Andrej Krnetic
Senior Vice President, HSE | MBA
The move
MoveADNOC Group → TAQA Group
TitleTeam Leader, Projects HSE → Senior Vice President, HSE
LocationAbu Dhabi → Abu Dhabi
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Native languageCroatian
Years in UAE11.4
Total experience23.6 years
TAQA Group headcount5,001-10,000 employees
TAQA Group industryOil and Gas
TAQA Group HQDhahran
TAQA Group founded2003
TAQA Group typePrivately Held
Career arc
- Senior Vice President, HSEJan 2025 — Present
TAQA Group· Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Vice President, HSSEJan 2024 — Dec 2024TAQA Group· Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Vice President, HSE (Business Partner)May 2021 — Dec 2023TAQA Group· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Team Leader, Projects HSEJan 2021 — Apr 2021
ADNOC Group· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Corporate Manager (Acting), HSE Programs, Planning & Performance DepartmentSep 2020 — Jan 2021ADNOC Group· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Team Leader, Corporate HSEDec 2019 — Aug 2020ADNOC Group· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Senior Engineer, Corporate HSE (HSEMS & Compliance)Sep 2018 — Nov 2019ADNOC Group· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Area HSES Manager, Marine Operations - Middle EastDec 2015 — Aug 2018
McDermott International, Ltd· Dubai, United Arab Emirates - HSSE ManagerJun 2014 — Nov 2015
Petrofac· United Arab Emirates - Project HSE ManagerDec 2010 — Jun 2014
Saipem· Spain / Greece / Azerbaijan· Full-time - Project HSE CoordinatorApr 2009 — Nov 2010Saipem· Azerbaijan / Libya· Full-time
- Project/Vessel HSE EngineerJan 2006 — Mar 2009Saipem· Tunisia / Spain / Croatia· Full-time
- Operational SupportNov 2000 — Nov 2004VVarious Construction/Shipbuilding Companies· Croatia
Education
- NEBOSHInternational General Certificate in Occupational Health and SafetyPresent
- University of LeicesterPostgraduate Diploma in Risk, Crisis and Disaster ManagementPresent
- University of GreenwichBSc (Hons) Occupational Safety, Health and the EnvironmentPresent
- Durham UniversityMaster of Business Administration - MBAPresent
- NEBOSHDiploma in Environmental ManagementPresent
Languages
- Croatian · Native or bilingual
- English · Full professional
Top skills
Incident InvestigationProject ManagementHSE Management SystemsEPCCommunicationHSE
About
Accomplished HSE leader with over 24 years’ international experience, including over 16 years in strategic and operational leadership roles with utilities and oil companies, and major oil & gas EPCI contractors, across Middle East, Caspian, North Africa and Mediterranean areas. Proven ability improving HSE management systems, processes, and contractors’ HSE performance. Hands-on experience in HSE culture transformation, HSE strategy & planning, HSE management system and HSE assurance programmes development, and project HSE management.Advanced communication capabilities, familiar with working in diverse locations and cultures worldwide, supervisor of multinational professionals.