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Martin Rohland

Baly Founder & MD | Rocket Internet MD | Snapp Group COO & CFO | McKinsey | Cambridge
13.4 yrs experienceInternet
Sep 2021

The move

MoveSnapp! BALY
TitleGroup COO & CFO Co-Founder & Managing Director
LocationDubai Baghdad Governorate
Career arcRooted in UAE
Cross-border moveYes · United Arab Emirates Iraq
Native languageGerman, English
Years in UAE23.5
Total experience13.4 years

Career arc

  1. Board MemberJun 2022 — Present
    Jeeny· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  2. Angel & Board AdvisorOct 2021 — Present
    MILANO VICE· Berlin, Germany
  3. Co-Founder & Managing DirectorSep 2021 — Present
    BALY· Baghdad Governorate, Iraq
  4. Group COO & CFONov 2016 — Present
    Snapp!· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  5. Managing Director, Middle EastJun 2016 — Present
    Rocket Internet SE· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  6. Global Venture Development ManagerSep 2015 — Jun 2016
    Rocket Internet SE· Berlin Area, Germany
  7. PresidentApr 2014 — Mar 2015
    Cambridge Economics Society ('The Marshall Society')· Cambridge, United Kingdom
  8. Private Equity2014 — 2014
    Waterland Private Equity· Düsseldorf Area, Germany
  9. Management Consulting2013 — 2013
    McKinsey & Company· Munich, Germany
  10. Management Consulting2012 — 2012
    Roland Berger Strategy Consultants· Munich, Germany
  11. CEO and FounderSep 2011 — Jun 2013
    Birmingham Student Consulting· Birmingham, Großbritannien

Education

Languages

  • Spanish · Elementary
  • Japanese · Elementary
  • German · Native or bilingual
  • English · Native or bilingual
  • Latin · Elementary

Top skills

Private EquityValuationBusiness StrategyBusiness DevelopmentManagement ConsultingFinancial Modeling

About

Founder & MD of Baly (Iraq's largest tech company). Group COO & CFO at Snapp (ride-hailing & superapp in Iran) - the largest internet company in Middle East at 6m daily transactions across 15 ventures. Middle East MD for Rocket Internet (>1bn portfolio value). Growth-stage manager for global internet companies - Deal sourcing, pre-launch, fundraising, expansion, late-stage - Expertise within various online business models (esp. ecommerce, food) and virtually all business functions (esp. finance, operations) - Worked across Europe, North America, Middle East and South-East Asia - Previously in Venture Development (Rocket Internet), Strategy Consulting (McKinsey, Roland Berger) and Private Equity (Waterland) - MPhil Economics, Cambridge University If we don't know each other and you'd l

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