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Dr. Mohamed Farouk Mohamed Abdelmeguid Abdelkhalek has been a member of the ADES’s Board and has served as chief executive officer since 2012, during which time he has led the Company’s expansion into new markets and services as ADES transforms into a leading global rig operator headquartered in Al Khobar- Saudi Arabia since 2022.

Dr. Farouk joined the Group from Invensys Operations Management (IOM), a FTSE 100 company, where he was most recently senior vice president for global delivery and operations based in Texas. He served earlier with Invensys as Director of Invensys Global Engineering Excellence Centers in Egypt, India, China and Argentina, prior to which he was the General Manager of Invensys Engineering and Services in Egypt. He began his career in 1991 as a Project Engineer at ConiSys Egypt, a provider of control and instrumentation systems technology.

Dr. Farouk holds a PhD in systems engineering and control from Case Western Reserve University of Ohio, USA. He was subsequently an associate professor of electrical engineering at Cairo University. His past directorships include service to the board Schneider Electric for Process Systems; he is currently the Non-Executive Chairman of Schneider Electric Engineering and services Egypt, and Board Member of Rameda Pharmaceutical.

Hussein Mohammed Abdul Salam Hassan Badawy joined ADES in 2016 and has been appointed as the group CFO since December 2021. Prior to his appointment as the group CFO, he held important roles as the Corporate Investor Relations and Finance Director.

Bringing over more than 14+ years of experience, Mr. Hussein has played a pivotal role in ensuring sustainable capital growth and bringing financial stability to the group, through generating successful strategic investments that are backed up by strong Capital Structures. In addition to all Finance functions, Mr. Hussein spearheads our Strategic Planning and Decision Support that serves the group with profound strategies, analytics, and foresight. Prior to joining ADES, Mr. Hussein served as the Senior Relationship Manager for the Corporate & Investment Banking Group with Arab International Bank, a multilateral bank.

Mr. Hussein has bachelor’s degree in International Business Administration from Sadat Academy for Management Sciences in collaboration with the university of New Brunswick – Canada and has a Professional Certification in Credit Risk & Risk Management from AUC School of Business.

Morcos joined ADES Group in July 2015 serving as General Counsel and Company Secretary. Prior to joining the group, he was the Head of Legal Affairs at Orascom Telecom Media and Technology Holding and Principal Lawyer for Mobinil (now Orange).

Morcos brings almost 20 years of knowledge and experience in diverse business sectors including telecommunications, media, technology, real estate, maritime and oil and gas. His legal expertise varies from capital markets, restructuring, and acquisitions to financing projects. Morcos has gained recognition in his field for serving as the group General Counsel in relation to ADES's significant expansion. Over the past 8 years, he led the ADES Group legal team in many projects including listing and delisting from the London Stock Exchange, supporting the group operations across its multiple jurisdictions, and undertaking several group restructurings and loan syndications.

Morcos holds a Bachelor of Law and a Master of International Commercial Transactions and Logistics from the Arab Academy for Science and Technology.

As the Vice President & General Manager for KSA, Montaser Mohamed Samy Abdulrahman Naguib is heading the ADES business in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and is a key stake holder of the ADES leadership team. Mr. Montaser started his career in the field of Fracturing & Stimulation in Schlumberger and has held different leadership roles across Europe, Middle East, Russia & the US.

Mr. Montaser’s last role in SLB was as the Global VP of Integrated Production Services based out of the UK. He has also held the roles of Vice President of Well Services for Middle East & Asia and Vice President of Deep water Well Integrity.

Mr. Montaser has a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the American University in Cairo.

Mehdi Hamel joined ADES in March 2022 as the Global Director of Safety, Health, Environment and Risk Management; where in his capacity he played a pivotal role in setting strong fundamentals of culture of Quality, Health, Safety, Security, Environment and Sustainability across our global footprint.

Mr. Mehdi has over 20 plus years of professional experience and has worked across different geo markets in Europe, Middle East and Africa. Mr. Mehdi has held several senior positions in large oil and gas corporations such as WesternGeco & Schlumberger in QHSSE & Supply Chain functions.

Mr. Mehdi has led different strategic initiatives during his tenure that led to significant improvement in QHSSE performance. Mr. Mehdi has his Engineering degree in Geophysics and Petrophysics from Houari Boumediene University and has an MBA in Petroleum Engineering from Heriot Watt University.

