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Chintan Dhebar

Director & GM, Amazon Middle East, Africa and Turkey Marketplaces
19.4 yrs experienceInternet
Mar 2024

The move

MoveMcKinsey & Company → Amazon
TitleEngagement Manager → Director and GM, MENA and Turkey Marketplaces
LocationDubai → Dubai
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveYes · Uae → United Arab Emirates
Native languageHindi, Portuguese, English, Gujarati
Years in UAE10.1
Total experience19.4 years
Amazon headcount10,001+ employees
Amazon industrySoftware Development
Amazon HQSeattle, WA
Amazon typePublic Company

Career arc

  1. Director and GM, MENA and Turkey MarketplacesMar 2024 — Present
    Amazon· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  2. Director and GM, MENA MarketplacesJan 2022 — Mar 2024
    Amazon· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  3. Director of Product Management, MENA ConsumerSep 2020 — Jan 2022
    Amazon· Emirados Árabes Unidos· Full-time
  4. Senior Manager of Product Management, MENA ConsumerNov 2017 — Sep 2020
    Amazon· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  5. Senior Manager of Product Management, India ConsumerJul 2016 — Nov 2017
    Amazon· Bengaluru Area, India· Full-time
  6. Engagement ManagerJul 2014 — Jun 2016
    McKinsey & Company· Dubai, UAE
  7. AssociateJun 2013 — Jun 2014
    McKinsey & Company· Dubai, UAE
  8. AssociateAug 2012 — May 2013
    McKinsey & Company· Sao Paulo, Brazil
  9. Business AnalystJan 2009 — Jul 2011
    McKinsey & Company· Sao Paulo, Brazil
  10. Research Analyst, Strategy PracticeJan 2007 — Dec 2008
    McKinsey & Company· Gurgaon, India
  11. Junior Information AnalystJun 2005 — Dec 2006
    McKinsey & Company· Gurgaon, India

Education

Languages

  • French · Elementary
  • Hindi · Native or bilingual
  • Spanish · Limited working
  • Portuguese · Native or bilingual
  • English · Native or bilingual
  • Gujarati · Native or bilingual

Top skills

Strategic PlanningEmerging MarketsVenture CapitalStrategic ConsultingStrategyFinancial Modeling

About

Chintan is part of Amazon’s leadership in the Middle East, Africa and Turkey region and runs the marketplace/3P business across UAE, Saudi, Egypt, South Africa and Turkey. Before transitioning to this core business role, he led overall Product Management for MENA, where his teams of Product, Program and Analytics leaders owned 1) Pricing, 2) Delivery and Returns Experience, 3) Business Profitability and Economics, 4) CX and Search (Arabic and English) and 5) Catalog. Chintan is a Business-Technology-Operations leader at Amazon with experience managing large cross-country teams, multi-year cross-functional Tech/Product roadmaps and a large MENA-level P&L. Before joining Amazon, Chintan worked at McKinsey & Company. Over a career spanning 11 years across India, Brazil, Australia, Nigeria,

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