A personal promise
from the founders.
Two people, one bar, one network. Mahala was built around a simple commitment: clients only see specialists we would hire ourselves.
The Mahala
Commitment
Every specialist we send you has been personally reviewed by one of us. If a profile reaches your shortlist, it's because we are willing to put our names against it. That is the standard of care Mahala was built around.
If a specialist underperforms in the first month, we replace them at no extra cost. If the fit is not right in the first month, we will replace. We treat that as part of the service rather than as a heroic guarantee. The relationships we have built over the last decades were built on that posture, and we don't intend to break it now.
-Amir Grabic & Jos Preusting
Amir Grabic
Co-Founder & CEO
The Vision
Amir Grabic is the co-founder and CEO of Mahala. He has managed complex, high-impact IT initiatives for the Dutch Ministry and enterprise-wide digital transformations at insurance companies, managing large-scale infrastructure changes and managed portfolios. He writes about hiring senior Data and AI talent from a unique perspective: as someone who still tackles these exact leadership challenges every week.
Jos Preusting
Co-Founder & Executive Director
The Backbone
20+ years building enterprise talent ecosystems for the Netherlands' largest financial institutions, including Achmea and major banking, insurance, and pension fund entities. Most recently director at one of the Netherlands' leading financial services staffing firms.
At Mahala, Jos owns commercial structure, partnerships, and the operational rigor that makes premium engagement work for enterprise buyers.
Two decades,
one delivery
culture
Amir and Jos have worked together since 2017, first as colleagues at one of the Netherlands' leading staffing firms, then as collaborators across multiple enterprise engagements, and from 2025 as the two co-founders of Mahala.ai.
Headquarters
Mahala.ai is a Dutch B.V. registered in the Netherlands. We deliver across Europe and the GCC, with active expansion into the UAE market. European corporate standards, EU and GCC compliance fluency, English and Arabic-capable engagement.