CEO ▪ COO ▪ Multinational Industrial & Engineering Companies ▪ Megaprojects.

Working with business leaders, government officials, and local communities to drive transformational change and sustainable growth. Senior Business Leader with expertise in assembling best-in-class talent to build efficiently run organizations poised for growth and profitability. Resourceful, inclusive megaproject leader—fully engages team members, business partners, and all stakeholders to act with urgency to actualize and internationalize a vision.

Experience includes operations in Holland, Belgium, France, USA, Germany, Czech Republic, Oman, Italy, Korea, India for various companies like the Liwa Plastics Industries Complex at ORPIC (Oman), Sohar Aluminum, Aluchemie, Recticel.

Highlights:

• Worked with CFO and CEO to obtain Board approval for $6.4B LPIC megaproject.
• Floated, clarified, and led negotiations to reduce cost of bids by 12%, a critical factor for Board approval.
• With CFO, negotiated $3.8B financing for LPIC project; participated in roadshows to multiple banks and credit agencies at a time when oil dipped below $30/bbl.
• Earned a “Best Finance Project of the Year” (TXF News) and named Top 100 “Most Successful Dutch Expats” by Management Team Magazine, 2015.
• Renegotiated 2 pipeline contracts (2x 300 km 32” and 14”) and avoided a 1 yr delay.
• Repeatedly turned around large-scale operational issues, acting quickly to restore workplace stability, elevate employee confidence, improve quality and productivity, rebuild customer trust, revive sales and profitability.
• Avoided 300% price increase by Omani Minister of Oil and Gas through extensive lobbying at highest levels.
• Avoided shutdown of the Omani smelter by engaging with local community and advising the Omani government on how to respond.
• Implemented Lean and Six Sigma methodologies increasing productivity 7% and sales 5%.
• Upgraded/expanded the SA International School to an educational role model.
• Co-founded, with CEOs of Vale and ORPIC, a highly respected Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative (Jusour) that generates programs valued at $10M per year.

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