Arabtec profile: Rising from the Ashes

Ziad Makhzoumi, Arabtec CFO
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Makhzoumi:  Engineering Arabtec’s growth strategy

Recently listed by the Wall Street Journal as among the top 20 influential, non-royal decision-makers in the UAE, Ziad Makhzoumi is now a key driving force in Arabtec’s ambitious growth strategy, helping to inspire a progressive yet realistic vision for its expansion. On top of being a finance expert, he has a track record of holding a variety senior executive positions in Europe, North America and the Middle East.
His first role in the UAE was in fact in 1981 with Booz & Co, followed by assignments in Saudi Arabia and Europe. He later became the chief financial officer of a private holding company with operations in North America, Europe and the MENA region, and before joining Arabtec in just 2008 was involved in strategic consultancy, private equity buyouts and restructuring in similar regions.

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As a strategist and restructuring specialist, with expertise in the real estate, technology, financial services, engineering, manufacturing and the consultancy sectors, Ziad Makhzoumi was also the founder and chairman of the City of London Investment Group - a UK-based billion dollar fund, that invested in a large number of high-profile emerging markets.
As a well-known public speaker on various business subjects, just last year, Ziad Makhzoumi was voted by his peers as The Revolutionary CFO of the Year. He was additionally awarded the Investor Relations Personality of the Year by over 200 Fund Managers and Investment Advisors, an event sponsored by the Middle East Investor Relations Society. He holds a Bachelor of Science (BA Honours) in Electronics and Electrical Engineering, and a Master of Business Arts (MBA) in Banking and International Finance, from Manchester Business School in the UK.
 

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