The consultancy
Judgment for decisions that cannot be easily reversed.
Ghantous+Ghantous, also presented as G+G, is a niche consultancy and advisory group providing strategic counsel to businesses operating in complex environments. Its work centres on formulating and optimising systems-based models, augmented by artificial intelligence, to create solutions that are rigorous, scalable, respectful, and protective of corporate legacies.
The firm combines engineering systems thinking, large-scale programme leadership, cultural fluency, lived experience, and seasoned human judgment. Its stated aim is to help clients make complex and often irreversible decisions at the right time, in the right way, and with minimal cultural disruption.
Rather than selling tools, templates, dashboards, best practices, or jargon, G+G presents its offer as context-aware systems, boundary-respectful intelligence, and governance solutions tailored to an organisation's culture. It positions its team as the advisers to call before a major decision is made, not after it fails.
Founders and executive leadership
Two founders, two operating disciplines.
The company's public founder page identifies Imad B. Ghantous, PE as Founder and Chief Executive Officer, and Paul N. Abbosh as Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer.
Founder and Chief Executive Officer · American national
Imad B. Ghantous, PE
The official G+G profile describes Imad Botros Ghantous, PE as a transformational executive with more than 40 years of leadership in real estate, construction, and engineering across the Middle East, Europe, and North America.
His record includes airports, metros, mixed-use districts, and giga-projects, including work associated with Burj Khalifa and New Murabba in Riyadh. The profile also records him as a former CEO of Al Kifah Contracting Company and as a registered Professional Engineer in Pennsylvania.
Official G+G profile ↗
Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer · British national
Paul N. Abbosh
G+G identifies Paul N. Abbosh as its Co-Founder, Chief Operating Officer, and operations expert. He is the second founder named alongside Imad B. Ghantous on the company's public founder page.
Official G+G profile ↗Beyond the founders
G+G lists Dr Henrik Christiansen as Executive Consultant for Family-Owned Businesses.
Executive Consultant · Family-Owned Businesses
Dr Henrik Christiansen.
G+G profile · Danish national
G+G presents Dr Henrik Christiansen as a board-level executive, investor, and trusted adviser with more than two decades of leadership across multi-billion-dollar family enterprises, sovereign-linked platforms, and private investment groups in the GCC and Europe.
According to the company, his record spans the scaling, restructuring, and institutionalisation of complex conglomerates across energy, infrastructure, mobility, healthcare, hospitality, and advanced technology. Its profile emphasises his work with Arab family businesses, combining legacy stewardship with modern governance and AI-driven performance while preserving control.
The profile says he currently leads Al Masdar Investment in Doha and Brunholt Private Capital in Dubai, with activity in green energy, Genetic AI, cybersecurity, and strategic industrial assets. It also notes CEO and board roles at Estithmar Holding and Alshaya Enterprises, where he delivered growth, market listings, and governance institutionalisation.
His stated areas of expertise include family-office structuring, private equity, turnarounds, AI transformation, sustainable infrastructure, and cross-border expansion. G+G describes him as operating globally between the GCC and Europe, in English and Danish.
Company language and leadership details are based on the official Ghantous+Ghantous website and the individual profiles linked above.