From left: Zain ul Abideen, Co-Founder, CompassPoint Consulting; Ananda Shakespeare, Founder and CEO of Shakespeare Communications; Zaid Aboobaker, Co-Founder and CEO of CompassPoint Consulting.Shakespeare Communications, a strategic communications consultancy, has welcomed CompassPoint Consulting as its latest client. The agency will support the fractional chief financial officer (CFO) advisory business with its international communications and thought leadership strategy.
Headquartered in Dubai with operations spanning the UK and the GCC, CompassPoint Consulting is a boutique financial, operational, and talent advisory firm specialising in fractional CFO services, financial planning and analysis (FP&A), and operational transformation for scaling businesses.
The firm works with founders and executives to bring greater clarity, structure, and financial insight to growth-stage companies navigating complex markets, with deep expertise across a variety of service company sectors.
Founded by seasoned finance leaders Zaid Aboobaker and Zain ul Abideen, CompassPoint Consulting combines deep corporate experience with an agile advisory model designed to help businesses scale sustainably while maintaining financial discipline.
“Compass Point Consulting was founded on a simple belief – that businesses don’t fail because they lack vision, but because they lack the financial structure and operational clarity needed to sustain growth,” said Aboobaker, Co-Founder and CEO CompassPoint Consulting.
“As we expand across the GCC, it’s important that our expertise and experience reach a wider audience of founders and decision-makers,” he added. “Shakespeare Communications stood out to us for its strategic thinking, media relationships, and ability to translate complex business ideas into clear, compelling narratives.”
Through the new partnership, Shakespeare Communications will support the company, with strategic media engagement, executive positioning, and thought leadership across international business and financial media.
Ananda Shakespeare, Founder and CEO of Shakespeare Communications, said: “CompassPoint represents exactly the kind of high-calibre, intellectually serious business we love working with.”
“Zaid, Zain and their team bring a rare blend of strategic finance expertise and real operational experience, helping founders and leadership teams move from ambition to execution,” she added.
The collaboration will focus on raising CompassPoint’s profile internationally through media commentary, contributed articles, and executive interviews exploring topics such as strategic finance, scaling businesses in the GCC, and the rise of fractional leadership models.
“As the UAE continues to attract global entrepreneurs and scale-ups, the need for clear financial leadership and disciplined growth has never been greater. We are delighted to help tell CompassPoint’s story and position the firm as a trusted voice in the evolving global conversation around business growth and financial strategy,” Shakespeare added.
With a distinguished track record of building and scaling high-growth businesses, their backing brings CompassPoint strategic firepower, deep sector knowledge, and access to a powerful global network. This partnership strengthens its mission to deliver transformative growth solutions with boldness, experience, and integrity.
