Dr. Khaled Al Kindi
Diligent & forward-thinking Senior Vice President & Board Member | Integrated Drilling & Production Systems | Leadership | Asset Management | Commercial Strategy Development | HSE Compliance & Risk Management
The move
MoveADNOC Drilling → ADNOC Group
TitleBoard Executive Committee → SVP Drilling Asset Management - ADNOC
LocationUnited Arab Emirates → United Arab Emirates
Career arcBoomerang (UAE-educated, foreign stint)★
Cross-border moveNo — same country
UAE federal / sovereign destinationYes ★
Native languageEnglish, Arabic
Years in UAE12.9
Total experience18.4 years
ADNOC Group headcount10,001+ employees
ADNOC Group industryOil and Gas
ADNOC Group HQAbu Dhabi
ADNOC Group founded1971
ADNOC Group typeGovernment Agency
Career arc
- Board MemberJan 2026 — Present
Gordon Technologies, LLC· Full-time
- SVP Drilling Asset Management - ADNOCJan 2026 — Present
ADNOC Group· Full-time - Board Member, Audit Committee Chair & Advisory Committee ChairJan 2026 — Present
Turnwell
- Board Executive CommitteeJan 2026 — Present
ADNOC Drilling - Board MemberJan 2026 — Present
NTS AMEGA GLOBAL
- Board Member & Audit Committee ChairJan 2026 — Present
Enersol Energy Solutions· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Senior Vice President Upper Zakum - ADNOC OffshoreJul 2023 — Jan 2026ADNOC Group· Full-time
- Senior Vice President Drilling - ADNOC OnshoreJan 2020 — Feb 2025ADNOC Group· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Vice President – Drilling, Bu Hasa & Southeast - ADNOC DrillingNov 2018 — Dec 2019ADNOC Group· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Vice President - ADNOC DrillingJan 2017 — Nov 2018ADNOC Group· Abu Dhabi
- Expansion Manager - ADNOC DrillingDec 2015 — Jan 2017ADNOC Group· United Arab Emirates
- Drilling Team Manager - ADNOC DrillingJul 2012 — Dec 2015ADNOC Group· Abu Dhabi
- Rig Manager - ADNOC DrillingMar 2010 — Jun 2012ADNOC Group
- Assistant Rig Manager - ADNOC DrillingSep 2007 — Feb 2010ADNOC Group
Education
- Zayed UniversityExecutive Master's Degree in Business Administration · Business Administration and Management, General2011 — 2013
- United Arab Emirates UniversityDoctorate in Business Administration2016 — 2021
- American International SchoolHigh School Diploma1998 — 2001
- Khalifa UniversityBachelor’s Degree · Petroleum Engineering2001 — 2007
Languages
- English · Native or bilingual
- Arabic · Native or bilingual