Riad Kamal is the Founder, Executive Chairman of Arabtec Construction and CEO of Arabtec Holding, which operates out of Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arabia, Doha, Karachi, Damascus and St. Petersburg. Mr Kamal began his Civil Engineering and Construction career in London in 1966, following a year of design work, he went on to work on construction projects in Jordan, The U.K. and Spain for Tarmac and Sir Robert McAlpine. ...

Mr. Barry has over 40 years of experience within the construction sector. He started his career with Sir Robert McAlpine and Sons, UK, where he stayed from 1969 to 1976. In late 1976 he moved to Dubai, worked for Halcrow for 2 years and joined Arabtec in early 1979 as a Site Engineer. In 1996 he was promoted General Manager and Construction Director. ...

Mr. Christofides started his career in 1986 with Bechtel in the USA as a Design Engineer for nuclear power stations. In 1989 he joined Ove Arup & Partners in the UK as a Structural Design Engineer. Early in 1992, Mr. Christofides came to the UAE with Al Habtoor Engineering Enterprises as a Project Engineer. After leaving in 1994 he joined W.S. Atkins & Partners Overseas as a Construction/Package Manager working on the Jumeirah Beach and Burj Al Arab Hotels. ...

Mr. Ghanma started as a Construction Manager at Arabtec Construction L.L.C in the early 1990’s. During his career he has launched successful new divisions. Among these divisions are the Arabtec Eastern Model (2004), an architectural model division, Arabtec Precast; and Arabtec Slipform and Arabtec Trading (2007). ...

Mr. Pinder started his career in the construction sector in 1985 first working for John Laing Construction, before joining Skanska in 1995. During his employment with John Laing Construction and Skanska, Mr.Pinder worked on a number of major projects such as the Second Severn Crossing and the Second Tagus Crossing. ...

Mr. Al Barqawi has been a veteran of the construction business for almost three decades. He worked in the region since 1982 with his first assignment for M.A Kharafi in Kuwait. After leaving in 1993, he joined Zeyad Salah & Partners Contracting Co in Jordan working as Company Planning Engineer. In 1997, Mr. Al Barqawi joined Arabtec Construction L.L.C as Planning Department Manager and became a Director in 2005. In 2006 Mr. Al Barqawi was appointed as the General Manager ...

Mr. Tamer has been working in the construction sector for over three decades. Starting his career as a Sales and Applications Engineer in 1979 in Lebanon, he then moved to Saudi Arabia in 1982 and to the United States in 1987 where he worked in construction and real estate. Mr. Tamer came to the UAE in 1993 where he managed the construction of an oil separation plant. He joined Arabtec Construction L.L.C as an Area General Manager in 1994 based ...