Ioannis Topsakalidis
Business leader from top Oil & Gas companies | ADNOC | ARAMCO | SHELL | Business Development | M&A | P&L Management
The move
Movearamco → ADNOC Group
TitleHead of Strategy & Business Development - Retail → Vice President Distribution Business (Retail)
LocationAbu Dhabi → Abu Dhabi
Career arcRecent arrival
First time at this levelYes ★
Cross-border moveNo — same country
UAE federal / sovereign destinationYes ★
Years in UAE1.7
Total experience25.5 years
ADNOC Group headcount10,001+ employees
ADNOC Group industryOil and Gas
ADNOC Group HQAbu Dhabi
ADNOC Group founded1971
ADNOC Group typeGovernment Agency
Career arc
- Vice President Distribution Business (Retail)Sep 2024 — Present
ADNOC Group· Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Head of Strategy & Business Development - RetailAug 2022 — Sep 2024
aramco· Full-time - Corporate StrategyJul 2015 — Aug 2022
Saudi Aramco - General Manager - Europe & Russia - ShellDec 2012 — Jul 2015
Shell Oil Company· London, United Kingdom· Full-time
- General Manager - South and East Europe - Commercial FuelsAug 2008 — Dec 2012
Shell· Istanbul, Turkey· Full-time - Strategy Consultant & Team LeaderJan 2004 — Aug 2008Shell· London, United Kingdom· Full-time
- Management ConsultantJun 2003 — Jan 2004
BT· London, United Kingdom - Strategy ConsultantJan 2000 — Aug 2002
Ernst & Young· Full-time
Education
- Warwick Business SchoolMBA · Business Administration and Management, GeneralSep 2002 — Sep 2003
- Athens University of Economics and BusinessBSc · Marketing1997 — 2001
- INSEADSenior Leaders Finance Programme · Accounting and FinanceJun 2025 — Mar 2026