Savvas K.
Chief Operating Officer
The move
MoveAbu Dhabi Ports → AD Ports Group
TitleDeputy General Manager → Vice President Operations
LocationAbu Dhabi → Abu Dhabi
Career arcBoomerang (UAE-educated, foreign stint)★
First time at this levelYes ★
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Years in UAE19.2
Total experience27.3 years
AD Ports Group headcount1,001-5,000 employees
AD Ports Group industryTransportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
AD Ports Group HQAbu Dhabi
AD Ports Group typePublic Company
Career arc
- Vice President OperationsAug 2021 — Present
AD Ports Group· Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Deputy General ManagerJul 2020 — Sep 2021
Abu Dhabi Ports· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Director , Offshore ServicesAug 2019 — Apr 2021
- Manager, Diving , Marine ServicesSep 2014 — Aug 2019
ADNOC Group· Abu Dhabi
- Manager, Diving , Marine ServicesJan 2008 — Sep 2014
Archirodon - Athena SA - Besix Group· United Arab Emirates
- Operations ManagerJan 1999 — Jan 2008
Marine Services· Greece
Education
- Heriot-Watt UniversityMaster of Science - MS · Project Management2014 — 2015
Top skills
AuditingCommercial FinanceContract ManagersSubsea EngineeringProject PlanningBusiness Analysis
About
A dynamic, influential and highly successful regional maritime logistics and services director with extensive experience over 25 years ,with business acumen, operations prowess and an exceptional record devising/implementing strategy at top-level to maximise performance and growth while saving sizable costs and boosting profits for subsea, offshore, port services and logistics leaders. Modern portfolio theory and investment analysis for mega marine and Oil & Gas projects development. Experienced in building influential customer/partner relations as well as negotiating and establishing lucrative JVs, M&As.