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Meltem Sancar-Akal joins Spencer Stuart’s Dubai office

September 2025
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Meltem Sancar-Akal

DUBAI, September 15, 2025 — Spencer Stuart welcomes to the firm Meltem Sancar-Akal, a seasoned senior development consultant and executive coach with two decades of international experience creating transformational programs for Fortune 500 and multinational clients across the Middle East and Europe. As a member of the firm’s Leadership Advisory Services, Sancar-Akal will offer executive assessments, leadership coaching, team effectiveness programs and advising on succession planning in the pharmaceuticals, financial services, consumer goods and industrial sectors.

Sancar-Akal previously founded her own boutique firm, where she led strategic talent development and executive coaching for Fortune 500 companies and multinationals across EMEA — spearheading program creation, delivery, client partnerships and business growth. In her new role in Spencer Stuart’s Dubai office, she will partner with clients to assess and develop senior leaders, design and enable effective top teams and support organizations in navigating transformation.

“I’m excited to announce that Meltem has joined us as a consultant in our Leadership Advisory Services, based in Dubai!” said Linda Ruiters, leader of Spencer Stuart’s Leadership Advisory Services in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. “Meltem brings two decades of international experience leading transformational programs for Fortune 500 and multinational clients across the Middle East and Europe. She has a strong track record of cultivating C-suite partnerships and driving business impact through strategic talent development and executive coaching.”

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