Salma Sakhnini
Business Advisor and Success Mentor
Founder & CEO of ICON
Salma Sakhnini is the Founder and CEO of ICON Investment Consultants, a premier advisory firm specializing in business transformation, leap growth, and strategic innovation. With over 25 years of leadership experience across banking, investment, consulting, and executive education, she has earned recognition as a trusted advisor to CEOs, Boards of Directors, and global organizations.
A Yale MBA graduate and former Vice President at Citibank and COO at Rasmala Investments, Salma has successfully led corporate restructurings, business process re-engineering, and cultural transformations in leading institutions. She is renowned as “The Strategist for Success”, helping leaders and organizations unlock growth, enhance performance, and build future-ready systems.
Salma’s impact extends beyond business into community development, education, and empowerment. She has lectured at the American University of Dubai, advised public sector reform teams in the Gulf, and spoken at international conferences on leadership, strategy, and transformation. Her contributions have been recognized with multiple honors, including the Emirates Woman Award (2017), GCC Women Leadership Award (2017), and Middle East Business Leader of the Year (2019).
Today, Salma continues to shape industries and inspire leaders across the MENA region and globally, positioning ICON as a hub for AI-driven business transformation and executive education. Her vision is to empower leaders to thrive in disruption, build resilient organizations, and redefine success in the modern era.
We partner with leaders to accelerate growth, build businesses and organizations, and nurture talent.
We transform people and business results.
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