Gabriele Omassi
Head of New Business Models & Strategic Partnerships at thyssenkrupp Decarbon Technologies
The move
MoveOMV → thyssenkrupp
TitleHead of Business Development for OMV Downstream MEA in ADNOC Refining's JV → Head of New Business Models and Strategic Partnerships at tkDT
LocationAbu Dhabi → Abu Dhabi
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Native languageItalian
Years in UAE9.4
Total experience28.0 years
thyssenkrupp headcount10,001+ employees
thyssenkrupp industryIndustrial Machinery Manufacturing
thyssenkrupp HQEssen
thyssenkrupp typePrivately Held
Career arc
- Head of New Business Models and Strategic Partnerships at tkDTJun 2025 — Present
thyssenkrupp· Abu Dhabi· Full-time
- Head of Strategy & Business Models at Decarbon Technologies (tkDT)Dec 2023 — May 2025
- Head of Business Development for OMV Downstream MEA in ADNOC Refining's JVOct 2019 — Dec 2023
OMV· Abu Dhabi· Full-time
- Head of Strategy & Business Development for MEA RegionApr 2018 — Sep 2019
- Principal at thyssenkrupp Management Consulting (tkMC)Apr 2016 — Mar 2018
- PrincipalMay 2014 — Mar 2016
EY-Parthenon· Greater Dusseldorf Area· Full-time
- Engagement Manager -> PrincipalJun 2011 — Apr 2014
Oliver Wyman· Dubai· Full-time
- Associate at McKinsey Milan -> Engagement Manager at McKinsey DubaiJan 2007 — May 2011
McKinsey & Company· Milan, Lombardy, Italy
- R&D Engineer -> Sales & Business Development Manager & Project Manager of ordersDec 1999 — Dec 2006
Siemens· Erlangen Area, Germany
- Second Lieutenant -> Lieutenant at the Italian Army's Corps of EngineersJun 1998 — Nov 1999EEsercito Italiano - Italian Army· Currently Reserve Lieutenant
- Intern, R&DApr 1998 — May 1998AADtranz (ABB Daimler Benz Transportation)
- Intern, R&DJun 1997 — Feb 1998
Pirelli Cables
Education
- Politecnico di MilanoPhD student · Electrical Engineering1998 — 1999
- Politecnico di MilanoElectrical Engineering · Major: Research & Development (e.g. Quantum Physics, Solid-State Physics, Plasma Engineering)1992 — 1998
- Liceo ScientificoScientific lyceum · Physics, Mathematics, Sciences1987 — 1992
- Collège des IngénieursMBA · Business Administration2000 — 2001
Languages
- English · Full professional
- Italian · Native or bilingual
- French · Professional working
- German · Full professional
Top skills
Go-to-Market StrategyOptimisingElectrificationProject CoordinationCommunicationSales & Marketing
About
International professional with almost 30-years experience in senior roles, in mgmt. consulting & corporate. Senior corporate roles in business development & strategy at thyssenkrupp Decarbon Technologies, OMV Refining & Marketing MEA Abu Dhabi, thyssenkrupp MEA, Siemens Germany. Management consulting experience in strategy and transformation programs for growth & performance improvement, gained at McKinsey Italy & Middle East, Oliver Wyman Middle East, EY-Parthenon Germany, and thyssenkrupp’s in-house management consulting in Germany