Saed Saabneh

Reporting to the Chairman and Board, lead enterprise performance, governance, financial oversight, and cross-functional
transformation across a global oil & gas pipeline inspection services group.
• Serve as strategic partner to the Chairman and Board on enterprise priorities, growth, operating model design, and
value creation.
• Lead group-wide performance management, governance frameworks, KPI/OKR design, and accountability cadence
across Sales, Operations, Finance, HR, Technology, and Shared Services.
• Integrate strategic planning, budgeting, forecasting, and performance targets to improve resource allocation and
execution discipline.
• Oversee profitability analysis, cost control, cash flow optimization, and management reporting across territories.
• Support treasury, commercial finance, capital allocation, and investment appraisal to strengthen growth decisions and
resilience.
• Lead commercial governance on major contracts and partnerships, including pricing, payment terms, and contractual
risk mitigation.
• Drive supply chain, procurement, logistics, vendor performance improvement, and digital transformation across ERP,
HRIS, and analytics platforms.

Led the strategic direction, portfolio growth, governance framework, and operational expansion of a diversified holding group spanning 14 sectors and 70+ business entities.
o Defined and executed long-term group strategy to drive growth, profitability, diversification, and competitive positioning.
o Oversaw financial health, capital deployment, governance, and performance management to support scale and long-term value creation.
o Directed expansion planning, legal structuring, business setup, and operating frameworks for newly established entities and market entries.
o Built and strengthened relationships with shareholders, investors, regulators, strategic partners, and key stakeholders.
o Established best practices in operational management, reporting, risk mitigation, and cross-business governance.
Key Achievements: Revenue growth of 1300%; CAPEX expansion from USD 100M to USD 1B+; establishment of 62 new companies; integration of 1, 300+ employees.

Led the financial restructuring and strategic turnaround of a publicly listed EPC leader with annual turnover of AED 2 billion,
20 subsidiaries, and operations across 16 countries.
• Directed group finance, treasury, governance, reporting, and restructuring activities in a highly complex stakeholder
environment.
• Led restructuring of AED 5 billion debt, negotiating with 50+ banks and 1, 100 creditors.
• Managed daily treasury operations covering 46 bank exposures in alignment with the broader restructuring strategy.
• Served as Acting CEO in engagements with regulators, authorities, lenders, and stakeholders, supporting board-level
decision-making.
• Strengthened governance, reporting discipline, and compliance with public listing and regulatory requirements.

Led operational excellence, business performance, and execution discipline across 12 standalone business units in construction
and related sectors.
• Directed operational improvement initiatives to increase productivity, reduce cost, and improve delivery quality.
• Aligned operating activities with strategic priorities in partnership with the CEO, CFO, and business unit leaders.
• Monitored subsidiary performance through KPIs, governance routines, and operational controls.
• Oversaw process optimization, resource allocation, vendor management, and market-responsive execution.
• Held responsibility for new business development, P&L performance, and strategic execution.

Directed strategic growth, financial operations, governance, and operational development of a multinational conglomerate across
Asia and the Middle East.
• Formulated and executed strategic financial and operational plans to support growth and resilience.
• Led refinancing initiatives, working capital strategies, and financial resource optimization.
• Advised senior leadership on performance improvement, strategic planning, and operational priorities.
• Strengthened governance, compliance, internal processes, and financial systems integration with CRM and reporting
platforms.