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Nikolay Alexeev

COO | Turnaround Executive | Crisis Management & Business Transformation | Ex-A&M, Allianz | MENA & CIS
19.5 yrs experienceManagement Consulting
Sep 2023

The move

MoveAlvarez & Marsal TaskforceAE
TitlePurchasing Function Turnaround Lead Chief Executive Officer
LocationTashkent Dubai
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveYes · Uzbekistan United Arab Emirates
Native languageRussian
Years in UAE2.7
Total experience19.5 years

Career arc

  1. Chief Executive OfficerSep 2023 — Present
    TaskforceAE· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  2. Purchasing Function Turnaround LeadAug 2020 — Aug 2023
    Alvarez & Marsal· Tashkent, Uzbekistan· Full-time
  3. Project Lead: Operational ExcellenceSep 2019 — Nov 2019
    Allianz Technology· Munich, Bavaria, Germany· Contract
  4. Head of Claims TransformationMar 2017 — Mar 2018
    Rosgosstrakh· Moscow, Russia· Full-time
  5. Head of Corporate TransformationMar 2016 — Aug 2020
    Uralsib· Moscow, Russia· Full-time
  6. Head of Claims TransformationFeb 2015 — Mar 2016
    Allianz· Moscow, Russia· Contract
  7. Project Consultant (External Expert)Jul 2014 — Feb 2015
    McKinsey & Company· Moscow, Russia· Contract
  8. CEONov 2012 — Jul 2014
    D&S· Dnipro, Ukraine· Full-time
  9. Managing PartnerMar 2011 — Nov 2012
    The Litchfield Group· South Africa· Full-time
  10. COO/CEO of Ukrainskiy RetailOct 2006 — Mar 2011
    SCM· Ukraine· Full-time

Education

Languages

  • Ukrainian · Full professional
  • Russian · Native or bilingual
  • English · Full professional
  • Estonian · Elementary

Top skills

Stakeholder ManagementTurnaround ExperienceTransformational ProjectsBusiness ConsultingChange ManagementOperational Excellence

About

$𝟯𝟯𝟬𝗠+ 𝗶𝗻 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀. 𝟭𝟬𝘅 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵. 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗿𝘂𝗽𝘁𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱. I'm a turnaround executive and operator who steps into broken, bleeding, or stalled businesses and fixes them. My toolkit: restructuring distressed P&Ls, building operations from scratch, and driving growth in markets where most playbooks don't apply. 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗜'𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘁: → 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: Transformed claims operations at Rosgosstrakh, Uralsib and Allianz, saving $180M+ through fraud elimination, network optimization, and settlement model redesign → 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆: Cut $100M+ in operational spend for a major Uzbek enterprise during global supply chain chaos (A&M project) → 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹: Built a 100+ store supermarket chain with 2,500 employees from zero in 4 years (SCM/Brusnitsa) → 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀: Took a Dubai facilities company from startup-

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