August Leadership Expands in Dubai
December 8, 2025 – August Leadership has expanded with the addition of Shazeaa Ingar as a partner, based in Dubai. “Shazeaa is an experienced organizational psychologist and leadership advisor with a strong track record supporting boards, CEOs, and senior executives across global markets,” August Leadership said in a LinkedIn post. “She brings deep expertise in executive assessment, board effectiveness, and leadership development, helping organizations make confident and evidence-based decisions about their talent.”
Ms. Ingar is an organizational psychologist working with clients on enhancing board effectiveness and leadership capabilities, strengthening ESG strategy/ oversight and supporting clients in achieving long term sustainable growth. She is an advocate for women in leadership and actively seeks out opportunities where she can add real value to the people agenda.
Ms. Ingar has worked for 15 years as an executive coach and leadership consultant and has consulted government and private entities on leadership development and assessment strategies for their organization. Her experience spans across industries from oil and gas, financial services and hospitality where she has worked closely with executive level stakeholders and the C-suite to deliver on human capital and ESG related consultancy projects.
Ms. Ingar previously served as head of board and executive advisory /corporate governance at Aon. In this role, she led the board and executive advisory and corporate governance advisory practice in the Middle East developing thought leadership and services specifically for the Middle East region and implementing solutions to meet client needs to enable long term sustainable growth.
Founded in 2020, New York City-based August Leadership’s clients range from global multinationals to mid-size fast-growth organizations to pioneering start-ups. Its team includes those who have been in search for their entire careers. Others joined after holding leading roles in start-ups or large corporations. A number are considered among the more influential search executives in the world.
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Asad Haider is founder and CEO of August Leadership. He is a trusted advisor with deep global experience and knowledge of emerging markets, high growth companies, and high-potential diversity candidates. Mr. Haider has worked across the globe and within a wide range of industries. His career highlights include his various turnaround projects with Procter & Gamble as well as helping PepsiCo achieve record market share in international markets. His search career began as an entrepreneur, building one of Asia’s largest region-wide search boutiques.
Recent Addition
In October, August Leadership added Melvin Lee as a partner in Singapore. Mr. Lee is a seasoned leadership advisor with more than 20 years of experience across Asia Pacific and North America. He specializes in senior executive and board appointments in the industrial, semiconductor, and technology sectors, bringing deep expertise in manufacturing, supply chain, procurement, and engineering leadership.
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Mr. Lee draws on a career that spans global consulting firms, Fortune 50 corporate leadership roles, and entrepreneurial ventures, giving him a balanced perspective on the leadership and organizational challenges faced by multinational corporations, high-growth enterprises, and family-owned businesses alike. Prior to August Leadership, he served as senior client partner at Korn Ferry, and previously, at Heidrick & Struggles, where he was part of the firms’ global industrial, semiconductor & systems, and supply chain & operations practices advising clients across Asia Pacific on senior leadership appointments and organizational transformation.
Earlier, Mr. Lee spent 12 years with Johnson Controls, where he worked in both North America and Asia Pacific, progressing through roles in engineering, program management, corporate strategy, and M&A. As Asia lead for strategy and M&A, he was instrumental in developing and executing growth strategies that contributed to the company’s multi-billion-dollar expansion in the region. Mr. Lee is fluent in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese and is also certified in executive leadership coaching.
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Contributed by Scott A. Scanlon, Editor-in-Chief and Dale M. Zupsansky, Executive Editor – Hunt Scanlon Media
