Mitch Bittermann

CEO

Dubai, United Arab Emirates20 yrs experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expert in scaling global brands in new markets.
  • Proven track record in building E-commerce ecosystems.
  • Strong leadership in cross-regional business development.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in E-commerce and Global Business Development.

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Skills

Core Skills

EcommerceStrategic PlanningSales Management

Other Skills

Strategic Planning & ExecutionGlobalizationEmerging marketsMarket AnalysisInternational Business DevelopmentSales OperationsNew Business OpportunitiesRevenue RecognitionStrategic PartnershipsInterpersonal SkillsBusiness Process DesignPresentationsTeamworkBusiness DevelopmentConsultative Selling

About

My career has taken me across some of the worldโ€™s most dynamic business hubs, ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐†๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ, ๐’๐ข๐ง๐ ๐š๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ž, ๐‡๐จ๐ง๐  ๐Š๐จ๐ง๐ , ๐๐š๐ง๐ ๐ค๐จ๐ค, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ƒ๐ฎ๐›๐š๐ข. Each city shaped how I think about commerce, culture, and ecosystems. I learned early that growth is never accidental. It comes from understanding ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž, ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐Ÿ๐ญ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ญ. Today, as ๐’๐ž๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ซ ๐•๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ โ€“ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐š๐ญ ๐ƒ๐ฎ๐›๐š๐ข ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐‚๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, I bring this global experience into building the regionโ€™s leading ๐ƒ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐œ๐ž & ๐„๐œ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ ๐…๐ซ๐ž๐ž ๐™๐จ๐ง๐ž, helping brands and start-ups expand across the Middle East and Southeast Asia with speed and confidence. Throughout my journey Iโ€™ve seen one truth repeat itself: ๐€๐๐š๐ฉ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ž๐œ๐ข๐๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ญ ๐›๐ž๐ก๐ข๐ง๐. Across five major regions, my work has focused on: ๐Ÿš€ Scaling global brands into new markets ๐ŸŒ Building trade bridges between GCC โ†” all other regions ๐Ÿค Developing ecosystems where partners grow faster together ๐Ÿ™๏ธ Leading transformation of fast-growing business hubs ๐Ÿค– Using AI to simplify complexity and accelerate expansion ๐Ÿ“ฆ Creating infrastructure that lets founders focus on growth, not paperwork Dubai is the place where all of this comes together, a city that rewards ambition, embraces innovation, and builds what others only talk about. If your goal is to enter the Middle East, expand into Southeast Asia, or rethink how your digital commerce strategy should evolve in the AI era, Iโ€™m always open for a conversation. ๐‹๐ž๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ญ, ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐›๐š๐ฅ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ.

Experience

20 yrs
Total Experience
2 yrs 10 mos
Average Tenure
4 yrs 1 mo
Current Experience

Dubai commercity

2 roles

Executive Vice President

Promoted

Mar 2026 โ€“ Present ยท 2 mos

Senior Vice President - Commercial

Apr 2022 โ€“ Mar 2026 ยท 3 yrs 11 mos

  • A joint venture between two state-owned enterprises, the Dubai Airport Freezone Authority (DAFZA) and property firm Wasl, Dubai CommerCity is the first and only free zone dedicated to the growing E-commerce market in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. It is an investment of AED3.2bn (c. $1bn) spread over an area of approximately 2.1 million square feet. Dubai CommerCity provides a unique E-commerce ecosystem to global and regional brands to help them set up and operate their E-commerce business in the MENA region.
Sales ManagementStrategic Planning & ExecutionGlobalizationEmerging marketsMarket AnalysisInternational Business Development+49

Lide emirates

Board Member

Apr 2024 โ€“ Present ยท 2 yrs 1 mo ยท Dubai, United Arab Emirates ยท On-site

  • We are a private group that brings together the most important Presidents, Vice-Presidents, founders and, CEOโ€™s from the most varied sectors of activity in Dubai and in other 27 cities in the world.
Sales ManagementStrategic Planning & ExecutionGlobalizationEmerging marketsNew Business OpportunitiesInterpersonal Skills+12

Tmx

Executive Vice President - Ecommerce Asia

Nov 2020 โ€“ Mar 2022 ยท 1 yr 4 mos ยท Singapore

Sales ManagementStrategic Planning & ExecutionGlobalizationEmerging marketsMarket AnalysisInternational Business Development+44

Adidas

Director, Ecommerce, SEA

Sep 2019 โ€“ Oct 2020 ยท 1 yr 1 mo ยท Singapore

  • Drove regional Ecommerce strategies that align with the companyโ€™s strategic vision. Manage both front and backend teams for brand.com and marketplaces across 6 markets. Partner with sales channels, marketing, IT, merchandising, 3rd party partners and vendors to build market share, increase sales, drive acquisition and retention while delivering a world-class customer experience. Direct marketing budget planning, conversion rate optimisation, website enhancements, fulfilment, last mile delivery and customer service operations.
Sales ManagementStrategic Planning & ExecutionGlobalizationEmerging marketsMarket AnalysisInternational Business Development+44

