Ernesto Sahetapy

Interim Transformation Director with 20+ years' experience delivering operational transformation, performance improvement and value-realization programmes in logistics, food processing, retail, aviation, manufacturing, healthcare and insurance.

Strong execution bias: translates investor / executive objectives into structured workstreams, governance cadence, site-level action plans, benefits tracking and measurable P&L outcomes. Experienced in asset-heavy, labour-intensive operations, including warehouses, transport operations, production environments and multi-site service operations. Comfortable acting as the day-to-day transformation lead beneath CEO / Operating Partner sponsorship, unblocking issues with functional leaders and site management in politically complex, cross-cultural environments.

Available for interim transformation and value-realization mandates in the UAE.

Investor at Vonera Funeral Trainings (2022-11 – Present)

• Co-founder and investor in the company
• Leading business development
• Advising on the growth of the operation in terms of process management, quality management and automation

Director of Operations at EffCo SA/BV (2010-12 – Present)

Led enterprise transformation and operational-excellence mandates across retail, aviation, logistics, manufacturing, insurance, hospitality, telecommunications and food processing. Accountable for translating executive objectives into operational workstreams, governance cadence, management routines, performance metrics and embedded behavioural change. Many clients were PE-backed portfolio companies.

• Directed multi-workstream transformation programs from diagnostic through implementation and benefits realization
• Chaired and participated in steering committees with senior executives, aligning scope, risks, decisions and measurable outcomes
• Designed client-specific transformation approaches, consultant teams, governance structures and implementation roadmaps
• Delivered operational productivity, cost-base improvement, role clarity, workload balancing, service-level improvement and management-system redesign
• Led commercial development and sold new transformation mandates across retail, hospitality and SME sectors

Project manager at EffCo SA/BV (2006-06 – 2009-07)

Consultancy and project management tasks for change management projects, including training and coaching teams.

• Chaired and participated in steering committees with senior executives, aligning scope, risks, decisions and measurable outcomes
• Designed client-specific transformation approaches, consultant teams, governance structures and implementation roadmaps
• Delivered operational productivity, cost-base improvement, role clarity, workload balancing, service-level improvement and management-system redesign
• Led commercial development and sold new transformation mandates across retail, hospitality and SME sectors

Senior Project Manager at Accezz International (2009-09 – 2010-10)

Consultancy and project management tasks for transformation projects, including training and coaching teams. Management of several efficiency transformation projects simultaneously.

Senior Consultant / Project Leader at PDM Consulting Services (2005-02 – 2006-05)

Consultancy and project management tasks for change management projects, including training and coaching teams.

Installation Manager at European Performance Institute (2001-02 – 2004-12)

Daily management of change management processes.

Owner at Technicoop Trading Hungary

International trading

Consultant at Oracle Netherlands

Software development

Sales Support Executive at Mikohn Europe

Sales and project management

BBA in International Management Division – Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (1989-08 – 1994-05)