Government and Not for Profit

Nadine Ghoraieb is a Principal Consultant at EMA Partners in Dubai, bringing over 15 years of expertise in executive search for financial institutions, with a focus on private equity, investment banking, and family offices. Her extensive experience in Corporate and International Banking includes senior roles at BNP Paribas in Monaco.

Deepshikha Tandon serves as an Associate Director at EMA Partners, specializes in senior leadership hiring for the firm’s Industrial, Energy & Natural Resources practice across Southeast Asia. With a focus on orchestrating high-impact executive search and succession planning assignments, she aids clients in filling critical leadership positions at local, regional, and international levels. Deepshikha's tenure with EMA is distinguished by her expertise in addressing complex leadership challenges and unwavering commitment to business transformation.

Eva-Maria Maute works as Consultant, Executive Coach and DE & I Specialist for EMA Partners Switzerland AG. Having worked for diverse global companies, Eva-Maria has over 18 years’ experience in global marketing and management. 

Prior to focusing on Consulting and Executive & Business Coaching at Eva-Maria Maute Consulting, she was a member of the Swiss executive committee at a globally renowned F&B operator in the travel industry. 

Managing Partner at EMA Partners Switzerland AG and responsible for the Digital & Technology Practice. Bringing multi-year experience in banking and international management consulting, with over 35 years of entrepreneurial experience in the fields of information technology, executive search, and human resources consulting across a variety of industries. 

Degree in Business Informatics, MBA in International Management Consulting, training in NLP, NDS in Psychology & Management, certified Employer Branding Expert.

Joana Carvalho Neto joined EMA Partners has Senior Associate Partner in January 2024. She has solid experience in general and HR management, training & organizational development, talent management, executive recruitment, and project management. She was exposed to a wide range of business areas throughout her career, which gave her a macro perspective of company management as well as a broad understanding of how businesses operate in a variety of fields.

Kathy began her career early as a HR in the IT industry. Following this, she has over 20 years of experience in Executive Search, with a focus on IT, Retail and Luxury industries. She has conducted assignments for Fortune 500 MNC's in China and Globally , to support her clients across industry sectors, in all functional areas ranging from director level to C-suites.

Kathy has an MBA degree from Aston Business School in the UK and is a Bachelor of Computer Science. She is also a nationally registered Psychological Consultant in China.

Sabine Byland works as a Senior Consultant for EMA Partners Switzerland AG. In addition to her consulting and project management activities, she assumes leadership responsibility and has years of experience in recruiting executives and specialists.

Sabine studied business administration and completed training as a coach.

Paul-Werner, founder of EMA Partners Germany, retired in 2015 and is now acting as an adviser. He specialises in searches in the fields of private equity, consultancies, alternative energy, supervisory board members and family owned companies.