Bechtel has appointment a Saudi national as its country manager in the kingdom for the first time.
Abdulrahman Al-Ghabban will lead the engineering, procurement, and construction company’s business and operations in the country.
Al-Ghabban said: I am honored to be the first Saudi national to hold the position as country manager for one of the most respected engineering companies in the world. Bechtel has a strong footprint in Saudi Arabia and I look forward to helping advance my countrys economic development with all the support that Bechtel can provide.
Al-Ghabbans new leadership role reaffirms Bechtels strong commitment to supporting Saudi Arabia reach its 2030 Vision through the appointment of local nationals for critical positions at the companys various projects in the Kingdom.
Saudi citizens comprise the highest percentage of local nationals employed by Bechtel world-wide.
David Welch, Bechtels President for International and Government Affairs, congratulated Al-Ghabban and said: We are very proud of our decision to appoint the first Saudi national as country manager for Bechtel in the Kingdom. Bechtel has hired and trained hundreds if not thousands of Saudis over the past several decades because we realize that the strategic objectives of the Kingdoms economic vision hinges on investing in local talent.
Abdul-Rahman Al-Ghabban joined Bechtel in 2013 as business development manager for the Power business unit. In 2015, he was appointed deputy country manager for Saudi Arabia in addition to continuing his business development role. Prior to joining Bechtel, Al-Ghabban worked for more than ten years in both the public and the private sectors in Saudi Arabia.
Bechtel has worked in Saudi Arabia for over 70 years developing megaprojects from oil and gas facilities to airports and critical infrastructure projects.
Earlier this year, the company was awarded a contract to set up and operate the National Project Management Organization in the Kingdoms capital of Riyadh.
Bechtel is also currently working on Lines 1 and 2 of the Riyadh Metro Project and recently launched a graduate training programme to train and hire up to 75 students from the Riyadh College of Technology.