Remo Giovanni Abbondandolo

General Manager, MENA

General Manager for MENA at Checkout.com after more than five years with the company, overseeing end-to-end business strategy and operations across the region. With more than ten years supporting entrepreneurs and business leaders across MENA, Africa and APAC, he joined from Travelstart, Africa's largest online travel agency, where as General Manager he oversaw its expansion into the Middle East. He holds master's degrees from Università Bocconi and Copenhagen Business School plus executive training at Harvard, and orchestrated Checkout.com's acquiring licence in the UAE.