He successfully led two total comprehensive change assignments of two large governmental groups with total assets of billions of US dollars and successfully developed four startups.
The first Gulf States national and one of just a few thousand management consultants globally authorized by the International Council of Management Consulting Institutes (a UN-sanctioned nongovernment organization) to practice as a management consultant.
He was bestowed with the title “Fellow” in management consultancy, the highest level of professional membership.
Abbas was one of the only two consultants outside of the UK who has been accredited by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI, UK), in Sep 2010, to assess candidates for the prestigious accreditation: Chartered Manager (CMgr)—the ultimate accolade for any practicing professional manager.
He has led a number of major programs of developing the strategic and leadership skills of hundreds of managers and CEOs over several years based on the strategic management and leadership programs of the Chartered Management Institute (CMI, UK), and assessed tens of them for the Chartered Manager (CMgr) accreditation.