Overview
Richard Guest is a partner in Heidrick & Struggles’ Dubai office and regional leader of APAC & the Middle East. As a member of the CEO & Board of Directors and global Technology & Services practices, he works with sovereign wealth funds, private equity firms, major corporates, and family businesses, advising on board and C-suite search mandates, board effectiveness, and CEO succession.
Experience
Prior to his current role, Richard held various leadership roles within the firm, including global sector leader of the digital infrastructure sector, partner in charge of the Middle East & North Africa, and regional managing partner of the global Technology & Services Practice for APAC & the Middle East.
Richard works with mobile, fixed and satellite operators, tower companies, data center operators and investors, and communications equipment vendors worldwide within the global digital infrastructure sector.
Richard has lived and worked in Asia, the UK, and the Middle East, where he has been based since early 2007.
Education
University of York, Bachelor of Arts Degree in Politics