Ahmed Mohamed Abdel Hady Osman joined ADES Group in May 2022 as the Chief Commercial and Strategy Officer with responsibilities for defining and implementing the Group’s business objectives and strategies as well as leading the overall marketing efforts for the Group’s fleet. In his current role, Mr. Ahmed is heading the Commercial and Strategy functions. Prior to joining ADES Group, Mr. Ahmed spent more than 10 years with Shelf Drilling in Dubai, United Arab Emirates where he most recently served as Director of Marketing for the Middle East, Europe and North Africa regions.

Mr. Ahmed brings an excess of twenty years of industry experience having assumed senior managerial and leadership roles in Marketing & Contracts, Drilling Operations, Projects, Asset Management & QHSE with other industry leading names like legacy GlobalSantaFe and Transocean. Ahmed started his offshore drilling career in SantaFe back in 2001.

Mr. Ahmed holds a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Cairo University with Project Management studies.

Mohammed Saad Khalil Al Sira joined ADES Group since September 2015 as Regional Asset & Maintenance Director and currently assumes the role of Asset Management Vice President since October 2022. Since joining, he continued capitalizing on the steady and multi-disciplinary engineering activities and the successful technical and maintenance strategies that ensure successful operating company assets, setting of premium processes & quality standards across our various activities and fleet of Offshore Jack-up Rigs, Onshore Rigs, Barge, MOPU and FSO.

Mr. Mohammed has a wealth professional record of 13+ years of solid experience and technicalities assuming multiple roles with an industry big name as Transocean, where he successfully kicked off his career as a Tour Mechanic in Transocean-Egypt and led ahead a fast-growing career till his last appointment as Asset Manager Transocean – Malta in 2015. Mohamed is a Bachelor of Mechanical Power Engineering where he holds several technical certifications.

Manoj Ganesh Parmesh joined ADES Group in January 2023 as the Chief People Officer and is heading the People and Learning functions. Mr. Manoj has over two and half decades of experience in the field of Strategic Human Resources, Capability building, large scale people mobilization, organization development and competency development programs.

Mr. Manoj has an excellent understanding of the upstream oil & gas industry having worked with E & P, Oil Field Services and Drilling Contractors. Mr. Manoj has worked in different geographies in Asia, Middle East & North Africa and has held HR leadership roles in Reliance Industries Offshore E & P Business, Weatherford International’s Drilling Rigs business. He also worked at C-Suite level for Muscat based listed company Renaissance Services.

Mr. Manoj is an alumnus of MIT Sloan and Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIM-K) and is a Chartered Fellow of CIPD of the UK. Mr. Manoj is also actively involved in the professional forums of IADC, SPE and CIPD.

Wissam Hamed Morsi Ibrahim Al Adany joined ADES Group as the Chief Information Officer in February 2022, bringing over 27 years of profound experience in digital transformation within multinational organizations, having spent over 4 years in Brazil and Kazakhstan spearheading digital transformation efforts of these organizations. Prior to joining ADES, Mr. Wissam has served as the Regional CIO for both the United Nations in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and MENA regions, as well as Lafarge and GB Auto as the industry’s renowned names in both building material and automotive respectively.

In recognition of his outstanding contributions, Mr. Wissam has been honored with several awards, including the CIO200 award as a Legend CIO in Africa and MENA for both 2021 and 2022, the best CIO of Automotive in MENA by the Global CIO Forum, and awarded from IDC consecutively as the "CIO of the Year" in 2021 and 2020 and from top 20 CIOs in 2023. Mr. Wissam holds a master’s degree in Business Administration from the American University in Cairo (AUC) and a Bachelor of Communication and Electronics Engineering.

Ammar Abbas has recently joined ADES Group as the Vice President of Supply Chain, with an extensive career spanning 25 years.

Mr. Ammar boasts rich expertise in Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Logistics & Customs, Material Management, Inventory Management, Global Traceability, Product Planning, and Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP). His comprehensive mastery of supply chain dynamics extends to the intricacies of the Oilfield industry, covering both its technical facets and geographical complexities. His professional journey includes senior leadership roles in the supply chain domain across significant regions, namely MEA, Europe, Africa, and North America, where he contributed significantly during his tenures at SLB. Furthermore, he held pivotal Champion and Executive Supply Chain positions at NESR.

Mr. Ammar Holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics, Finance and business administration from Aleppo University in Syria. Mr. Ammar's commitment to excellence is underscored by his acquisition of esteemed certifications in Supply Chain training from reputable institutions in Europe and the USA. Mr. Ammar also obtained training certification in strategic executive Supply chain management from MIT.

Ayman Mamdouh Mohamed Fathi Abbas has been involved in ADES Group’s Board since inception and has held position of Chairman since 2003. He has played a key role in transforming the Company into a global player.

