Abdul-Rahman Al Ghabban

Abdul-Rahman Al Ghabban is a dynamic, highly engaging professional with proven executive-level experience in developing and driving strategic planning, project development, team development, stakeholder management and business growth within the energy, infrastructure, and manufacturing markets, nationally and internationally.

Prior to joining Bechtel, Abdul-Rahman worked for several government agencies, including the King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, and the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority, among other private-sector companies.

After a decade of working for public and private sectors in Saudi Arabia, Abdul-Rahman joined Bechtel in 2013 as the business development manager for Bechtel’s Power Global Business Unit. After two years, he was appointed deputy country manager for Saudi Arabia in 2015. He was promoted to Country Manager of SABCO in 2017, where he laid much of the groundwork that enabled the extraordinary growth of the Saudi market for Bechtel.

He moved to Houston, USA in January 2019 to support Bechtel’s Energy GBU’s downstream and chemical business development. In early 2020, he moved on to be the Deputy Manager of Corporate Business Development. Abdul-Rahman became the Marketing and Business Development Manager for Bechtel’s Manufacturing & Technology in 2022.

In 2023, Abdul-Rahman returned to the Kingdom as Vice President of Bechtel’s KSA Infrastructure. In this role, he leads the company’s regional business strategy, stakeholder and customer engagement, talent management, and supporting our projects for the company’s Public Infrastructure business line. He’s currently Saudi Arabian Bechtel’s President & Regional Manager, Middle East.

Abdul-Rahman is a registered professional engineer, he holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Completed the Emerging Leaders program from London Business School, and an Executive Masters in Energy Management from BI Norwegian Business School. He is also the Chairman of Saudi Arabia’s buildingSMART chapter.