Mani Deihimi, CGMA

Managing Director | Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Greater Hamburg Area

About

- Business-driven and commercial finance professional with tested experience in Oil/ Gas Exploration and Production, Macro Distribution, Crisis Missions and the Public Sector. - Strong track record in tackling complex projects and applying profound finance know-how and experiences to drive growth and financial performance. - International minded and multilingual facilitator having worked in Europe and the Middle East and established a substantial network in these regions, with the ability to lever relationships to both challenge and enable solutions.

Experience

  • Shell (14 yrs 9 mos)
    • Secondment – Chief Financial Officer & Managing Director – Rheinland Kraftstoff GmbH
      Feb 2026 - Present · 6 mos

    • Venture CFO and M&A Finance Lead
      Jan 2025 - Jan 2026 · 1 yr 1 mo

      • Leading Shell ventures as CFO; driving implementation of controls and management performance; set-up and establishement of finance teams and processes. • Finance lead in M&A deal related elements, framing and feed into opportunity process points; assurance reviews; contract negotiations; owner of finance due diligence enquires; scoping and driving of finance work streams within post-completion implementation plan.

    • Secondment – Chief Financial Officer & Managing Director – Toll4Europe GmbH
      Sep 2021 - Dec 2024 · 3 yrs 4 mos

      • Managing director responsible for the finance, procurement and logistics organisation of Toll4Europe GmbH (a joint venture of T-Systems, Daimler, DKV Euro Service and euroShell) • Oversaw four-fold revenue growth and turning company around to break-even point. • Overseeing and deciding upon CAPEX investments whilst ensuring B and C founding rounds. • Build entire Finance set-up to +10 FTEs, scoping and implementing all accounting, controlling and treasury processes and policies. • Built, developed and implemented Procurement and Logistic processes and polices, growing units from no FTEs to +5 FTEs. • Co-lead in all commercial deals and negotiations along with being final co-decision-executive on all company relevant decision-review-boards.

  • Managing Director | Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Rheinland Kraftstoff GmbH
    Feb 2026 - Present · 6 mos

  • Managing Director | Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Toll4Europe GmbH
    Sep 2021 - Dec 2024 · 3 yrs 4 mos

    • Managing director responsible for the finance, procurement and logistics organisation of Toll4Europe GmbH (a joint venture of T-Systems, Daimler, DKV Euro Service and euroShell) • Oversaw four-fold revenue growth and turning company around to break-even point. • Overseeing and deciding upon CAPEX investments whilst ensuring B and C founding rounds. • Build entire Finance set-up to +10 FTEs, scoping and implementing all accounting, controlling and treasury processes and policies. • Built, developed and implemented Procurement and Logistic processes and polices, growing units from no FTEs to +5 FTEs. • Co-lead in all commercial deals and negotiations along with being final co-decision-executive on all company relevant decision-review-boards.

  • Contract and Grants Officer at International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
    Apr 2010 - Oct 2011 · 1 yr 7 mos

    • Financial administration of EU FP6 and FP7 research funds • Project managing contractual obligations • Negotiating budgets and contracts

  • Finance Officer at Council of the European Union, EUPOL Mission Afghanistan
    May 2009 - Apr 2010 · 1 yr

    • Managing Mission’s financial system, budget and payroll • Managing financial reports to the European Commission • Assist, advise and stand in for the Chief of Finance • Line manager of one local Financial Assistant