Penspen, a leading global provider of engineering and management services to the energy industry, has underlined its commitment to growth in the Middle East with three new appointments and investment in a new office in Iraq.
Ahmed Al-Dadah and Naº£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø™el Barghouthi have joined the company from other engineering providers, whilst Michael Simm, EVP of Engineering and Project Management, has been newly appointed to the role of Regional Director for Penspenº£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø™s Middle East business. A new Iraq office located in Basra will expand Penspenº£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø™s geographical reach and become the fourth location in the region joining Abu Dhabi, Doha and Khafji.
Peter Oº£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø™Sullivan, Chief Executive of Penspen said: º£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍøœThis is an exciting time for Penspen as we continue our substantial growth in the Middle East. I am confident Michael, Naº£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø™el and Ahmed will play a key role in strengthening our 300 strong team in the region. Their industry expertise and leadership skills will drive our strategic objectives to grow our engineering, project management, field development and asset integrity businesses.º£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø
Ahmed Al-Dadah has been appointed to the role of Business Development Director for E&PM. He joins the company from Amec Foster Wheeler, where he spent 12 years working in various project delivery and business development roles. His experience includes working in the successful execution of study, pre-FEED, FEED, EPC phases across both new build and modifications projects
Naº£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø™el Barghouthi joins Penspen as Director of Asset Integrity, Middle East and Asia Pacific regions. Naº£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø™elº£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø™s career spans over 15 years working in the oil and gas industry with experience in management, offshore engineering and integrity. He has previously worked for Wood Group Kenny, GE Oil and Gas, Al Shaheen Holding Joint Venture, and Occidental Petroleum of Qatar.
Regional Director of the Middle East, Michael Simm, said: º£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍøœI'm delighted to welcome Ahmed and Naº£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø™el to the team. Their skills and experience in delivering key services that our clients require in todayº£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø™s lower-oil price economy will be of great value in further expanding our Middle East presence.º£½Ç³Ô¹ÏÍø
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