Khalil-Charles Al Khouri, REGION BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER/SALES AND MARKETING

Khalil-Charles Al Khouri

REGION BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER/SALES AND MARKETING

Weatherford International Eastern Europe S.R.L

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Master's degree, Executive Management
Experience
28 years, 0 Months

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REGION BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER/SALES AND MARKETING at Weatherford International Eastern Europe S.R.L
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • September 2010 to December 2014

Weatherford International Eastern Europe S.R.L. (from September 2010)

WDI, a division of Weatherford International Limited, is a leading land drilling contractor with a fleet of One Hundred and Ten (110) land drilling units of various sizes and types. Through recent acquisitions, WDI has gained over sixty years of South American, Middle Eastern, North African, and European drilling experience and currently has operations in Australia, Romania, Austria, Ukraine, Russia, Venezuela, Oman, Kuwait, Egypt, Libya and Saudi Arabia. In addition, WDI is able to provide extensive managerial and technical support in all areas of onshore operations from their headquarters in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and their regional offices in Houston, USA and Kula Lumpur, Malaysia.

Position: Contracts, (Europe) commercial and business development manager: The objectives of my position are: • To meet the needs of European customers
• The delivery of positive minimal achievement in sales
• Flourishing revenue through 2010 - 2015
• To stay committed to WDI strategy, focusing on on-going restructuring and modernization program

I was endowed with optimum strength and competencies to successfully pursue and achieve our WDI re-structuring objectives and strategy. This ensured Weatherford sustainable development by further strengthening on leading position in big Weatherford core business and competitiveness. My target was reached by making a fleet of 9 rigs (work load capacity between 100 and 200 MT) operable in Romania, Ukraine, Bulgaria, and Austria.

Eastern Europe Business Development Manager at Weatherford International Eastern Europe S.R.L
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • September 2010 to December 2014

Since September 2010 to date, I have been assigned a position of an Eastern Europe Business Development Manager for the Weatherford International Eastern Europe S.R.L. The region plan was to encourage all our critical sales teams to focus on revenue and profitability. Therefore, we don't only meet our targets, but we also build on our success to achieve our growth potential across the region and across all product line (s) . I was focusing on particular product line (s) to be incentivized to identify opportunities within our client base for Weatherford product line (s), including: Drilling (more specifically: directional drilling services, drilling with casing systems, rental drilling tools, and tubular running services), Cased Hole & Open Hole wireline services, Completion, Production, and Intervention.

Furthermore, my duty comprised a Petroleum Consulting (PC) group which is fully equipped and motivates to act as World Class in optimizing production and improving field development efficiency. PC acts as a high speed vehicle for delivering greater value both to our external clients and WFT's internal subsurface business. PC is a talent intensive business where people and their fit to scope tools (software) deliver value via integrated Reservoir Management (RM) actions.

Member at Membership of Professional Association and Societies
  • January 1997 to November 2013

Membership of Professional Association and Societies:
Member: Association of Professional Engineers of Canada (since 1997)

Member at Quebec Combustion Association
  • January 1995 to November 2013

Member: Quebec Combustion Association (since 1995)

Member at Membership of Professional Association and Societies
  • January 1987 to November 2013

Member: Romanian Society of Mechanical Engineer (since 1987)

COMMERCIAL & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER at Weatherford Drilling International
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • June 2006 to September 2010

• June 2006-SEP 2010
Weatherford Drilling International (WDI) - Dubai, UAE

GENERAL MANAGER at SETEGI THERMAX SYSTEMS
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • February 2003 to December 2006

• February 2003 - December 2006
SETEGI THERMAX SYSTEMS -Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. and Canada

Setegi Thermax Systems was formed in Canada (Montreal) in 1971 with a view to serve as a focal point for providing requisite technology & services for the oil & gas sector. Setegi Thermax Systems in UAE has since provided many pioneering services to the oil & gas industry and to the industrial sector. First, through the gas heating solution turn-key projects (combustion technology) and secondly by sponsorship of world renowned companies, as agent/representative of several international renowned American & European companies, whereby successfully offered parts, equipment and services to the oil industry. As General Manager I have adopted open door policy with proper hierarchy command systems, Managed big amount of sales (order from a different Oil/Gas Organization) with completion milestones of challenging nature that require dynamic decision-making character with risk-assessment, special planning (CPM, contingency, acceleration justification) and QS e.g., techniques provisional budget, as the Engineering progresses simultaneously with procurement and construction ( when & in case of supply the complete and comprehensive systems of combustion equipment dealt as EPC)

projects (district cooling plants & distribution) . As General Manager at GULF INDUSTRIAL SERVICES COMPANY
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • January 1999 to June 2003

• Jan. 1999 - June 2003:
GULF INDUSTRIAL SERVICES COMPANY (GISCO) Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.

GISCO is one of the leading electro-mechanical- Fire & security protection contractors in UAE. GISCO field of expertise is installation & maintenance covers but not limited to rotating equipment: gas turbine, diesel generator, pumps & compressors. Industrial projects: sewage pumping station, industrial automation, HV/LV systems, switch gears, fuel complexes, gas system & TABREED projects (district cooling plants & distribution) . As General Manager, I was responsible for the day to day management of the operating company in accordance with the policies & procedures and to promote the sale of all product and services to achieve budgeted sale & profitability.

Abu Dhabi-Resident Engineer/Mechanical contracts Manager at KEO Consulting Office
  • United States
  • April 1995 to July 1998

• April 1995 - July 1998:
KEO Consulting Office (Kuwait), JV METLCAF & EDDY (Boston, U.S.A.) Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
Abu Dhabi-Resident Engineer/Mechanical contracts Manager for joint-venture office for the Abu Dhabi sewerage scheme, western region sewerage projects, the program provided planning, design and construction of waste water facilities for rural communities of the western region of Abu Dhabi, the 250 million $US including collection system and effluent irrigation system.

Education

Master's degree, Executive Management
  • at Ashland University
  • January 1993

1993 MBA Executive Management, Ashland University Ashland, Ohio, U.S.A.

Master's degree, Mechanical Engineering Technology
  • at George Asachi University
  • January 1989

1989 Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) George Asachi University, Romania

Specialties & Skills

Project Management
Oil and Gas
Business Development
International Sales
Customer Relationship Management
CONTRACTS
ENGINEER
ELECTRO-MECHANICAL
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
Intermediate
Romanian
Expert

Memberships

Association of Professional Engineers of Canada
  • Member
  • January 1997
Romanian Society of Mechanical Engineer
  • Member
  • January 1987
Quebec Combustion Association
  • Member
  • January 1995
ENGINEER WORLDS
  • JUST LEAD A DISCUSSION IN THE FIELD
  • October 2011