Portrait of Sara Azimzadeh, leadership advisor at Russell Reynolds Associates

Sara Azimzadeh

Sara partners with CEOs and executive teams to solve critical leadership and succession challenges, using rigorous assessment and behavioural change initiatives ensuring leadership decisions drive business performance.

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Sara is a trusted advisor to C-suite leaders on succession, executive assessment, and leadership development. Based in Dubai, she has nearly two decades of experience working with FTSE-listed and multinational organizations to strengthen leadership benches, align executive teams, and drive behavioral change.

Her career spans consulting and senior in-house leadership roles, enabling her to apply psychological insight to the realities and complexities of executing leadership talent strategy within large organizations.

Before joining Russell Reynolds Associates, Sara was Group Head of Talent and Capability for a global energy company. Earlier in her career, she led a UK-based leadership consultancy, and headed the assessment practice of an international consulting firm.

Sara holds a Master’s in Occupational Psychology, and is an experienced executive coach. Her work in high-potential assessment and psychometric methodology has been recognized by industry bodies. She has worked across Europe and the Middle East and brings a cross-cultural and commercially grounded approach to leadership and organizational performance.
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Portrait of Sara Azimzadeh, leadership advisor at Russell Reynolds Associates Portrait of Sara Azimzadeh, leadership advisor at Russell Reynolds Associates Portrait of Sara Azimzadeh, leadership advisor at Russell Reynolds Associates

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Board and CEO Advisory Consumer C-Suite Succession Education Financial Services Healthcare Human Resources Officers Industrial Private Capital Social Impact Technology

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