
Klaas Mantel
COO ADNOC Distribution | McKinsey & Company | Shell | Non-executive Director
The move
MoveMcKinsey & Company → ADNOC Distribution
TitleExpert Associate Partner → Chief Operating Officer
LocationTokyo → Abu Dhabi
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveYes · Japan → United Arab Emirates
UAE federal / sovereign destinationYes ★
Native languageDutch
Years in UAE2.7
Total experience31.2 years
ADNOC Distribution headcount10,001+ employees
ADNOC Distribution industryRetail
ADNOC Distribution HQAbu Dhabi
ADNOC Distribution founded1973
ADNOC Distribution typeGovernment Agency
Career arc
- Chief Operating OfficerSep 2023 — Present
ADNOC Distribution· Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Expert Associate PartnerApr 2020 — Aug 2023
McKinsey & Company· Tokyo, Japan· Permanent - Head of Global Convenience Retail, Lubricants & AlliancesMar 2012 — Mar 2020
Shell International· Bangkok Metropolitan Area, Thailand
- General Manager Retail - Shell South AfricaNov 2009 — Feb 2012
Shell South Africa· Johannesburg Area, South Africa
- Retail Marketing Director AfricaNov 2007 — Oct 2009
Shell Oil Products Africa· Johannesburg Area, South Africa
- Fuels Marketing Manager - AfricaApr 2004 — Oct 2007
Shell Oil Products Africa· South Africa
- Global Marketing Manager - DieselJun 2003 — Mar 2004
Shell International· London, United Kingdom
- eBusiness ManagerMay 2000 — May 2003
Shell Singapore· Singapore
- Project Manager - NetherlandsSep 1999 — Apr 2000
12Move (Worldonline - Shell JV)· Netherlands
- Global Promotions ManagerOct 1996 — Aug 1999SShell International Petroleum Company Limited· London, United Kingdom
- Retail Marketing analystDec 1995 — Sep 1996SShell Nederland Verkoopmaatschappij· Rotterdam Area, Netherlands
- Co-founderApr 1994 — Nov 1995
Adjust Market Research· Osaka, Japan
Education
- Montana State University-BozemanEconomics · Business1992 — 1992
- Kansai Gaidai UniversityAsian Studies Program · Marketing, Business Development, Japanese1994 — 1995
- University of AmsterdamEconomics · Economics, Marketing, Environment1989 — 1995
- Erasmus University RotterdamProgram for Board Members · Accounting & Assurance2014 — 2015
- INSEADInternational Director Program (IDP) · Corporate Governance, Board membership2018 — 2018
Languages
- Japanese · Elementary
- Dutch · Native or bilingual
- English · Full professional
- German · Limited working
- French · Limited working