Coaching & Consulting
Business & Education Bio
Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards.
IN SHORT​​
I thrive in high‑stakes environments where complexity is the norm and clarity isn’t given. I naturally shift between the big picture and the operational detail, bringing structure to ambiguity and momentum to situations that need direction. Pattern recognition, system thinking, and calm execution under pressure are core to how I operate.
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My career has been defined by building—teams, systems, and strategies—often in demanding or fast‑changing conditions. I bring resilience, discipline, and a bias for action, using challenges as fuel rather than friction. What matters to me is not just creating order, but sustaining progress when circumstances shift and uncertainty rises.
My Operating System
Leadership Across Cultures
I led multicultural teams across eight countries, shaping alignment, clarity, and performance under pressure, adopting leadership style to context while maintaining strategic coherence.
Energy Trading & Portfolio Management
Two decades managing complex energy portfolios across volatile markets, including hedging strategies, regulatory navigation, and multi-commodity exposure.
Commercial Strategy & Execution
I am a commercial steward, that integrates financial modelling, risk evaluation, negotiation, and contracting into a coherent commercial strategy.
Venture & Enterpreneurship
Founded and scaled businesses in energy, adventure tourism and hospitality. From business plans to full-cycle feasibility studies, investment planning, and phased operational rollout.
Drive in Chaos & Uncertainty
My strength is taking things from zero to functional. I bring structure to ambiguity and momentum to blank starts. When others freeze, I create a workable path.
Inspire Action & Transformation
I shift mindsets in people, raising ambition, and fostering environments where change becomes momentum rather than resistance.
Business Experience
CORPORATE
20+ years of leadership roles in global energy trading, commercial and middle office in international energy majors.
Energy Portfolio Management
ENOWA.NEOM
2022–2026 | NEOM (Saudi Arabia) Commercial Structuring (Pricing, Risk Management, Modelling) and Operations (Invoicing, Reporting) HEAD OF PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT - Building and managing a commercial portfolio of energy suppliers and consumers (renewables, thermal, grid imports/exports). - Designing tailored industrial and retail energy solutions for on‑grid and off‑grid use cases. - Leading NEOM’s carbon strategy: emissions estimation, reporting, offset trading, retirement. - Managing a team of 25 across Product & Pricing, Risk & Reporting, Back Office, and Carbon Management. SENIOR MANAGER PORTFOLIO & RISK 2022 – 2024 | NEOM - Supported the establishment of ENOWA, NEOM’s energy company. - Built foundational portfolio and risk capabilities for a new national‑scale energy system.
Business Dev, Commercial Ops, Trading, Risk
UNIPER SE
2014-2022 | Dubai (UAE), Dusseldorf (Germany) Business Set up, trading, commercial optimization, risk management, middle office. BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DECARBONIZATION (2020–2022 | Dubai) - Supported Uniper’s decarbonization strategy. - Managed sustainable biofuel supply chains for marine transport. - Originated first biofuel bunker blends in Fujairah. - Led downstream activities of the Hyport Oman green hydrogen–to–ammonia project. TRADING & COMMERCIAL OPTIMIZATION (2019–2022 | Dubai) - Oversaw refinery and production planning, inventory optimization, blending, cargo operations. MIDDLE OFFICE MANAGER (2016–2019 | Dubai) - Built the market & credit risk management function from scratch. - Designed hedging strategies, risk systems, controls, reporting frameworks. - Managed treasury operations and IT systems for the Dubai subsidiary. PROJECT MANAGER (2014–2016 | UAE) - Led the creation of Uniper’s UAE trading subsidiary. - Delivered full business setup: systems (ETRM/ERP), processes, hiring, licensing, infrastructure.
Risk Management & Structuring
EON SE
2007-2014 | Milan (Italy), Dusseldorf (Germany) Project Management, Commercial Structuring, Financial Hedging, Pricing, Data Analytics. HEAD OF OIL & LNG RISK MANAGEMENT (2011–2014 | Düsseldorf) - Launched and led the global Oil & LNG risk management team. - Supported expansion into physical oil and LNG merchant trading. PROJECT MANAGER (2011 | Düsseldorf) - Led major IS and risk‑related transformation projects (ETRM replacement, enterprise data warehouse). HEAD OF RISK CONTROLLING — E.ON Italia (2010–2011 | Milan) - Managed a team covering power, gas, generation assets, cross‑commodity, credit risk. MARKET RISK ANALYSIS — E.ON Italia (2007–2010) - Supported risk analysis for power and gas portfolios.
Power Scheduling and Trading
Électricité de France (EDF)
2004-2007 - Milan (Italy), London (UK) Scheduling and dispatching of power plants and interconnectors across Europe. Intraday Trading across markets
ENTERPRENEURSHIP
Launched and managed business practices
Consulting & Coaching
NO RUSH NO PAUSE
2025-Present | Dubai (UAE) Business consulting & coaching practice.
Owner, Managing Director and Lead Guide
ADVENTURE QUEST LLC
2018 – 2025 | Ras Al Khaimah (UAE) - Founded and grew a leading UAE outdoor adventure company. - Delivered certified adventure tourism experiences; sold the business after 6+ years.
Education
Associate Certified Coach
ERICKSON INTERNATIONAL
2024-2026 | Paris (France) ACC training, accredited by the International Coaching Federation (ICF)
Executive MBA
HEC PARIS
2011-2013 | Paris (France), Doha (Qatar) Dissertation: Business case for physical oil trading in E.ON.
MSc Electrical Engineering
UNIVERSITA' DI PAVIA - ETH ZURICH
2002-2005 | Pavia (Italy), Zurich (Switzerland) Dissertation: Sound emission analysis from HV cable lines under moisture and rain.
