
Alina Schaaff
VP Asset Management Renewables
The move
MoveMubadala Petroleum → TAQA Group
TitleAsset Manager - Russian Assets → VP Asset Management, Renewables
LocationAbu Dhabi → Abu Dhabi
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Native languageRussian, English
Years in UAE12.0
Total experience18.9 years
TAQA Group headcount5,001-10,000 employees
TAQA Group industryOil and Gas
TAQA Group HQDhahran
TAQA Group founded2003
TAQA Group typePrivately Held
Career arc
- VP Asset Management, RenewablesMay 2023 — Present
TAQA Group· Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- VP Business DevelopmentMay 2022 — May 2023
TAQA Group· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Asset Manager - Russian AssetsJan 2018 — Jul 2018
Mubadala Petroleum· Full-time
- Regional Finance Manager - UAE Gas & MENAJan 2017 — Dec 2017
Mubadala Petroleum· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Finance Manager - UAE GasJan 2015 — Dec 2016
Mubadala Petroleum· Abu Dhabi, UAE
- Sr AssociateJun 2012 — Dec 2014
Mubadala Petroleum· Abu Dhabi, UAE
- AssociateOct 2009 — Jun 2012MMubadala Development Company (Mubadala Oil & Gas)· Abu Dhabi
- Deputy Tax ManagerNov 2005 — Jul 2007
Sakhalin Energy Investment Company· Sakhalin Island, Russia
- Tax AdvisorNov 2002 — Nov 2005
Sakhalin Energy Investment Company· Sakhalin Island, Russia
- ConsultantFeb 2001 — Nov 2002
KPMG· St. Petersburg, Russia· Full-time
Education
- Saint Petersburg State University of Finance and EconomicsDiploma with Honours · International Management1995 — 2000
- Imperial College LondonMaster of Science - MS · Business AnalyticsSep 2019 — Oct 2021
- The University of Chicago - Booth School of BusinessFull-Time MBA · Finance, Enterpreneurship, Accounting concentrations2007 — 2009
Languages
- Russian · Native or bilingual
- English · Native or bilingual
Top skills
Financial AuditsDue DiligenceOil/GasInvestmentsStrategyFinancial Analysis