About
CEO/MD-level business leader with 25+ years of experience across P&L ownership, growth, manufacturing, operations, supply chain and enterprise transformation. Has led multinational, JV, owner-led and entrepreneurial environments across the UAE/GCC, Iraq, Oman and India, with a strong track record in turnaround, governance and execution.
Experience
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Partner / O&G & Energy SME - Enterprise Transformation & DigitalisationData Direct Group · Oman / Remote2026 – 2026
Led Oil & Gas domain governance on a large enterprise digitalisation program covering approximately 325,000 contract lines across multiple entities. Managed senior stakeholder alignment across client, consulting and delivery teams, strengthening governance, decision-making and delivery discipline; reinforced milestone, change-control, baseline, scope and commercial governance in a complex multi-stakeholder transformation program.
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Managing Director - India | Executive Transformation MandateVarel Energy Solutions · Delhi NCR - Faridabad, India2025 – 2026
Led the India business with full P&L responsibility across sales, manufacturing, supply chain, localisation and service operations. Drove commercial and operating discipline in pricing, contracts, costing, governance, safety, compliance and cross-functional execution with operators, OEMs and EPCs; aligned India market growth, localisation, supplier performance and organisational capability with global leadership.
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Interim Director - Strategy, Transformation & Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director | Program Management | Chairman's OfficeKriss Drilling · India2024 – 2026
Leading an eight-rig commissioning and program-management mandate with chairman-level visibility and cross-functional execution responsibility. Driving integrated readiness across operations, contracts, manpower, HSE, procurement, vendors, inspection, logistics and customer interfaces; established executive program cadence, RAG/KPI reporting, budget and cash-flow reviews, escalation discipline and clearer decision rights.
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Chief Executive Officer & Managing DirectorFirefly Merchants FZ LLC · Dubai, UAE2024 – 2025
Led the business with responsibility for strategy, P&L, portfolio growth, customer acquisition, principal/OEM relationships, pricing, sourcing, supply chain, delivery and GCC market development. Distributed Thermax specialty chemicals and represented Thermax, Artson and Wave Engineering for GCC EPC opportunities in water/wastewater, gas pipelines, refinery repairs and tank farms.
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Global Operations Director - TransformationAswan International Engineering · Abu Dhabi, UAE2023 – 2024
Converted enterprise strategy into operating plans across business units, growth regions and complex industrial manufacturing/service operations. Held P&L responsibility for growth regions and supported KSA and international expansion through greenfield, brownfield and capability-development strategies; drove M&A, JV and partnership development while improving productivity, governance, organisational effectiveness and growth execution.
Skills
🏆 Achievements & awards
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10 Most Inspiring CEOs Making a Difference · 2021
Recognized by CIO Views Magazine.