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Recent mandates across energy, industrial, infrastructure, and resources. Anonymised by region, year, and counterparty under standing NDA. Listed in reverse chronological order.
Stand-up of operational excellence for a mega power plant build
A multi-billion-dollar greenfield power plant under EPC delivery in the Gulf needed an operational excellence function built before commissioning. I embedded the practice from sketch to running cadence inside the commissioning window.
Read the mandate→GCC market entry and product strategy for grid-scale energy storage
A European utility-scale energy storage business needed a defensible entry strategy into the GCC, including a hot-climate product specification and a sub-regional regulatory map. we delivered both, and the resulting business plan went to investment committee.
Read the mandate→Commercial leadership of a strategic water transmission pipeline
A European infrastructure multinational held the engineering and construction scope on a national water transmission pipeline, but the commercial discipline that protects margin under sovereign clients was not in place. I took the commercial chair for the duration of the build phase.
Read the mandate→Negotiation and integration of an oil & gas engineering services JV
A European engineering services firm and a major regional family business needed to form a 50/50 joint venture under tight regulatory and commercial deadlines. I led negotiation, due diligence, and the first hundred days of integration.
Read the mandate→Five-year regional strategy for a European industrial and petrochemical multinational
A European industrial and petrochemical multinational needed a coherent five-year strategy across three priority markets in the region. I led the formulation, board engagement, and translation into market-level operational plans.
Read the mandate→Competitive strategy for industrial automation in MEA oil & gas
A North American industrial automation multinational needed a defensible regional competitive strategy for its oil & gas vertical in MEA. we delivered the market map, the named-competitor analysis, and the recommended five-year competitive position.
Read the mandate→Feasibility, financing, and partnership build for a North African resources project
A complex minerals and resources project in North Africa needed a credible feasibility, a workable financing structure, and a cross-company partnership stack to move into execution. I led all three.
Read the mandate→Bid structuring for a giga-scale green ammonia tender
A multinational technology provider preparing to bid into a giga-scale green ammonia tender in the Gulf needed senior leadership to structure the bid, integrate the consortium, and translate national programme imperatives into a credible offering. I led the structuring end-to-end.
Read the mandate→Arbitration close-out and risk de-escalation on a Gulf metro programme
A multinational TIC firm acting as Independent Checking Engineer on a multi-billion-dollar Gulf metro programme had inherited a subcontractor dispute that had escalated to arbitration. I took the chair, settled the arbitration, and stabilised the programme position.
Read the mandate→Quality governance and independent design check on a Gulf urban giga-project
A flagship Gulf urban regeneration giga-project — central to the region's heritage and tourism strategy — required a quality governance and independent design check framework adapted to giga-scale and to local heritage and regulatory specifics. I secured the engagement and shaped delivery.
Read the mandate→Owner's Engineer bid strategy for a giga-scale utility solar plant
A multinational TIC firm bidding for the Owner's Engineer mandate on a 1.4 GW utility-scale solar PV plant in the Gulf needed a commercial strategy that balanced cost competitiveness against comprehensive risk coverage. I led the bid, the pricing, and the value proposition that secured the contract.
Read the mandate→Bankability and financing structure for a clean-fuels reference plant
A North American clean-fuels developer building a reference-scale methanol plant needed a financing structure that satisfied two audiences with different priorities — strategic equity attracted by long-term technology upside, and lenders focused on near-term cashflow robustness. I led the structuring.
Read the mandate→High-voltage substation delivery for an East African wind power programme
A wind power programme in East Africa needed senior project leadership to deliver its high-voltage substation, establish the project company that would own and operate it, and put the governance framework in place. I led all three.
Read the mandate→FDI advisory and cross-disciplinary network for GCC market entry
A private investor preparing to deploy capital into the GCC needed an advisory framework that combined regulatory, sectoral, and political insight under a single coordinating partner. we built the network and ran it.
Read the mandate→Financing and partnership structure for a billion-dollar sports infrastructure bid
A regional developer bidding for a $1 billion sports infrastructure project needed a financing structure and partnership stack that would withstand sponsor scrutiny in a tightly competitive tender. I led the structuring end-to-end.
Read the mandate→Joint venture formation for a Gulf mining and resources project
A regional mining developer needed a strategic partner to advance a resources project under the host country's national regulatory and localisation priorities. I led the partner search, the due diligence, and the joint venture formation.
Read the mandate→Working capital transformation for a Saudi industrial services business
A ~€50M-revenue industrial services business in Saudi Arabia was generating strong topline but failing to convert it to cash, with overdue receivables at roughly a tenth of annual revenue. I redesigned the commercial governance model, repositioning collections from a downstream finance task to an upstream risk discipline embedded in customer selection and incentives. Overdue exposure was cut by more than half.
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