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Ignacio Cordo

Ignacio Cordo

Industial Engineer

Summary

Objective:
To lead a dynamic organization where I can leverage my 20 years of experience in the Oil & Gas industry and contribute to a multicultural team.

Profile:

  • 20 years of experience in the Oil & Gas industry with extensive knowledge of the market, equipment, and related services, particularly in the Middle East, North Africa, and North America (specializing in non-conventional shale resources).
  • International expertise with expatriate roles as Sales Manager in the UAE & Egypt (3 years), Uruguay (2 years), and IT Project Consultant in the USA (1 year).
  • Proven experience in M&A Due Diligence and leading industrial projects in the O&G sector.
  • Strong ability to thrive in highly competitive and multicultural environments , with excellent interpersonal and multilingual negotiation skills .
  • Solid background in sales and supply chain management , complemented by IT expertise , including SAP SD Rollouts for logistics and commercial processes, with a focus on training teams on new functionalities.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience
3
3
Languages

Work History

General Manager Latam

AGODCO O&G Service Company With HQ in Abu Dhabi.
04.2019 - Current
  • Led business operations across Latin America, focusing on market growth and promoting Stealth Lock technology for pipeline construction.
  • Developing regional strategies to expand market share and sales.
  • Managing sales teams to meet revenue targets.
  • Overseeing efficient project execution, ensuring quality and budget compliance.
  • Promoting Stealth Lock as an innovative pipeline solution.
  • Leading cross-functional teams and managing regional budgets and P&L.
    Successfully drove Agodco's growth and operational excellence in the LATAM region

Advisor to CEO

Lucky Financial
04.2021 - 01.2023


Lucky is the leading app for credit products, offers & cashback rewards in Egypt and Morocco .Lucky raised $25 million to grow its rewards app in 2022


  • Supported the CEO in developing and launching new products, including a new credit card offering.
  • Led strategic planning for entering new markets, with a focus on Egypt and Morocco.
  • Managed negotiations with Egypt's National Bank, securing key partnerships.
  • Directed the company's PCI qualification process, ensuring compliance and security standards.

Business Development Sr Manager

TENARIS
04.2015 - 01.2019

Tenaris is a global market leader of OCTG products (Casing, Tubing, Drill pipes & Accessories) and line pipes for the Oil & Gas industry. 24,000 employees worldwide and a revenue of 8 billion USD.

  • Led new business development initiatives, including service design, R&D, business model creation, joint ventures, engineering, construction, and logistics.
  • Identified opportunities and threats to drive business growth in new markets and regions.
  • Managed change in strategic services to optimize operational efficiency.
  • Analyzed business processes and requirements, and developed and approved project plans.
  • Provided customer support for non-conventional well services.
  • Contributed to the planning and construction of a new commercial base in Neuquén.
  • Developed a regional IT service model to improve operational support.
  • Led the development of Tenaris Coating Technology, including M&A and due diligence of coating plants (12M USD project).
  • Directed the development of a new mechanical interference connection and managed a JV with an Arabian gas company (5M USD project).
  • Led the development of Coil Tubing services at Tenaris.

Co founder and Director

STERNA TRADING
04.2016 - 01.2018

Sterna is specialized in trade and sales Minerals, mining and Oil & Gas services

  • Developed and implemented business strategies, driving growth in international markets.
  • Led procurement, sales, and export processes, optimizing logistics and ensuring regulatory compliance.
  • Expanded market presence through new business opportunities and strategic partnerships.

