Yuri Jongkind
SVP Group Strategy Development at Rolls-Royce PLC
The move
MoveTaxeroo → Rolls-Royce
TitleFounder → SVP Group Strategy Development - Rolls-Royce Group
LocationDubai → United Kingdom
Career arcLong-term resident
Cross-border moveYes · Nl → United Arab Emirates
Years in UAE15.6
Total experience19.2 years
Rolls-Royce headcount10,001+ employees
Rolls-Royce industryIndustrial Machinery Manufacturing
Rolls-Royce HQLondon, England
Rolls-Royce typePublic Company
Career arc
- SVP Group Strategy Development - Rolls-Royce GroupJul 2024 — Present
Rolls-Royce· United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Business Development Director - Africa, Middle East and TurkeyAug 2021 — Dec 2024
- FounderDec 2020 — Dec 2024
Taxeroo· Dubai, United Arab Emirates / Amsterdam, NL
- Engagement ManagerJun 2016 — Nov 2020
McKinsey & Company· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Project lead - Majnoon Greenfield development (Gas development project)2012 — May 2016SShell Exploration and Production International ltd· Iraq/UAE
- Project lead- Majnoon Field Development2011 — 2012
Shell· Iraq/UAE· Full-time
- Chairman of Young Shell The Netherlands2010 — Mar 2011
Shell Nederland BV
- Project Leader2008 — Apr 2011
- R&D Engineer2005 — 2006
Allseas
Education
- QUT (Queensland University of Technology)MSc · Engineering Technology, General2007 — 2007
- Delft University of TechnologyMSc · Management of Technology / Mechanical engineeringDec 2005 — 2008
- De Haagse Hogeschool / The Hague University of Applied SciencesBS · Industrial Management in Mechanical Engineering (accelerated program)2001 — 2004
Top skills
RefineryGasPetrochemicalEuropean UnionEnergyOil/Gas
About
Reshaping Rolls-Royce and industries with winning strategies for our global markets. Prior experience (McKinsey & Shell); International strategic engagements across Private sectors (focus on capital projects in energy, power, advanced industries, basic materials) and Public sectors (energy portfolios, state-owned O&G/power facilities, industrial zone development) Deep expertise in large capital portfolio management, company-wide business transformations and frameworks to rethink, optimize, sustain and beat the market