Ignacio Sánchez Gatell
Leading People / Business Culture / Transformation / Productivity / Profitability / Digital Green Lean / Industry 4.0 / Circular Economy / Blockchain / Web3
The move
MoveGamium → EDGE
TitleCOO & Chief People Officer → Vice President BRIDGE - Excellence and Process Industrialization
LocationUnited Arab Emirates → United Arab Emirates
Career arcLong-term resident
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Native languageSpanish
Years in UAE28.8
Total experience27.2 years
EDGE headcount10,001+ employees
EDGE industryDefense and Space Manufacturing
EDGE HQAbu Dhabi
EDGE typeGovernment Agency
Career arc
- Vice President BRIDGE - Excellence and Process IndustrializationNov 2024 — May 2026
EDGE· United Arab Emirates· Full-time - COO & Chief People OfficerSep 2022 — Nov 2023
Gamium· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Senior Consultant and Executive AdvisorApr 2020 — Nov 2024
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA)· United Arab Emirates· Contract - Business Transformation, Quality and Healthcare DirectorJul 2018 — Jan 2020Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA)· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Director of Lean, Quality & Business TransformationMar 2016 — Jun 2018EEmirates Global Aluminium ("EGA")· United Arab Emirates
- Senior Manager, Lean ManufacturingMar 2014 — Feb 2016EEmirates Global Aluminium ("EGA")· United Arab Emirates
- Founder & CEOJun 2013 — Jun 2024EExcellence UAE / Digital Green Lean FZ LLC· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Self-employed
- Sr. Manager, Business Systems (Operational Excellence, Lean 6sigma & Strategic Analysis)May 2009 — Mar 2014
EMAL (Emirates Aluminium)· United Arab Emirates
- Alcoa Primary Global - Europe Operational Excellence, Planning & Manufacturing Systems ManagerJan 2007 — May 2009
Alcoa· Europe
- GPP Europe Casting operations and Technology ManagerJan 2005 — Jan 2007
- Alcoa Operations Management System ConsultantJan 2004 — Jan 2005
- Aviles Plant Quality CoordinatorJan 2003 — Jan 2004
- Casthouse Process EngineerAug 1999 — Jan 2004
- Laboratory Assistant & Safety coordinatorMar 1999 — Aug 1999
Iberia· Madrid Area, Spain
Education
- Mediterranean University of science and Technology - Vertice Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.) · Economics & Business2007 — 2008
- Universidad de OviedoDoctor of Philosophy - PhD · Business and EconomicsJan 2020 — Jun 2026
- University Complutense of MadridMaster of Science (MSc) · Chemistry (Major in Industrial Chemistry)1993 — 1998
Languages
- Spanish · Native or bilingual
- English · Full professional
Top skills
Revenue & Profit GrowthP&L ManagementProject ManagementManufacturing OperationsExecutive TeamFinance