GHD appoints new Operations Manager, Qatar

Employee-owned professional services company, GHD, has appointed Adam Holland as Operations Manager, Qatar.

Adam joins GHD to help further expand the business in the region and lead the company’s Doha operations. Adam brings more than 20 years of experience in architecture, engineering, infrastructure, construction supervision and business development.

Notably, from 2001 to 2008 Adam led GHD’s Buildings Group in Qatar. For the past eleven years, Adam has held senior positions at KEO, most recently as Principal and Director for Corporate Business Development in Qatar, where he was instrumental in securing large scale projects and increasing KEO’s market share. Prior to this Adam Holland worked as KEO’s Director of Architecture and Engineering Services in Kuwait.

Bassam Halabi, Country Manager – Qatar, at GHD, comments “Adam will help bolster our presence in the Qatar market. His experience in strategic business development, operational leadership, and design and project management best practice will enhance our existing strong capability.”

Adam Holland, Operations Manager – Qatar, at GHD, comments “It’s exciting to be back at GHD during a time when new strategies are being developed and implemented to reinvigorate the Europe and Middle East region”.

With a background in architecture and facilities management, Adam brings extensive knowledge in the management and delivery of design services for mixed-use developments, luxury hotels, resorts, high-rise buildings, airports, hospitals, sports stadiums, large-scale retail and commercial structures, and residential developments.

GHD is providing design and engineering consulting services for the masterplan and approval stage for the prestigious Le Petit Paris, a mixed-use development located at the Lusail Entertainment City in Doha, Qatar.