Successfully positioned Sterna for sustained growth in the global minerals and energy sectors

Sales Manager - Oil & Gas Market

TENARIS
12.2011 - 04.2015
  • Responsible for Inside Sales and Commercial Operations for OCTG in Middle East & North Africa countries reporting directly to the Commercial Director.(US$ 1bill invoicing)
  • Led 20+ commercial offers for high-profile projects (US$150mm): Pricing, services, product differentiation strategy
  • E.g.: Saudi Aramco; XOM, Maersk, ENI
  • Strategic analysis of the Competitive environment, Trending, costs, prices and technological developments
  • Contracts administration and Terms & Conditions negotiation
  • Outlook, Budget and Forecast: Coordination and consolidation of Tenaris Commercial Sales Budget and Forecast for MENA
  • Management Control meeting coordinator and Key performance indicators developer for the Business Unit
  • Developed a team of sales engineers
  • (1 Coordinator and 5 engineers)
  • Co-Leading one of the training hubs for Eastern Hemisphere talents

Inside Sales Coordinator - Oil & Gas Market

TENARIS
05.2009 - 12.2011
  • Responsible for the consolidated commercial offer of tubular products in Gulf countries
  • Develops opportunities of sales and services
  • Support the development of new accounts, identifying potential sales opportunities and value proposition
  • Coordination of supply chain order managers for the preparation of the consolidated Offer
  • Analyze the impact of management proposals on the contribution/risk of the specific business and validate it convenience to the organization
  • Market intelligence: Challenge branches and push to collect feedback from tender results, distributing competition info to the rest of the Organization
  • Comply with the Volume, Prices and Gross Margin targets under his responsibility
  • Properly anticipates and forecast the results of his area of competence and make proposal to improve results
  • Maintaining and increasing technical and commercial regular relationships with Engineering Companies (clients) and owners (Oil Companies) to meet their requirements
  • Coached a team of 1 Lead and 2 engineers

Global Order Manager

TENARIS
08.2008 - 02.2009
  • In charge of contracts implementation and responsible for worldwide agreements with Independent oil companies
  • Coordinated operations, integrating production, supply, transportation and stock management processes
  • Designing, executing and correcting operations from the purchase order reception to delivery to customer (Production, Expediting, Logistics, Documents, etc.)
  • Global supply operations to global customers
  • Claim Management
  • Supporting Front End in the Offering (costs, Delivery, allocation, feasibility)

SAP Application Responsible

TENARIS
04.2005 - 08.2008
  • Senior IT Application Responsible, working at SAP environment
  • In charge of SD, CRM, BPC and Business Partner master data
  • Business model development for the SAP system configuration, before the rolling out in Tenaris
  • Coordination & interaction among the different corporative sectors involved in the project (mills & BU's of several countries)
  • Project status presentations to the top management
  • SAP Trainer in all Tenaris Branches

Order Execution Analyst

TENARIS
11.2002 - 04.2005
  • Responsible for supervising the request for quotations received as complex, providing advisory to commercial Front End in logistics, deliveries, and businesses scheme & strategy, with the objective of securing the fulfillment of what it is offered and anticipating potential problems during the execution of the business
  • Responsible for the fulfillment and follow up of production orders and order acceptance

Education

Bachelor of Science -

ST Brendan 's College

Industrial Engineering -

Catholic Argentinean University (U.C.A)

Skills

  • Project Management (eg, Agile, Scrum, PMP)
  • Data Analysis & Interpretation (eg, Excel, SQL, Tableau)
  • Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
  • Business Development & Sales
  • Strategic Planning & Execution
  • Cross Functional Multicultural team
  • Time Management & Multitasking
  • Negotiation & Conflict Resolution
  • Change Management
  • Performance Metrics & KPIs

Timeline

Advisor to CEO

Lucky Financial
04.2021 - 01.2023

General Manager Latam

AGODCO O&G Service Company With HQ in Abu Dhabi.
04.2019 - Current

Co founder and Director

STERNA TRADING
04.2016 - 01.2018

Business Development Sr Manager

TENARIS
04.2015 - 01.2019

Sales Manager - Oil & Gas Market

TENARIS
12.2011 - 04.2015

Inside Sales Coordinator - Oil & Gas Market

TENARIS
05.2009 - 12.2011

Global Order Manager

TENARIS
08.2008 - 02.2009

SAP Application Responsible

TENARIS
04.2005 - 08.2008

Order Execution Analyst

TENARIS
11.2002 - 04.2005

Bachelor of Science -

ST Brendan 's College

Industrial Engineering -

Catholic Argentinean University (U.C.A)
Ignacio CordoIndustial Engineer