Dr Najib has been with K&A for 25 years, including four years as Chairman and five years as CEO.
In the past year Dr Najib has played a vital role in steering the company through the global challenges associated with Covid-19.
Dr Najib’s leadership and steady hand were vital in giving confidence to staff from the earliest stages of the pandemic, and through to today as we seek to ensure the business is well placed to benefit from the regional economic recovery.
Dr Najib was responsible for spearheading a Covid taskforce to ensure special measures could be quickly and efficiently implemented in the best interests of the company and our people.
His foresight in driving investment in digitalisation throughout the past decade was a key factor in enabling K&A’s business continuity, thanks to our smooth transition to remote working strategies. Having been an early adopter of the cloud, the foundations Dr Najib had laid ensured we were quickly able to deploy our design staff to work from home without impacting client projects.
In the past 12 months, there are several success stories which support K&A’s long-term strategy for sustainable growth:
- K&A’s largest PMO project in KSA was extended for a further three years, demonstrating K&A’s exceptional capabilities in Project Management and Facilities Management, and positioning the company among the top tier of international consultants in the Kingdom.
- K&A secured the extension of important contracts with clients such as Aramco and the Saudi Ministry of Housing.
- After completing the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s first National Health Emergency Operations Center (NHEOC), which is responsible for managing and overseeing activities related to Emergency and Disaster Management, K&A was appointed to deliver multiple regional sub-centers.
- K&A are contributing to all mega-projects in the Kingdom, including NEOM, Amala and the Red Sea Development Project.
K&A have continued to invest in digitalisation, both in terms of delivery and service offerings, resulting in extending K&A strong position in delivering smart technologies, with major ongoing projects such as AQALAT Smart Square in Riyadh.
- K&A work to standardize BIM practices across all K&A offices has been recognized with certification from the British Standards Institution (BSI).
- Establishing new strategic partnerships with leading international specialists to support K&A services to clients, including Canada-based vGIS, a leader in visualizing hidden infrastructure through Augmented Reality (AR) technology; GeoNexus Technologies (GeoNexus), an industry leader in system integration platforms, including a reseller agreement for GeoWorx® software in the Middle East; and German healthcare consultancy management4health (m4h).
- K&A also have become GIS software specialist Esri’s first Specialized Utility Network Management Partner in the MENA region.