
Gabriel Ionescu, M.B.A., Ciarb
Global Function Head / Senior Director - Contracts & Commercial | EPC • Power • Oil & Gas • Renewable Energy • Infrastructure
The move
MovePetrofac → Larsen & Toubro
TitleSenior Director - Contracts → Global Head (Independent Company) - Contracts
LocationUnited Arab Emirates → Saudi Arabia
Career arcBoomerang (UAE-educated, foreign stint)★
First time at this levelYes ★
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Years in UAE17.2
Total experience31.2 years
Larsen & Toubro headcount10,001+ employees
Larsen & Toubro industryExecutive Offices
Larsen & Toubro HQMumbai, Maharashtra
Larsen & Toubro typePublic Company
Career arc
- Global Head (Independent Company) - ContractsMar 2026 — Present
Larsen & Toubro· Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates - Senior Director - Contracts2024 — 2026
Petrofac· United Arab Emirates - Head of Group Legal and Contracts2018 — 2024
Arkad SpA· United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Italy
- Regional Contracts Manager2014 — 2018
Atkins· United Arab Emirates - Contracts Director2013 — 2014
Alghanim International· Kuwait - Regional Manager Contracts and Proposals2007 — 2012
Kharafi National· Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Papua New Guinea
- Contracts Manager1993 — 2006
Alcatel-Lucent· Canada;Germany;The Gambia;Egypt; Jordan;Kuwait;Qatar;China;France;Netherlands
Education
- Heriot-Watt UniversityMBA · Business Administration2006
Languages
- German
- French
- English