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SuperReturn CFO/COO Middle East
22-23 October 2025
The Ritz Carlton DIFCDubai

Emanuela Cisini
Head of Middle East & Asia and Co-Head of Operational Improvement at Investindustrial
Panellist

Profile

Emanuela Cisini is a Partner at Investindustrial, Head of Asia and the Middle East, Co-Head of Operational Improvement and a member of the Advisory Teams’ Committee.

Emanuela joined Investindustrial advisory group in 2017 and is responsible for driving the implementation of value creation strategies across Investindustrial’s portfolio companies in Asia, the GCC and globally. Emanuela serves as a non-executive director on the board of several Investindustrial portfolio companies, including Eataly, Jacuzzi and RCF. Prior to joining Investindustrial, she was an Executive Director in the Leveraged and Acquisition Finance team at Morgan Stanley in London. Earlier in her career, Emanuela spent seven years in the Leveraged and Acquisition Finance and M&A divisions at Citigroup both in London and in the UAE. During her 15 years in investment banking, Emanuela played a key role in executing high-profile deals across multiple sectors.

Emanuela earned a Degree in Institution and Financial Markets Management at Bocconi University in Milan, Italy, in 2001.

Agenda Sessions

  • Blueprint for success: operational excellence in a shifting landscape

    10:35