Acommerce - ecommerce solutions for southeast asia

3 roles

CEO Singapore & Malaysia

Mar 2018 โ€“ Dec 2018 ยท 9 mos

  • Developed and executed the corporate strategic plan focused on building and managing a scalable organisation across Singapore and Malaysia to achieve targeted revenue. Drove strategic planning, budgeting and forecasting of business requirements and decision-making process. Identified markets for expansion and strategies inclusive of service roadmaps for each. Nurtured current key customers and designed marketing strategies to increase the customer base. Inspired talent and grew the team in a targeted, effective way and driving accountability across all parts of the organisation. Served as external face of the organisation, enhancing visibility, brand recognition and credibility in industry events.
Sales ManagementStrategic Planning & ExecutionGlobalizationEmerging marketsMarket AnalysisInternational Business Development+41

Group Chief Commercial Officer

Jul 2017 โ€“ Jul 2019 ยท 2 yrs

  • Shaped commercial path to support regional business growth through development and implementation of strategic marketing, business development and sales plans. Led, coordinated and negotiated agreements with global customers from the electronics, FMCG and fashion industries. Managed RFP, tender management and design pricing as well as terms & conditions strategy for Ecommerce opportunities. Identified market opportunities and led the assessment and prioritisation of geographic as well as market segments. Grew and mentored a high-performing commercial organisation, including sales and marketing, commercial operations and business development.
Sales ManagementStrategic Planning & ExecutionGlobalizationEmerging marketsMarket AnalysisInternational Business Development+44

Group Chief Logistics Officer

Sep 2015 โ€“ Jun 2017 ยท 1 yr 9 mos

  • Led development of a world class, sustainable logistics operations to help eCommerce clients move their products across the Southeast Asia region. Served as trusted thought leader and strategic adviser to key clients, leveraging subject matter expertise in helping support and execute their supply chain and logistics strategy with aCommerceโ€™ service offerings. Executed new clientsโ€™ end-to-end, value add and customer-specific Ecommerce solutions in line with best practices. Oversaw supply chain processes including cross-border logistics and warehouse operations. Cultivated strong and transparent internal and external working relationships across the organisation and with client companies.
Sales ManagementStrategic Planning & ExecutionGlobalizationEmerging marketsMarket AnalysisInternational Business Development+41

Arvato services hong kong limited

2 roles

General Manager & Director Accounts

Promoted

Feb 2015 โ€“ Aug 2015 ยท 6 mos ยท Hong Kong

  • Directed all divisional department activities โ€“ HR, Finance, Operations, Business Development and Project Management and assured coordination across the functional teams to deliver budgetary performance, business growth, customer satisfaction and people and cultural development. Tracked and reported performance metrics and used data to optimise processes, creatively solve problems and track results.
Sales ManagementStrategic Planning & ExecutionGlobalizationEmerging marketsMarket AnalysisInternational Business Development+41

Senior Director Supply Chain Projects

May 2014 โ€“ Mar 2015 ยท 10 mos ยท Hong Kong

  • Delivered value-creating supply chain insights, working closely with internal teams to launch and lead Supply Chain, CRM and BPO solutions that addressed IT, high-tech and fashion industry clientsโ€™ strategic imperatives. Mapped clientโ€™s supply chain, identified gaps and articulated process and strategy improvements that delivered joint value. Developed key account roadmaps that identified customer needs, prioritised initiatives and established a clear action plan for success. Managed business development activities such as regional and global RFQs.
Sales ManagementStrategic Planning & ExecutionGlobalizationPresentationsWarehouse OperationsTeamwork+13

Arvato digital services

4 roles

Senior Director Supply Chain & BPO

Nov 2011 โ€“ Apr 2014 ยท 2 yrs 5 mos

  • Provided general operations oversight and P&L management of the Supply Chain, BPO and Financial Services functions, with close to 430 people across 3 locations. Combined consulting, strategic account management, business development and solutions design skills to achieve profitable growth with key clients in the IT, high-tech and fashion industry. Understood customer business requirements and worked with relevant teams to ensure solution development and execution.
Strategic Planning & ExecutionGlobalizationPresentationsWarehouse OperationsTeamworkInternational Markets+9

Director Business Unit Supply Chain

Apr 2010 โ€“ Oct 2011 ยท 1 yr 6 mos

Strategic Planning & ExecutionGlobalizationPresentationsWarehouse OperationsTeamworkContract Negotiation+6

Director BPO Projects

May 2009 โ€“ Jul 2010 ยท 1 yr 2 mos

PresentationsWarehouse OperationsContract NegotiationExecutive LeadershipCommercial StrategySales Management+1

Account Manager

Sep 2007 โ€“ May 2009 ยท 1 yr 8 mos

Contract NegotiationExecutive LeadershipCommercial StrategySales ManagementStrategic Planning

Arvato services

OPS Manager

Jan 2005 โ€“ Jan 2007 ยท 2 yrs

Commercial StrategySales Management

Education

Ludwigshafen University of Business and Society

Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc โ€” Economics

Jan 2001 โ€“ Jan 2007

Universitas Udayana

Economics and Bahasa Indonesia

Jan 2003 โ€“ Jan 2004

Infolink Chennai/ India

HTML

Jan 2001 โ€“ Jan 2001

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