard Institute (BSI).

Throughout his career, he supported multinationals improve organizational results by translating their strategy into operations from strategy formulation to business process reengineering and implementation.

Rami’s strategy formulation and execution hands-on expertise includes the Balanced Scorecard framework, organizational design, business process management, workflow & manpower optimization, as well as policies and procedures development in the areas of Human Resources, Finance, and Operations.

 
Asma Lakkis CM&AA KPIP®

Asma Lakkis CM&AA KPIP®
Partner

Asma is a Certified Merger & Acquisition Advisor and has more than 14 years of experience in strategy and management consulting, with established knowledge in strategy execution using the Balanced Scorecard Framework, organizational transformation, business process reengineering, financial turnaround,
and financial management.

She has a vast exposure to companies within the Levant and Gulf region and her main focus in on helping companies translate their strategy into concrete and implementable budgets (whether in restructuring and turnaround or growth situations). She worked on a number of Strategy, Balanced Scorecard, Business Process Management engagements, and Exit Strategies in the areas of human resources, accountancy, and
operations. 

Asma is a member of the Association of Mergers and Acquisitions Advisors in Chicago, an international organization dedicated to the advancement in mergers and acquisition for privately owned corporations.

 

And Now Meet Some Of Our Core Team

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Agnes Mouawad SHRM-SCP BSP KPIP®

 

SENIOR CONSULTANT

Agnes is a Senior Consultant and oversees a wide range of services including human resource management, strategy formulation and management, performance management, and organizational design services.

Agnes has assisted many institutions and government entities in formulating and implementing their strategies through the balanced scorecard framework, organizational design and performance management, as well as the development of policies, procedures and job descriptions.

Agnes has also worked on multiple projects across a range of different industries such as contracting, healthcare, FMCG retail, project management, printing, and media.

 
Abdul Rahman Sobh Consultant

Abdul Rahman Sobh PMP® KPIP®

 

CONSULTANT

Abed is a Consultant that oversees a wide range of services including strategy formulation and management, performance management, and organizational design services.

Abed has assisted many institutions and government entities in formulating and implementing their strategies through the balanced scorecard framework, organizational design and performance management, as well as the development of policies, procedures and job descriptions.

Abed has also worked on multiple projects across a range of different industries such as contracting, healthcare, FMCG retail, project management, printing, and media.

 
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Amal El Natour

 

OFFICE MANAGER

Amal assists in the translation and compilation of consulting work for topics covering Strategy Formation and Strategy Management, KPIs, Business Process Management, HR Management and Finance advisory related services. Amal compiles presentations, proposals and contracts, provides administrative support including for meetings, project status reports and manages deadlines, travel arrangements and complex agendas for the entire team.

 

While word of mouth referrals and repeat clients are a testament of our dedication and success, we stand together with noteworthy partners to grow our ecosystem of excellence.

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