In addition to his positions on the Board of ADES Group, Mr. Ayman has held executive positions in several organizations, including Director General for Schneider Electric Engineering Services, and Executive Chairman for ADES International Holding Ltd. He was also previously Chairman for Tenth of Ramadan for Pharmaceutical Industries and Diagnostic Reagents (Rameda) SAE, an Egyptian joint stock company listed on the EGX, and ADES Egypt.

Mr. Ayman holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the American University in Cairo, Egypt.

Dr. Mohamed Farouk Mohamed Abdelmeguid Abdelkhalek has been a member of the ADES’s Board and has served as chief executive officer since 2012, during which time he has led the Company’s expansion into new markets and services as ADES transforms into a leading global rig operator headquartered in Al Khobar- Saudi Arabia since 2022.

Dr. Farouk joined the Group from Invensys Operations Management (IOM), a FTSE 100 company, where he was most recently senior vice president for global delivery and operations based in Texas. He served earlier with Invensys as Director of Invensys Global Engineering Excellence Centers in Egypt, India, China and Argentina, prior to which he was the General Manager of Invensys Engineering and Services in Egypt. He began his career in 1991 as a Project Engineer at ConiSys Egypt, a provider of control and instrumentation systems technology.

Dr. Farouk holds a PhD in systems engineering and control from Case Western Reserve University of Ohio, USA. He was subsequently an associate professor of electrical engineering at Cairo University. His past directorships include service to the board Schneider Electric for Process Systems; he is currently the Non-Executive Chairman of Schneider Electric Engineering and services Egypt, and Board Member of Rameda Pharmaceutical.

Fadi Adel Mohamed Al Said brings a wealth of experience to ADES Group’s Board. He also currently sits on the Boards of B-TECH, Depa PLC, and the Saudi Jordanian Investment Fund (SJIF).

He also holds the position of Senior Director at the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF), the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia.

Previously, Mr. Fadi held several executive positions, including Managing Director and Head of MENA Investments for Lazard Asset Management in the UAE, and Manager and Head of MENA Investments for ING Investment Management.

Mr. Fadi graduated from the University of Jordan with a Bachelor of Economics, and earned an MBA from Cass Business School. He is also a CFA charterholder.

Muteb Mohammed Saad Alshathri brings extensive industry experience to his role as Board Member at ADES Group. He is heavily involved in Saudi Arabia’s investment funds, as well as Vice Chairman of the Saudi Jordanian Investment Company, the Saudi Sudanese Investment Company, the Saudi Bahranian Investment Company and the Saudi Iraqi Investment Company. He is also a Board Member at the Saudi Egyptian Investment Fund, and the Saudi Tourism Fund.

Additionally, Mr. Muteb is also a Senior Director at the Saudi Public Investment Fund, Chairman of the Board of Depa PLC, Vice Chairman of the Board of Qassim Cement, and a Board Member in the Saudi Ceramic Company and Capital Bank. He previously served as an Advisor at Saudi Aramco and Manager at Riyadh Investment Company.

Mr. Muteb graduated from Northwest University with a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, and later earned an MBA from Harvard University.

Hatem Ahmed Elsayed Soliman is a highly experienced sector professional who serves as a Board Member at ADES Group and a Director for ADES Holding Company. He is also a Director for several companies including OEC, a leading Brazilian company operating in the engineering, procurement, and construction field, ABYSS Services, an Australian Company operating in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) sector, Intro Group, and Ocyan, a Brazilian deep water drilling company.

Mr. Hatem has previously served as Board Member at both Exten and ADES International and was also Senior Adviser to Schlumberger’s Global CEO between 2017 and 2018. Prior to that, he served as Executive President of the Middle East, Asia, Pacific regions and Latin America at Schlumberger.

Mr. Hatem holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, which he received from Helwan University.

Abdullrahman Khalid Abdullah Al Zamil has been a member of ADES Groups’ Board of Directors since 2021, he is also the Chairman of the Board at both Al Zamil Food Industries, and sits as President and Executive Board of Directors on the Board of Al Zamil Investment Group.

In addition, Mr. Abdullrahman is also Board member at many renowned companies, including Innovative Energy, MLM Investments, Dhahran Expo, Gulf Stabilizers Industries, and Yamama Factories for Red Bricks and Clay Products. In addition to being the Chairman of Zamil Food Industries, he is also the chairman of the company’s Executive Committee.

Mr. Abdullrahman holds a bachelor’s degree in Finance and Economics from King Fahd University, as well as a Master’s Degree in Executive MBA from London Business School.