dr. hasan shafi
Partner - Arthur D. Little
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Bio
Dr. Hasan Shafi is a Partner based in our Dubai office. He is a core member of the Energy & Utilities (ENUT) and Chemicals practices. Hasan consulted clients in the oil/gas, chemicals, utilities, agri-business, and industrial goods and services sectors. Functionally, Hasan’s expertise is in corporate portfolio and growth strategies, large-scale performance transformation (EBITDA, cost, procurement, and supply chain), and end-to-end M&A. Increasingly Hasan has been helping clients with their digital and energy transition agendas.
Hasan has also worked in the industry. He led strategy, planning, M&A, and transformation for Nuplex (now under Allnex), then a listed global specialty chemicals company based out of Sydney, Australia. In his formative days, he led technology service operations as the lead engineering for Schlumberger in the Asia Pacific region.
Hasan has been working with tech start-ups. He is interested in technology, in particular AI, blockchain, and advanced analytics. The start-ups he supports one is in AI (with applications for oil/gas asset management) and the other in blockchain (for payments and security applications). Hasan also worked as a Defence Scientist with the Australian Defence Science organization.
Hasan has a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Newcastle in Australia, BSc degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the Middle East Technical University in Turkey. Hasan completed an EMBA degree from the Ross School of Business from the University of Michigan in the USA. Hasan is a certified company director and supports non-profit boards.
Areas of Expertise
MAKING PROGRESS IN AN ERA OF UNPRECEDENTED FLUX
The world is moving faster than ever. The rules of the game are constantly shifting. People, organizations and societies are embracing change at pace and being reshaped by new technologies, deeper connectivity and the convergence of ideas and industries.
And convergence isn’t just disrupting existing systems and markets – it’s creating entirely new ones, representing challenge and opportunity in equal measure.
LINKING PEOPLE, TECHNOLOGY AND STRATEGY
Organisations are increasingly dealing with opposing forces which test their resolve. Performance today or innovation for tomorrow? Competition or collaboration? Investment in people or technology? Only those who can anticipate change, innovate and adapt will thrive and move ahead.
At Arthur D. Little we link people, technology and strategy to help clients balance these opposing forces, overcome today’s biggest challenges and seize tomorrow’s most promising opportunities.