Matthew Grant
Venture & Growth Capital | COO @ Simba Investments | Ex-McKinsey
The move
MoveSimba Investments Group → ConnectedLife Health
TitleChief Operating Officer → Chief Operating Officer (Interim)
LocationDubai → Dubai
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Native languageEnglish
Years in UAE5.5
Total experience12.8 years
Career arc
- Chief Operating Officer (Interim)Aug 2024 — Present
ConnectedLife Health· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Chief Operating OfficerMay 2024 — Present
Simba Investments Group· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Managing Director - MEA/APACDec 2023 — Jan 2025
WOW HYDRATE· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Director of ProjectsOct 2023 — May 2024
Simba Investments DMCC· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Senior Engagement Manager / Junior Associate PartnerJun 2021 — Oct 2023
McKinsey & Company· London, England, United Kingdom· Full-time
- AssociateJan 2020 — Jun 2021
- Junior AssociateOct 2018 — Jan 2020
- Business AnalystOct 2017 — Oct 2018
- Operations Project ManagerSep 2016 — Sep 2017
DHL Supply Chain· United Kingdom
- Business Operations ManagerSep 2015 — Oct 2016
- Investor Relations AssociateAug 2014 — Oct 2014
Endesa· Santiago,Chile
- UK Trade & Investment AnalystJun 2014 — Aug 2014FForeign and Commonwealth Office· Santiago, Chile
- AnalystJun 2013 — Jun 2014BBritish Chilean Chamber of Commerce· Santiago, Chile
- Student Brand ManagerAug 2012 — Aug 2013
KPMG· Birmingham, United Kingdom
Education
- Aston UniversityBachelor of Science (BSc Hons) · International Business & Spanish2011 — 2015
- The Gryphon SchoolSpanish (A-Level), Economics (A-Level), Biology (A-Level), Physics (AS Level)2004 — 2011
Languages
- French · Elementary
- English · Native or bilingual
- Spanish · Full professional
Top skills
Operational ExcellenceKey Performance IndicatorsLean ManagementStrategic ThinkingFamily OfficesOperations Management