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About Remo Giovanni Abbondandolo
https://www.checkout.com/
Remo Giovanni Abbondandolo has over ten years’ experience supporting entrepreneurs and business leaders to scale their businesses across the MENA, Africa and APAC regions. At Checkout.com, Remo is responsible for expanding the business across the Middle East and North Africa region.
Prior to joining Checkout.com, Remo worked for Africa’s largest online travel agency, Travelstart, where he oversaw the company’s expansion into the Middle Eastern market. He was also part of the founding team of Africa Internet Accelerator (a Naspers’ investment), which launched three of the fastest-growing e-commerce businesses in South Africa. He also worked at Rocket Internet Australia & South East Asia where he was a founding member of the team that launched leading e-commerce companies The Iconic, Zalora and Lazada.
Remo Giovanni Abbondandolo is based in Dubai, UAE and holds a Dual Master’s of Science in Management of Innovation and New Technology from Bocconi University and Copenhagen Business School.
Work and study experiences in Italy, Denmark, USA, Africa, Middle East and in new Asian economies. Involved in building the biggest companies in the online space in Australia, South East Asia and Africa, from fashion to travel.
Excellent open minded team player with outstanding analytical and problem solving skills thanks to work experiences in consulting, new business creation and quantitative research. Strong academic experience in business planning, product forecasting, innovation and 2.0 technologies.
Co-author of a working paper about Open Source and User Entrepreneurship.
Specialities: E-commerce, Payments, Online Marketing, Entrepreneurship, New Business Development, Business Planning, User Innovation, Open Source Platforms, New Market Creation, New Product Development, Customer Service, Recruitment, Operations and Logistics.