Khaldoun Tabari

Company: Drake & Scull International
Position: Vice chairman and chief executive
Contact: +971 (0)4 8112300
Company website:www.drakescull.com

Biography: Khaldoun Tabari is the vice-chairman and CEO of DSI, and has led the development of the company from a local mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) contractor to a regional leader in the construction industry.

He acquired DSI in 1998 and has expanded the business to include EPC and civil contracting in addition to the development of design-and-build engineering expertise in infrastructure; water and power; rail; oil and gas; and wastewater treatment.

Together with its core MEP capability, DSI provides integrated services in the construction industry spanning markets including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Iraq, Libya, Jordan, India, Vietnam, Djibouti, Thailand and Algeria, and managing projects in the Middle East and North Africa, Europe and Asia. Tabari also serves as a non-executive chairman and director of several other corporations. He graduated from the University of Colorado in the US with a degree in engineering and business administration.

Biography updated: 07.05.13