Ghazi Joseph Haddad | Experienced Business Development Consultant
Experienced business development consultant Ghazi Joseph Haddad has been assisting contractors and industrialists in the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region for the past eight years. This region includes 19 countries: Bahrain, Egypt, Algeria, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen and Syria.
Contractors
Mr Haddad’s consulting work for contractors encompasses preparing market studies, assisting in bidding documents completion and submitting tenders, obtaining classification and registration with the relevant ministries and authorities, organising project start-ups, and ensuring timely payments. He also assists in preparing claims for unforeseen events, resolving issues during project execution and managing project handover while ensuring the recovery of performance bonds.
Industrialists
For industrialists, Mr Haddad suggests suitable law firms for initial company set-ups, conducts preliminary feasibility studies and applies for construction permits. He establishes financial models that consider cost constraint and country-specific requirements, completes loan request forms for public or private financial institutions, and aids in operational set ups before handing over to the plant management team.
GET Saudi
Mr Haddad is the top alliances advisor at the company GET Saudi (Generic Engineering Technologies & Contracting), which was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Doha, Qatar. GET currently employs around 7,000 staff and has completed 39 projects to date, with other projects ongoing in Qatar, KSA, Lebanon, Oman and Greece. A commitment to protecting its people and the environment is integral to GET’s corporate ethos. Employees are trained in the latest safety practices to minimize workplace injuries, while the company employs state-of-the-art engineering processes for effective wastewater management, air pollution control, public health improvement and recycling facilities.
GET has achieved successfully mega projects including military facilities, marine works, hotels, public parks and infrastructure. These achievements reflect GET’s dedication to delivering exceptional service that not only meets but exceeds client expectations. To date, GET has completed projects valued at more than 5 billion US dollars, with ongoing projects worth more than 1.6 billion US dollars.