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To be native is to be in a place where you fit naturally. We do this by knowing our industries and our clients inside out. With the highest reach of talent and the deepest industry knowledge, we are native to them first, so that we can find their natives.

Management Team

Kanwardeep Singh

COO & Managing Partner

Nagesh Wagh

Managing Partner

Reuben Mistry

CEO

Saket Jain

Managing Partner

Supreet Singh

Managing Partner

Our Natives

Saurabh Taneja

Associate Director

Associate Director , Dubai

We’re excited to welcome Saurabh Taneja as an Associate Director at Native and part of our founding team in Dubai. Saurabh brings with him seven years of industry and Search experience. He spent over five years with Michael Page across B2B segment hiring. Initially part of the Mumbai team and transitioned to Dubai two years ago, where he successfully led the Sales and Marketing practice for B2B industries. Saurabh holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA from IIM Indore. He is Native to the world of Sports and is an avid traveler

You can reach him at saurabh.taneja@nativeworld.ae.

Shahzeb Alam

Associate Director

Associate Director , Dubai

Shahzeb Alam comes with an academic foundation from Calcutta University and XLRI Jamshedpur (MBA in HR) and brings a unique blend of human capital expertise and deep financial services insight. He began his career at Michael Page in Mumbai, specializing in hiring for PE/VC/IB clients, before transitioning to an in-house role at Guild Capital, a US-based VC firm, where he worked hands-on with investments and portfolio value creation.

After over four years at Guild Capital, Shahzeb returned to Michael Page to lead and expand their financial services desk in Saudi Arabia, navigating a new market and building a strong client base.

Outside of Work, Shahzeb enjoys outings with his family, especially his toddler. He is Native to reading history, religion, and spirituality, keeping active through morning runs/walks, and unwinding through cooking/baking.

Wasif Naushad

Associate Principal

Associate Principal , Industrials Sector Tab , Dubai

Wasif joins as an Associate Principal in the B2B Team in Dubai. Wasif is a Chemical Engineering graduate with over 7 years of recruitment experience across the GCC region, specializing in B2B talent acquisition across operations, procurement, supply chain, and leadership functions. Throughout his career, he has partnered with organizations across diverse industries to identify and attract high-calibre talent, supporting both critical hiring mandates and long-term business growth.

Outside of work, Wasif is Native to CrossFit, weightlifting and spending time with his Golden Labrador Retriever.

You can reach him at wasif.naushad@nativeworld.ae

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Meet the team

Management Team

Kanwardeep Singh

Nagesh Wagh

Reuben Mistry

Saket Jain

Supreet Singh

Our Natives

Your insider,
on the outside.