Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
A proven aviation executive with expertise in building and delivering multi-billion-dollar airport infrastructure portfolios across the public and private sectors, integrating master planning, asset management, and capital delivery into value-driven national aviation programs. Having operated across the full spectrum, as a contractor, as a client (within one of the world’s largest airport holding companies), and now as a senior consultant, I currently play a lead role within Saudi Arabia’s Airports PMO, supporting the delivery of the Kingdom’s national mega-CAPEX development programs across its airport network. My focus is on turning strategy into execution through strong governance, performance management, and delivery systems, ensuring that projects are not only delivered, but deliver measurable value, capacity, resilience, and long-term asset performance. I work closely with airport authorities, regulators, operators, and consultants to align investment decisions with national aviation objectives and Vision 2030 outcomes. In parallel, I support leadership roles across PMC and Design contracts with key Saudi airport authorities including RAC, JEDCO, and DACO, while contributing to regional efforts to position Egis as a leading provider of aviation engineering, program management, and advisory services in the Middle East. I hold an MBA (Distinction) from Warwick Business School, an IATA Diploma in Airport Strategic Management (Distinction), and a B.B.A. in MIS, alongside PMP and KPIP certifications. My work has been featured by ACI Asia-Pacific, co-authored in the AWS Global Blog, and supported by a U.S. provisional patent for AI-based predictive maintenance for electro-mechanical airport assets.
MATARAT Holding Company - owned by the Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation - has been forging the transformation of the Airports industry since its inception in 2013. Matarat owns and operates 28 airports that cater 108mppa across Saudi Arabia through its subsidiaries RAC, JEDCO, DACO, & Cluster2. As a Director in the Airport Master Planning Division, my role is to strategically direct the following activities across 27 airports: - Develop/Update airport masterplans (22 masterplans under development), and participate as a juror in concept design competitions of our airports. - Develop & Implement a unified Asset Management Strategy across our 27 airport portfolio. This includes conducting asset condition assessment, standardizing the asset management system, and implementing an enterprise asset management system. - Build & maintain a dynamic & optimized master schedule portfolio that encompasses all new capital & capital replacement projects across the 27 airports. - Manage all airport development activities ensuring strategic enablers are activated, strategic risk is controlled, structured change management protocols are set in place for delivering fit for purpose reliable assets on time and within budgets aligned with the Masterplan. -Engage & manage internal stakeholders & external governmental stakeholders to ensure strategic alignment across the board. - Represent Matarat Holding as a keynote/panel speaker at key summits & conferences.
- Responsible for the airport projects' portfolio, strategically planning corporate resources & monitoring progress to ensure project delivery on time & within budget. (Projects executed in 24 Saudi airports & 3 Egyptian Airports). - Engage in alignment meetings with key Saudi airports to support airport planning exercises, while ensure METCO is well positioned to offer a wide portfolio of solutions that match the aspirations of the national aviation strategies. - Focal point for the Corporate Transformation Program, to position METCO as a key player in delivering turnkey projects for airports in KSA & EGYPT.
- Project: Baggage Handling System Upgrade with In-Line Screening in Terminals 1, 2, &3 at the King Khaled International Airport - Riyadh, KSA.