Dan Dimmock, FRSA

Evidence-based decisions that protect license to operate, reduce risk, and support growth in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and beyond.

Dan Dimmock is a board advisor and strategy architect who helps organisations turn identity into oversight and outcomes. He has led complex change across governments, NGOs, and listed and private companies in MENA, APAC, Europe, and the Americas.

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Board focus

Governance: convert aims into rules, controls, and scorecards a board can track;

Strategy and M&A: protect cash and momentum through integration and portfolio clarity;

Risk and reputation: thresholds, incident playbooks, and reporting that stands up in audit;

ESG: practical standards aligned with GRI and double-materiality thinking.

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A 45-minute session covering current risks, measures that matter, and the first three fixes to improve promise-practice agreement. Delivered in person or virtually from Dubai, Riyadh, by arrangement.

Keynotes that land

Turn values
into measurable performance.

Transforming values into measurable outcomes and integrating purpose into institutional performance.

(Global SK-II Summit, Singapore)

Decision rights and reporting that boards can audit.

Practical frameworks for aligning identity, leadership, and organisational trust.

(Royal Kingdom of Bhutan)

ZMZM Society Townhall, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Coherence that reduces risk and speeds execution.

Demonstrating how coherence surpasses communication in driving value during uncertain times.

(ZMZM Society Townhall, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)

Brand as the architecture of decisions.

Reframing brand as the architecture of decision-making, not simply expression.

(DMCC Sustainability Hub, UAE)

Takeaways that stick

A clear mental model for leading with brand as infrastructure;

Tools for aligning strategic intent with organisational behaviour;

Insights into embedding clarity across culture, operations, and reputation;

Principles drawn from change programmes across government, finance, and social impact sectors.

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About Dan

Based in Dubai and frequently in Riyadh, Dan advises boards and leadership teams on how to transform identity into decision-making rules, reporting, and outcomes. His work in the Gulf, Asia, Europe, and the Americas includes multi-market restructures and programs measured by trust, agreement, and social return. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and author of Sustainable Brand Leadership. Recent work includes valuation uplift in the energy sector, a multi-market turnaround in ASEAN, and a GRI-compliant impact study in the Gulf.