Maria Kulish
Head of Strategy | Corporate Development (M&A) | Transformation | Value Creation | ex-McKinsey | Ph.D.
The move
MoveAD Ports Group → Open Mineral
TitleStrategy Manager → Business Development Director
LocationAbu Dhabi → Abu Dhabi
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Native languagerussian
Years in UAE1.6
Total experience18.4 years
Career arc
- Business Development DirectorJun 2025 — Present
Open Mineral· Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Strategy ManagerSep 2024 — May 2025
AD Ports Group· Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Junior Engagement ManagerNov 2021 — Aug 2024
McKinsey & Company· South East Asia· Full-time
- Supply Chain DirectorMay 2021 — Oct 2021
VEON· Russia· Full-time
- Head of Direct Procurement DepartmentAug 2015 — Apr 2021
- Senior Procurement Manager (CIS)Jun 2013 — Sep 2015
beeline Russia
- Purchasing Manager (Moscow Region)Aug 2011 — May 2013
- Senior Business AnalystJan 2008 — Jul 2011
- Call Center Customer Service RepresentativeJun 2007 — Dec 2007
Education
- Plekhanov Russian University of EconomicsDoctor of Philosophy - PhD · Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management2011 — 2016
- ICC Academy· Certified Coach2019 — 2019
- CIPS - The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply· Diploma in procurement and supply2017 — 2017
- Plekhanov Russian University of Economicsspecialist · Finance, General2006 — 2011
Languages
- german · Limited working
- english · Full professional
- russian · Native or bilingual
Top skills
Supply Chain OptimizationStrategic PartnershipsProcurementInvestment CapitalInvestor RelationsMarket Research