Matteo Mantovani

matteo mantovani

Executive Director at LaLiga

United Arab Emirates

Bio Summary

Managing director with more than 13 years of experience in Middle East (Iraq, Saudi, Oman, Qatar) with P&L, project management and business development responsibilities. Senior management consultant focused on transformation and implementation engagements across industries (banking, heavy industry and FMGC) and functions. Successfully completed large transformation projects with specific focus on organization (headcount, training programs, operating model and organization structure) and operations (costs analysis and digital solutions) Held numerous assignments in Baghdad, Erbil and Basra successfully securing consulting contracts for a total value of more than USD50M. Managed Oil and Gas project with a value of more than USD35M. Successfully opened branch offices in GCC countries and Iraq and negotiated key partnership in the region. Fluent in English, Italian and Spanish.

Employment History

LaLiga

Executive Director

LaLiga

April 2023 - present

Baghdad, Iraq


BALY

Managing director

BALY

October 2021 - April 2023

Baghdad, Iraq

Managed Baly company from launch to scale up and growth. Directly reporting to Rocket internet board and responsible to achieve 20%-30% monthly growth across ventures with minimal EBITDA increase. · Grew company valuation ...see more

McKinsey & Company

Consultant

McKinsey & Company

August 2019 - October 2021

Dubai - United Arab Emirates

Led strategy and transformation projects for clients across the region in different industries and functions with focus on operational and organizational changes: · Part of the transformation office that led a leading regio ...see more

Drakken

VP Business Development, Senior Project manager

Drakken

February 2017 - August 2019

Dubai - United Arab Emirates

VP Business development · Planned, developed, and finalized strategic partnerships in KSA, UAE and Egypt. Prepared company registration and set up in KSA. · Coordinated client’s preliminary meetings, proposal preparat ...see more

Calethon

Project manager, Business Development director

Calethon

April 2014 - February 2017

Riyadh Saudi Arabia

Senior Project Manager (Iraq, 2014-2015, Qatar, 2016) · Turned around a failing Oil & Gas project worth more than USD35M in Southern Iraq. · Completed 14 month construction project in Qatar (Total value USD11M) 1 month a ...see more

SGI Studio Galli Ingegneria

Middle East Area manager

SGI Studio Galli Ingegneria

April 2008 - June 2014

Baghdad, Iraq

Middle East Area Manager · Set up and opened branch offices in Iraq (8), Saudi and Qatar; hired a total of 100 people in 3 years. · Reorganized company in-country strategy: training and empowering local graduate professi ...see more

Education

MBA Master of business administration

Insead

2019

Master of Chemical Engineering

University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

2007

Country Experience

Iraq Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates

Skills

Business

Project Management Office (PMO),

Transformation Management Office,

Change & Implementation

Industry Experience

Oil & Gas

Engineering and Services

Professional Services

Management Consulting

Media, Sports & Entertainment

Sports

Technology