Angel Matalobos

I have more than 20 year experience holding senior managerial positions for major  multinationals in challenging locations, the Industries involved range from; Oil and Gas, Petrochemical, Construction and Power Generation. 

Some of the main key factors for success have been; Leadership, Strategic Thinking, Excellent Financial Management and Governance, People Management, Communications, Program Management and Analytical Thinking, combined with a proactive attitude, quick decision making, integrity and professionalism

April 2018 to Present – WTK Consult

Position: Management Consultant

Consulting in the areas of business development, capacity building, market penetration and branch  setups for various companies in the Oil and Gas, Industrial and Power Generation sectors, mainly for the Middle East, Caspian and South East Asia regions.

 January 2011 – April 2018 Duro Felguera S.A.

Position: General Manager - Middle East and SEA Regions 

Location: Dubai  – United Arab Emirates 

Accountable for the P&L, general management, business development, market penetration, client liaison, project financing arrangements, amongst others. The main business are EPC, PMC, general projects management which involve Basic Design, FEED , PMC, Global Chain Procurement and General Construction for projects in the Oil and Gas ( Upstream and Downstream) , Power generation ( single and double cycle,  bio fuels and solar), Infrastructure, Petrochemical and Industrial sectors, projects values range from USD 50 million to USD 1.3 Billion, the group also in special circumstances participated in  BOO and BOT projects. 

 Other responsibilities is the setup of new country offices, bidding management, develop strategies for added value acquisitions, corporate and organizational structure development and implementation, hiring of key personnel, establishment of company procedures, specifications, KPI ́s , KRI ́s, QA/QC, HRA, HSE and Financial structure and last but not least the business development, marketing and budgetary plans for the 1 to 5 years period as required by the shareholders. 

   February 2002-October 2010 - Suwaidi Industrial Co. 

Position: COO / CEO 

Location: Saudi Arabia 

In charge of Three P&L SBU's involved in Construction, Engineering and O&M with an overall permanent manpower of 14,556 from 33 nationalities. 

The Construction and Engineering SBU's are involved in EPC, LSTK and EPCM projects in the kingdom and catering for clients such as Aramco and Sabic  for the construction, commissioning and revamp of Refineries, gas plants, Petrochemical plants  as well as various GOSP short term contracts.

The O&M Division operates and manages plants, onshore and offshore for Sabic, Shell, Exxon/Mobil, Aramco and SEC, performs overall shutdowns and turnarounds, supplies highly skilled engineers and managerial staff/teams in long term deployment contracts and plant operations for mentioned clients at national and other overseas. 

 I was also responsible to the BOD for all general management, profit and loss of the organization, e.g.; monthly performance report presentation, bidding planning and management, HSE, QA/QC, Saudization training Program, KPI's, Change Management, Monthly, Quarterly and annual business reviews and presentation to the BOD, one and three year business plan and budgets preparation, business development and strategic planning for all operational issues that affects the bottom line. 

 July 1993-January 2002 - ACCIONA Group 

Position: Regional Director - Asia Pacific Region 

Locations: Hong Kong - Bangkok 

Scope: Reporting to the BOD in Madrid HQ, organized the Regional Office setup through acquisition of a local company, was involved in marketing, business development, biddings and setting country offices in Beijing, Bangkok, Manila and Kuala Lumpur, representing all the Group SBU's involved in Engineering, Construction, Real Estate, Water Treatment, Power and Telecoms. 

 Other responsibilities included; P&L accountability, bid management, the financial, economic and commercial development, setting KPI's, design, engineering, Installation, Commissioning, HSE, QA/QC follow up, team building, budgets and business plans preparation, capacity building and Quarterly BOD business & financials consolidations and reviews. 

 Projects involved multi-task, multi-country and multinational teams and subcontractors, these included ; cogeneration, infrastructure, real estate development, major high rise fit outs, oil and gas storage and production facilities, water treatment plants, refinery upgradation, railways, industrial works, environmental impact assessment and financial analysis. 

Mechanical Eng. Amarillo Polytechnic – Texas –USA ( 1979 ) 

MBA. Pacific Southern University California - USA (1986)