About Unite Consulting
Unite Consulting is a Danish consultancy founded by two senior partners, Maria Boese and Shakeel Dar, with more than 40 years of global leadership experience between them. We help organisations and their leaders create clarity and strengthen performance across strategy, teams, leadership and culture. Our approach is practical, senior and partner led: you work directly with the partners, not a junior team, and every engagement is adapted to your context, your people and your goals.
Maria Boese

Maria Boese is a strategic and globally experienced executive consultant who draws on more than 20 years in senior leadership roles. Built and led high-performing global teams of up to 500 employees, fostering collaboration and results.
Maria helps organisations and leaders create clarity, connection, and alignment building sustainable growth through strong leadership and cohesive teams. Maria brings extensive experience from driving enterprise transformations and large-scale organisational development initiatives. She combines a deep understanding of human behaviour, business strategy, and cultural diversity to guide leaders and teams towards clarity, engagement and team effectiveness and performance.
Education & Certifications
- Global Certificate in Management, INSEAD
- Strategy Execution Programme, Harvard and INSEAD
- Insights Discovery Certified Facilitator
- Certified Transition Coach, CFL
- Digital Acumen, IMD
- Leading across Borders & Cultures, INSEAD
- MSc. Industrial Drug Dev, KU
- HD, CBS
- Chemical Engineer, DTU
Shakeel Dar

Shakeel Dar is a senior leader with over 15 years of international experience driving organisational transformation and operational excellence. A certified LEAN Six Sigma Black Belt, he specialises in strategic execution, project and portfolio management, and digital transformation across global enterprises.
Having lived and worked in multiple countries, Shakeel brings a global perspective and a proven ability to build and lead high-performing international teams. Grounded in Insights Discovery principles, he is dedicated to developing cohesive teams, strengthening organisational alignment, and coaching leaders to achieve their full potential. His data-driven approach delivers measurable results, optimises operations, and forges strategic partnerships that enable sustainable growth.
Education & Certifications
- Global Certificate in Management, INSEAD
- Strategy Execution Programme, INSEAD
- Insights Discovery Certified Facilitator
- Certified Transition Coach, CFL
- Digital Acumen, IMD
- Leading across Borders & Cultures, INSEAD
- Lean Six Sig Black Belt, Infinitas
- Pharma MBA, CBS
- Cand. Merc. CBS
