Advisory Boards:
The Next Steps for Executives & Board Professionals

Advisory Board Certification – Middle East

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30-minute one-to-one session

Book a one-to-one session to explore how senior executives and experienced board professionals across the Middle East are building portfolio careers through advisory boards.

Discover how the Certified Chair™ Executive Program helps leaders successfully transition into advisory board roles, or expand and formalise their existing board portfolio, while positioning themselves as trusted strategic advisors in this growing market. You’ll also learn why advisory boards are fast becoming the support structure of choice for modern CEOs and their leadership teams.

Who the Certified Chair Executive Program is for

If you're exploring how to grow your influence through paid advisory board roles, this Program is for you.

What you’ll learn

  • Five proven ways to create or secure advisory board roles


  • How professionals are productising their expertise and creating an advisory offering for clients


  • What it takes to gain credibility and cut through in a competitive market via certification


  • Real stories of how executives, consultants and Non-Executive Directors have leveraged advisory boards as part of their portfolio or next career chapter to inspire your next steps.


  • How the Certified Chair™ Executive Program helps you lead best-practice advisory boards


  • Dates, formats, pricing, and how to apply

  • Five proven ways to create or secure advisory board roles


  • How professionals are productising their expertise and creating an advisory offering for clients


  • What it takes to gain credibility and cut through in a competitive market via certification


  • Real stories of how executives, consultants and Non-Executive Directors have leveraged advisory boards as part of their portfolio or next career chapter to inspire your next steps.


  • How the Certified Chair™ Executive Program helps you lead best-practice advisory boards


  • Dates, formats, pricing, and how to apply

  • Five proven ways to create or secure advisory board roles


  • How professionals are productising their expertise and creating an advisory offering for clients


  • What it takes to gain credibility and cut through in a competitive market via certification


  • Real stories of how executives, consultants and Non-Executive Directors have leveraged advisory boards as part of their portfolio or next career chapter to inspire your next steps.


  • How the Certified Chair™ Executive Program helps you lead best-practice advisory boards


  • Dates, formats, pricing, and how to apply

Why now?

With demand growing among scaling SMEs, funds, family-owned businesses, and governments, now is the time to explore certification and start positioning yourself to attract advisory board roles. Middle East-based professionals are increasingly adopting structured, best-practice advisory models to stay ahead of industry change.


This isn’t a trend, it’s the future of flexible governance structures that have proven high impact.

Why now?

With demand growing among scaling SMEs, funds, family-owned businesses, and governments, now is the time to explore certification and start positioning yourself to attract advisory board roles. UK & Europe-based professionals are increasingly adopting structured, best-practice advisory models to stay ahead of industry change.


This isn’t a trend, it’s the future of flexible governance structures that have proven high impact.

Certified Advisory Board Chairs in action

Raja Bucheery, Bahrain

Raja Bucheery, Bahrain

Raja Bucheery, Bahrain

“Completing the Certified Chair Program was a great achievement for me. It has strengthened my Portfolio Career and added positively to my advisory board memberships.”


Raja holds advisory board roles in Bahrain, UAE, and the UK, across education, academia, and business assurance consulting.

Neil Hayward, UK

Neil Hayward, UK

Neil Hayward, UK

"The program gave me the structure and confidence to turn decades of executive experience into real strategic value for the boards I now chair."


Neil now chairs six advisory boards across health, medtech, HR tech and education and secured his first advisory board role within 6 months of getting certified.

Build or expand your board portfolio 

Advisory boards are transforming how organisations solve complex challenges. The Certified Chair™ credential positions you to lead this change.

Get the roadmap from your one-to-one session.

Take the first step toward building a high-impact, flexible portfolio career.

Learn how certification can support you and attract opportunities.

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Australia | Singapore | Dubai | Riyadh | Paris |
London | New York | Hong Kong | New Zealand

© 2026 Advisory Board Centre. All rights reserved.

Advisory Board Centre - Global Professional Body

Australia | Singapore | Dubai | Riyadh | Paris |
London | New York | Hong Kong | New Zealand

© 2026 Advisory Board Centre. All rights reserved.