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John Clark

Vice President - Middle East, Africa & South East Asia
45.4 yrs experienceUtilities
May 2017

The move

MoveEnel → Acwa
TitleSenior Vice President & Project Director → Vice President
LocationBratislava → Dubai
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveYes · Slovak Republic → United Arab Emirates
Years in UAE9.0
Total experience45.4 years
Acwa headcount1,001-5,000 employees
Acwa industryUtilities
Acwa HQRiyadh
Acwa typePrivately Held

Career arc

  1. Vice PresidentMay 2017 — Present
    Acwa· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  2. Senior Vice President & Project DirectorApr 2016 — May 2017
    Enel· Bratislava, Slovak Republic
  3. Senior Vice President & Chief Operating OfficerJun 2011 — Mar 2016
    Enel· Moscow, Russian Federation
  4. Country ManagerMar 2008 — Jun 2011
    Enel· Sofia, Bulgaria
  5. Head of International OperationsJan 2007 — Mar 2008
    Enel· Rome, Lazio, Italy
  6. Chief Operating OfficerMar 2006 — Jan 2007
    Enel· Sofia, Bulgaria
  7. Director, Asset ManagementMar 2001 — Mar 2006
    Entergy· London, United Kingdom
  8. Senior Manager, Operations & MaintenanceMar 1999 — Mar 2001
    Entergy· London, United Kingdom
  9. Maintenance & Engineering ManagerJan 1997 — Mar 1999
    InterGen· Runcorn, Cheshire, United Kingdom
  10. Power Operations ManagerJan 1995 — Jan 1997
    Alcan· Lynemouth, Northumberland, United Kingdom
  11. Power Commercial ManagerJan 1994 — Dec 1994
    Alcan· Lynemouth, Northumberland, United Kingdom
  12. Power Senior Maintenance EngineerJan 1990 — Dec 1993
    Alcan· Lynemouth, Northumberland, United Kingdom
  13. Power HSE EngineerJan 1988 — Dec 1989
    Alcan· Lynemouth, Northumberland, United Kingdom
  14. Production SupervisorJan 1986 — Dec 1987
    Alcan· Lynemouth, Northumberland, United Kingdom
  15. Engineering TechnicianJun 1984 — Dec 1985
    Alcan· Lynemouth, Northumberland, United Kingdom

Education

Top skills

International OperationsBusiness DevelopmentEnergyEngineering & ConstructionBusiness PlanningManagement

About

Energy Executive / CEO / COO with broad leadership experience in operations, construction, restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, integration, shareholder / stakeholder / government relations working in the UK, US, Italy, Spain, Bulgaria, Russia, Slovakia, UAE, Oman, Jordan & Turkey. Board Member / Chairman for organizations in USA, Netherlands, Russia, Bulgaria, Slovakia, UAE, Oman and Jordan including public / listed companies, including time on HR and Compensation Committee, Audit and Corporate Governance Committee, and Executive Committee P&L responsibility from operations; M&A and business development; structuring and fiscal optimization; contract negotiation; fuel supply; EPC; organizational development; major company restructuring and value creation. Broad experience in majorit

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