Page 52 - Impiantistica Italiana
P. 52
INTERVIEW
Arkad-ABB:
a new international EPC
general contractor
Algeria RhourdeNouss
Conversation with Mr. David Daslav Brkic in growing the skills and capabilities of
Gowans, CEO, following Arkad is a new reality among the EPC the Saudi workforce and the local work-
force where we operate. For example,
the acquisition earlier this year general contractors. Please, tell us we have achieved an IKTVA score of
of ABB Oil & Gas’ EPC business about you. 48 per cent in 2017 (which measures
by the Saudi group Arkad Arkad is a young group but has come a how much domestic economic value
a business creates in KSA), which is
long way in the last decade. Today we are
the only energy EPC contractor in Saudi among the highest in the industry. One
Arabia that is 100 per cent Saudi-owned, of Arkad’s key priorities is increasing
and has its own engineering and procu- women’s participation in the workforce,
rement capabilities in the Kingdom. In a and we are proud of the fact that our
short space time we have managed to workforce in KSA now comprises more
grow from a domestic player to a major than 15 percent females of our technical
diversified business with a global footprint staff and we intend to grow that number
with 10,000 staff, a quarter of which are significantly over the coming years.
Saudi nationals. Developing strong governance based on
Part of our Saudi DNA is our success a clear business structure and promoting
50 Impiantistica Italiana - Novembre-Dicembre 2018
