John Pinion

Commercial & Operational Leader | Business Unit Head | Growth, Turnaround & Execution

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

About

I build, fix, and scale businesses. I’m a Business Unit Leader / General Manager with 20+ years’ experience delivering growth & profitability within large enterprise environments. Recent highlights: • Took a loss-making business from consecutive YoY losses to net profitability in <18 months • Scaled a new business to 8-figure revenue, beating projections by 18 months • Full P&L ownership across multiple complementary business units My strength is in execution: bringing together people, process, and commercial objectives to deliver tangible results, engaging with and driving output from the key functions of Sales, Operations, Finance (FP&A), HR, and Recruitment. I’m most effective in complex, high-expectation environments where accountability, speed, and results matter.

Experience

  • Transguard Group (Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Hybrid)
    • Business Unit Head / General Manager - TGL & KMS
      Aug 2023 - Present · 3 yrs

      Running 2 complementary Business Units within a large enterprise organisation - Kitchen Maintenance Solutions & Transguard Living (TGL) Full operational, P&L, Sales accountability across both Headcount circa 300 over multiple service lines

    • Business Unit Head / General Manager - Kitchen Maintenance Solutions (KMS)
      Mar 2022 - Aug 2023 · 1 yr 6 mos

      Took business from pitch to 8 figure revenue Full sales, P&L accountability >50 headcount in <4 years

  • Director of Operations at TSSC Kitchen & Laundry Equipment Trading LLC
    Mar 2020 - Feb 2022 · 2 yrs

    Reporting to company owners, full accountability for day to day operations.

  • Head Of Engineering at Rapid Access
    Mar 2018 - Mar 2020 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    Reporting to Operations Director, accountable for all Engineering activities within the UAE.

  • Workshop Manager at Burckhardt Compression
    2014 - 2018 · 4 yrs

    Reporting to the Managing Director - full operational responsibility for 2 Engineering Workshops - in the UAE & KSA - serving the Middle East's Oil & Gas industry.

  • Senior Service Engineer, Worldwide at LEWA Middle East FZE
    2012 - 2014 · 2 yrs

    Reporting to the Managing Director, technical responsibility for LEWA products with a focus on the Middle East Oil & Gas Industry - extensive travel throughout region to support the customer base.