Ghassan Akiki

Ghassan Akiki is a highly experienced General Manager and Sales & Marketing Director with over 24 years in the energy industry, encompassing manufacturing, upstream services, and EPC. His expertise includes operational, financial, and developmental project structuring and execution, with significant experience across the Middle East and North Sea regions. linkedin+2

He possesses a strong background in business development and project management within the oil and gas sector, demonstrated by his roles at Baker Hughes where he managed large-scale projects like the Shaybah Project for Saudi Aramco, handled a yearly P/L of $600M, led bidding teams securing contracts worth $1.4Bn, and negotiated a $3.5Bn Horizontal Drilling Services contract. His previous experience also includes a General Manager role at Saari Oilfield Services, where he managed tenders and organized projects for ADNOC. bayt+1

Ghassan is proficient in chemical engineering, holding both a Bachelor's degree in chemical technology & engineering from National Technical University of Ukraine 'Kyiv Polytechnic Institute' and a Master's degree in Chemistry and technology of organic substances & oil processing from Odessa State Polytechnic University. This academic foundation underpins his technical contributions, including co-authoring a paper on drilling optimization for extended reach multilateral wells. gulftalent+2

His career also highlights significant experience as a consultant, where he initiated and advised on drilling contracts, managed bidding campaigns, provided sales coaching, and developed strategic transformation plans for service companies in the oil and gas industry. bayt