
Dmitry Baranov
Advisor to the C-suite | Strategy & Transformation | Emerging Technologies | Investment | ex-McKinsey
The move
MoveKearney → Contango (an ADQ portfolio company)
TitleSenior Engagement Manager → Associate Director
LocationDubai → Abu Dhabi
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveYes · United Arab Emirates → Abu Dhabi
UAE federal / sovereign destinationYes ★
Years in UAE3.8
Total experience20.3 years
Contango (an ADQ portfolio company) headcount51-200 employees
Contango (an ADQ portfolio company) industryBusiness Consulting and Services
Contango (an ADQ portfolio company) HQAbu Dhabi
Contango (an ADQ portfolio company) typePublic Company
Career arc
- Associate DirectorJul 2025 — Present
Contango (an ADQ portfolio company)· Abu Dhabi· Full-time
- Senior Engagement ManagerMay 2022 — Apr 2025
Kearney· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Managing DirectorMay 2021 — Dec 2021
Ctrl2GO Global· Moscow, Moscow City, Russia· Full-time
- Director Of Special ProjectsJun 2018 — May 2021NNIPIGAS (a subsidiary of SIBUR) - EPC company with 4500+ employees and $3,5 Billion in revenue· Moscow, Russian Federation· Full-time
- Senior AssociateSep 2016 — May 2018
McKinsey & Company· Moscow, Russian Federation· Full-time
- Engineering, Strategic Planning and Commercial AssignmentsSep 2007 — Sep 2016
Chevron· USA, Kuwait, Russia· Full-time
- Team LeaderApr 2005 — Aug 2007
Halliburton· Noyabrsk, Yamalo-Nenets, Russia· Full-time
Education
- London Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration - MBA · Business Administration and Management, General2011 — 2013
- Tomsk Polytechnic UniversityEngineer's degree · Petroleum Engineering2000 — 2004
- Tomsk State UniversityBachelor's degree · Accounting and Finance1998 — 2003
- Heriot Watt UniversityMaster's degree · Petroleum Engineering2003 — 2004
Languages
- Russian
- English