Apr 03 2011 |
more articles from
|
GE to broaden public-private partnerships in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH: GE will explore further opportunities for broadening public-private partnerships in Saudi Arabia, the new president & chief executive officer for operations in the Kingdom and Bahrain, Walid Abukhaled, a Saudi national, said.Nabil Habayeb, GE 's president & CEO for the Middle East and Africa region, said: "Saudi Arabia is one of the key markets for GE in the Middle East region, where our 'company to country' approach delivers tailored solutions that meet the Kingdom's requirements for long- term sustainability and economic competitiveness. A trusted partner in achieving the Kingdom's ambitious social and economic growth strategies, GE 's appointment of Walid, who brings in- depth insights on the Saudi market, perfectly complements our development goals."
Abukhaled said: "Among the most competitive nations in the world today, Saudi Arabia offers an unmatched landscape of economic growth opportunities across diversified sectors.
With energy resources as the backbone, the Kingdom is focused on infrastructure development that ensures all-round socio-economic welfare, as highlighted by the massive investment plans recently announced."
He added that " GE 's strong competencies across energy, water, aviation and healthcare, make it an ideal partner for Saudi Arabia as it moves to the next realm of growth. My focus will be to establish stronger public private partnerships and Saudization, while also working toward empowering the Saudi youth through education, knowledge transfer and engagement that bring tangible benefits for the Kingdom and GE ."
GE has invested heavily in Saudi Arabia, building local competencies in aviation, healthcare, oil & gas, water and transportation, among others. The company has its largest operation in the Middle East region in Saudi Arabia, where GE has over 800 employees and seven offices and facilities in key locations.
Some of GE 's key initiatives in the Kingdom that also highlight the focus on local partnership include the GE Saudi Water & Process Technology Center with blending plant for water treatment chemicals; the 125,000 sq ft Power Technology Center in Dammam in partnership with Ali A Tamimi & Sons Co. for latest in repair technology for gas turbines; 'GET Water' fleet of mobile water treatment systems in partnership with Al Tamimi Group; a Sales, Service & Training Center in Al-Khobar by Saudi Arabian Sensing Solutions Company, joint company formed by GE Sensing and the Tamimi Group and a non-destructive testing application center in Dammam in partnership with Abdullah Fouad Holding Co. and GE Measurement & Control Solutions.
Bringing more than 21 years of experience in the industry, Abukhaled joins GE from BAE Systems where he was most recently the director of Portfolio Management & chairman of BAE Systems Saudi Arabia Operations Board. In that role, he was appointed as chairman of the Board for "Aircraft Accessories & Components Company" and Board Directors for "Advance Electronics Company", "International Systems Engineering" Company and "Saudi Development & Training Company", all of which carry the status of being economic offset companies.
He began his career in 1990 as a graduate engineer and has held a variety of technical support, field operations, communications, sales & marketing, strategy and various executive positions.
Abukhaled is considered as one of the most respected new generation Saudi business leaders. He is well-known as a public speaker addressing the key issues effecting global companies operating in Saudi Arabia.
Zawya Comment Policy
-
Zawya encourages you to add a comment to this discussion. You agree that when you add content to this discussion your comments will not:
1.1 Contain any material which is libelous or defamatory of any person, is obscene, offensive, hateful or inflammatory or causes damage to the reputation of any person or organisation.
1.2 Promote sexually explicit material, violence, discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age or any illegal activity.
1.3 Be made in breach of any legal duty owed to a third party, such as a contractual duty or a duty of confidence.
1.4 Be threatening, abuse or invade another's privacy, or cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety.
1.5 Be used to impersonate any person, to misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person, or be likely to deceive any person.
1.6 Give the impression that they represent Zawya.
1.7 Advocate, promote or assist any unlawful act such as (by way of example only) copyright infringement or computer misuse. - The content posted on www.zawya.com is created by members of the public. The views expressed are theirs and unless specifically stated are not those of Zawya. Zawya reserves the right to review all comments prior to posting and edit or delete any contribution, but Zawya is not responsible for and can not be held liable for any content posted by members of the public on www.zawya.com.
- Zawya is not responsible for the availability or content of any third party sites that are accessible through www.zawya.com. Any links to third party websites from www.zawya.com do not amount to any endorsement of that site by Zawya and any use of that site by you is at your own risk.
- By submitting your comment, you hereby give Zawya the right, but not the obligation, to post, air, edit, exhibit, telecast, webcast, re-use, publish, reproduce, use, license, print, distribute or otherwise use your comments worldwide, in perpetuity.
Copyright © 2012 Zawya Ltd. All rights reserved. |
provided by www.zawya.com |
Post Your Comment