Anas Ilhami
Strategy @Nestlé | Ex-McKinsey | INSEAD MBA
The move
MoveMcKinsey & Company → Nestlé
TitleEngagement Manager → Associate Director Strategy & Planning
LocationDubai → Dubai
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Native languageFrench, Arabic
Years in UAE4.3
Total experience8.9 years
Nestlé headcount10,001+ employees
Nestlé industryFood and Beverage Services
Nestlé HQVevey
Nestlé typePublic Company
Career arc
- Associate Director Strategy & PlanningSep 2025 — Present
Nestlé· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Engagement ManagerNov 2023 — Sep 2025
McKinsey & Company· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Senior AssociateSep 2022 — Dec 2023
- Associate / Educational leave (INSEAD MBA)Sep 2021 — Aug 2022
- Junior AssociateJun 2020 — Aug 2021
- Business AnalystSep 2018 — Jun 2020
- Corporate Strategy and M&A AnalystJan 2018 — Jun 2018
CANAL+· Paris Area, France
- Private Equity AnalystMar 2017 — Sep 2017BBlackFin Capital Partners | Investors in Financial Services· Paris Area, France
- Consultant InternSep 2016 — Mar 2017
Oliver Wyman· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Education
- CPGE Pierre Corneille RouenPreparatory classes · Mathematics and Physics2012 — 2014
- INSEADMaster of Business Administration - MBA Class of 22JAug 2021 — Jul 2022
- MINES ParisTechMaster of Science and Executive Engineering · Major in Industrial Economics2014 — 2018
- Caltech· Visting Student and Research Associate at the Department of Computing and Mathematical Sciences2015 — 2016
Languages
- Spanish · Elementary
- English · Full professional
- French · Native or bilingual
- Arabic · Native or bilingual
Top skills
Business Case PreparationSenior Stakeholder ManagementBusiness StrategyProblem SolvingTeam LeadershipBusiness Transformation
About
Seasoned Engagement Manager at McKinsey’s in Dubai office (and Paris office previously) with 8+ years of work experience in strategy and investment management across Europe, the Middle East and Northern America.