Roy HINTZEDirector Deals Strategy & Operations at PwC
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Overview
Roy has over 17 years of strategy and investments experience, as industry practitioner and advisor.
He has advised both private and government entities on a number of strategy, market assessment and feasibility, and operational improvement projects across a number of sectors including retail & consumer, transportation, utilities, healthcare, education, real estate, media and telecom
He leads Consumer Markets that includes retail, consumer goods and agri/food sectors within Deals Strategy & Operations
Selected work experience
- Investor in F&B, Healthcare and Education start-up businesses in the Middle East
- Conducted commercial due diligence for the acquisition of a value-segment e-Commerce player
- Evaluated the market opportunity and entry strategy in the GCC for toys, within both e-commerce and brick and mortar
- Conducted a market assessment of the e-commerce market in the UAE to identify any disparity between local and international retailers and provided associated policy recommendations
- Conducted commercial due diligence for the acquisition of an online food delivery player
- Conducted commercial due diligence for the acquisition of a foodservice business operating in a number of countries across the GCC
- Developed the concept and strategy, and studied the financial feasibility of a number of new ventures in different countries in the Middle East
- Conducted commercial due diligence for the acquisition of a food retail (hypermarket and supermarket) business
- Identified and assessed growth opportunities for a food commodities based business
- Held strategy executive positions in Abu Dhabi government-owned entities
Educational and professional qualifications
- MIT Sloan School of Management – MBA with focus on Finance and Entrepreneurship
- Johns Hopkins University – B.S. in Biomedical Engineering and minor in Economics (Graduated with Distinction)