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Axel V.AV

Axel V.

Strategy & Transformation | Ex-Roland Berger/Bain

$1,400/day
Dubai, AE
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Axel

Senior strategy and transformation consultant, most recently Senior Manager at Roland Berger (Dubai), with ~10 years at top-tier firms (Roland Berger, Monitor Deloitte, Bain & Company) and ~15 years total across consulting, corporate finance and investor-facing roles in the Middle East, Europe and LATAM. MBA, NYU Stern.

Typical engagements included:
– Commercial due diligence (buy- and sell-side) and market studies, Market entry, market sizing and growth strategy
– Investment and business cases for capital allocation
– Post-merger integration (PMI), synergy capture and operating-model design
– Transformation and PMO: governance, prioritization and implementation tracking
Selected experience:
– Advised a leading sovereign wealth fund on portfolio strategy and cross-portfolio value creation across 100+ companies, identifying 70+ synergy opportunities with multi-billion-dollar potential
– Led 15+ commercial due diligences across Europe (healthcare, logistics, mobility, infrastructure)
– Led a global automotive & mobility outlook to 2040 across major markets
Strongest in capital-intensive sectors: mobility, automotive, energy, infrastructure and logistics.
Available for project-based, fractional or interim engagements in the UAE (Dubai-based) and remotely; open to on-site and travel. English, Spanish, Portuguese.
  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • Spanish

    Native or bilingual

  • Portuguese

    Fluent

Can work on-site
Dubai (up to 50km), Abu Dhabi Island and Internal Islands City (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Roland Berger
    Senior Project Manager
    January 2024 - Today (2 years and 5 months)
    Dubai - United Arab Emirates
    • Led a global mobility outlook assessing electrification, battery value chains, autonomous driving, and evolving OEM/Tier-1 dynamics across key markets (EU, US, China, Middle East)
    • Led an 18-month engagement embedded within a leading sovereign wealth fund's strategy division, advising on the development of a portfolio-wide ecosystem framework for 100+ portfolio companies to achieve Vision 2030 objectives
    • Identified +70 potential synergy opportunities across portfolio companies with multi-billion value creation potential, with a main focus on automotive and mobility
    • Delivered rapid strategic perspectives on mobility and infrastructure topics, including EV value chains, regional energy demand, and cross-sector constraints impacting large-scale national initiatives
    • Structured multi-stakeholder working groups addressing cross-sector constraints in energy and mobility infrastructure development
    • Upskilled sovereign wealth fund client teams on problem-solving, storytelling, and analytical skills
    Mobility Ecosystem development Storytelling Project Management Corporate strategy
  • Roland Berger
    Project Manager
    November 2021 - December 2023 (2 years and 1 month)
    Madrid, Spain
    • Led 15+ commercial due diligences across various sectors, with particular focus on mobility, electrification, and logistics, supporting both buy and sell side investment decisions in Spain, France, and Germany
    • Assessed GCC market entry opportunity for a Chinese EV OEM, developing demand forecasts, competitive analysis, and commercial business case to support UAE and KSA go-to-market strategy
    • Led a bolt-on integration engagement for a leading IT consulting firm
    Corporate strategy Storytelling Market-Entry Strategy Mobility Growth Strategy
  • Monitor Deloitte
    M&A Manager
    November 2019 - August 2021 (1 year and 9 months)
    Madrid, Spain
    • Led consulting teams within post-merger integration and transformation engagements, including the merger of two large Spanish banks and the carve-out of a telecom business, supporting senior leadership on organization, operating model, and synergy initiatives
    • Led a team that advised the CEO of a top-5 asset servicer on the optimization of the firm's rental business, asset management, and business impact assessment and response during COVID-19

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Education

  • Master of Business Administration
    New York University, Leonard N. Stern School of Business
    2017
    Master of Business Administration
  • Master of Finance
    Universidad Torcuato Di Tella
    2010
    Master of Finance

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