Erdem Erder

Associate Director @ Contango | ex-McKinsey | Yale MBA

19.9 yrs experienceManagement Consulting

Jun 2025Added yesterday

The move

MoveMcKinsey & Company → Contango

TitleEngagement Manager → Associate Director

LocationDoha → Abu Dhabi

Career arcRecent arrival

Cross-border moveYes · Qatar → United Arab Emirates

Native languageGerman, Turkish

Years in UAE1.0

Total experience19.9 years

Contango headcount51-200 employees

Contango industryBusiness Consulting and Services

Contango HQAbu Dhabi

Contango typePublic Company

Career arc

Associate DirectorJun 2025 — Present
Contango· Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
Engagement ManagerAug 2022 — Apr 2024
McKinsey & Company· Doha, Qatar· Full-time
Engagement ManagerAug 2018 — Jul 2022
McKinsey & Company· Istanbul, Turkey· Full-time
AssociateJul 2017 — Jul 2018
McKinsey & Company· New York, United States
Summer AssociateJun 2016 — Aug 2016
McKinsey & Company· Istanbul, Turkey
MBA CandidateAug 2015 — May 2017
Yale University· New Haven, CT
Chief Representative & Procurement DirectorFeb 2012 — Apr 2015
CYBEX· Dongguan, Guangdong, China
Procurement ManagerJan 2011 — Jan 2012
CYBEX· Dongguan, Guangdong, China
Key Account ManagerJul 2008 — Dec 2010
Wünsche Group· Hong Kong
Management TraineeSep 2006 — Jun 2008
Wünsche Group· Hong Kong
Conscript Military ServiceOct 2005 — Aug 2006
BBundeswehr (German Federal Armed Forces)· Greater Flensburg Area
FounderSep 2003 — Feb 2005
German Sound Solutions· Hamburg, Germany· Self-employed

Education

Yale University - Yale School of Management
Master of Business Administration (MBA) · Business Administration and Management, General2015 — 2017
University College Dublin
Bachelor's Degree · Business Studies (Marketing)2008 — 2010
German Swiss International School - Business College | 德瑞國際學校
Diploma (Kaufmann) · Foreign Trade Management2006 — 2008

Languages

Top skills

Market AnalysisPresentation SkillsAnalyticsBusiness Case PreparationStrategic RoadmapsC-Level

About

I am an Associate Director at Contango, helping organisations design and deliver transformations that raise performance at scale. My work focuses on business transformation and restructuring, operating model and organisation design, and complex performance-improvement programs across the GCC. Over 15+ years I have lived and worked in Germany, Asia, the United States, Qatar, Turkey, and now the United Arab Emirates. This international path shaped a problem-solving style that is analytical and structured, yet pragmatic and grounded in local realities. My prior experience ranges from leading cross-functional teams on growth, turnaround, and strategic transformation work across aviation, logistics, manufacturing, and financial services, to running operations and supplier networks in industry

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