Robert is an Associate Director at Arthur D. Little, Middle East office based in Dubai focusing on TIME and is a core member of the Global TIME Practice.

Robert consulting focus is on:

• Business development and innovations in telco core business and adjacent verticals (B2B ICT, financial and insurance services, energy, M2M, media and advertising, Cloud, Gaming)
• Commercial leadership in both Consumer and Enterprise segments in marketing, sales and product development and new non-core business development
• Corporate strategy, M&A, and radical transformation programs

Prior to joining ADL Robert has held a number of executive positions in the TIME industry in Europe and the Middle East:

• Chief Commercial Executive in both mobile and fixed business at MT/DT and du for both customer segments of Consumer and Enterprise
• As Chief Business Development Officer expand telecom operator revenue and margins by15-20% in both core and non-core, ICT and media services through different partnering models heading 100+ FTE product development team and 500+ commercial team
• As an executive in charge of new business development and innovation responsible for exploring opportunities to enter new markets in B2B ICT, data center, cloud, payment and ticketing services, media, and smart home
• Chief Strategy and M&A head delivering acquisitions and JVs in B2B ICT to build one of the largest System Integrator in CEE contributing more than 20% to overall Telco revenues
• Globally unique development and commercialization of telco energy-related power and gas services for residential and business customers
• Market launch of innovative services in financial services, mobile payments, NFC payments solutions contributing +10% revenue uplift