Binladin Holding Group makes key appointments to executive leadership team

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Binladin International Holding Group, the parent company of Saudi Binladin Group (SBG), expanded its executive leadership team with the appointment of Balaji Prasad as group chief financial officer and Roberto Liuzza as group chief organization excellence officer.

Prasad and Liuzza are recent appointments made at a senior level to overhaul the organization’s governance and operations. Other appointments included Ahmed Al Sanie as group managing director, Abdulrahman Bajunaid as CEO of real estate, and Samer Khawashki as CEO of investments over the past year, the group said in a statement today, April 11, 2021.

Prasad has 24 years of experience across the region with a focus on debt restructuring, corporate turnaround, business transformation and complex fund raising, across diverse industries such as contracting, real estate, manufacturing, trading and oil & gas. His past appointments include CFO of Abu Dhabi-listed developer Manazel PJSC, as well as leadership positions in blue-chip companies such as TYCO, Reliance Industries, Pentair, Sobha Group, KEF Holdings and Suhail Bahwan Group and IndianOil.

Liuzza has 27 years of experience across Europe, the Middle East, and Far East in complex transformation and turnarounds across various industries, with an emphasis on performance improvement, strategic planning and change management. His past appointments include senior director of corporate strategic planning at BHC, and senior positions in primary management consulting firms (namely Booz & Company, Booz Allen Hamilton and Accenture), government institutions, industry regulators, and private equity funds.