McCourts: Stephen Gabbert

Stephen Gabbert - Organizational Change Management: Steve has 38 years of experience in the formation of international joint ventures and strategic partnerships, corporate restructuring, interim management, litigation supervision, strategic planning and risk assessment, government relations/lobbying, business development and acquisitions. He is accustomed to working in international, entrepreneurial environments and balancing competing interests in order to identify management problems, maximize positive teamwork and achieve results under difficult circumstances.

Steve has worked throughout the Middle East, Asia, the Caribbean and USA on projects which have included: interim management of manufacturing facilities and hotel properties (Turkey and the Philippines); corporate and shareholder restructuring (Turkey and Jordan); new business startups (Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Iraq and Syria); balance-sheet clean-up (the Philippines and Turkey); share capital increase and corporate strategy development (Jordan); litigation settlement (Jordan, Holland, the Caribbean and USA); and investigations of misappropriation of funds and assets (the Caribbean).

During 2001 – 2006, Steve frequently appeared as an invited guest on talk radio shows in Washington, D. C. and San Francisco, California in order to provide insights on developments in Iraq from the perspective of a business person who traveled throughout Iraq. The radio show’s format included presentations and the answering of listeners’ telephoned questions.

In his work with McCourts, Steve is applying his extensive experience to the areas of organizational change, facilitation, coaching and leadership development.