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Board of directors
Dr Ghazi Osman - Acting Chairman
Dr Ghazi Osman has over 25 years of experience in executive business management, with a specialisation in project management and delivery. He worked for several firms before joining Lamprell’s majority shareholder, Algihaz Group, where he has held various positions over 15 years, including that of VP of Technical Affairs and Deputy CEO.
Dr Osman represents Algihaz Holding as a Board member for several of its companies in Saudi Arabia and abroad, including Lamprell, for whom he is Acting Chairman.
Dr Osman holds a PhD in project management from the University of Reading in the United Kingdom, a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering and Construction Management from the Herriot Watt University in Edinburgh, and a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Khartoum.
Sami Alangari - Director
Sami Alangari has decades of business experience, which was obtained through working with major international companies, including Algihaz Group, the majority shareholder in Lamprell.
As well as being a Director on the Board of Lamprell, Mr Alangari is Vice Chairman and CEO of Algihaz Holding, a multi-sector, multi-billion Saudi Riyal business focused on energy, infrastructure and digital solutions.
Mr Alangari holds a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia.
Christoph Bausch - Independent Director
Christoph Bausch has decades of financial and operational management experience, which he has gained while working predominantly in the international energy sector.
Christoph worked as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Weatherford and as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Archer Limited, an oilfield services company publicly traded on the Oslo Stock Exchange. Before joining Archer, Mr Bausch served as a Global Finance Director of Transocean following a 20-year career with Schlumberger, where he held senior financial positions in global and regional operations.
As well as being an Independent Director on the Board of Lamprell, Mr Bausch is the Founder and Managing Director of Alethea Consulting Partners, a boutique Consulting firm providing strategic and financial solutions for energy companies.
Mr. Bausch holds a Finance degree from the University of Mannheim, Germany.
Kevin Isles - Independent Director
Kevin Isles is a highly skilled energy industry professional with a long history in the sector, particularly with Lamprell.
He started his career with McDermott in 1985, with whom he worked for 12 years, holding various positions in offshore construction, hook-up, and commissioning. Mr Isles joined Lamprell in 1997 and filled various Executive Management roles, including that of Senior Executive Vice President. Kevin was instrumental in developing Lamprell’s Hamriyah facility and creating the new build jack-up rig business for the company before leaving in 2016. In 2016, Mr Isles joined Joulon, an asset management company, as President before retiring in 2019.
Mr Isles returned to Lamprell in 2022 as an advisor to the new shareholders before joining the Board as an Independent Director in 2023.