Construction Magazine January 2018 | Page 101

MIDDLE EAST
Ramy Boufarhat is the Chief Operating Officer ( COO ) of James L Williams Middle East ( JLW ), the company specializes in the electro-mechanical ( MEP ) design and construction of large-scale projects and is based in the United Arab Emirates ( UAE ).
JLW directly manages approximately 6,000 employees ; 2,000 as direct company employees , supplemented by 4,000 specialist sub-contractors under its management . Its annual revenues are in excess of $ 180mn ( AED 670mn ).
Ramy is a master ’ s qualified engineer with experience as both design consultant and contractor in Australia and the UAE .
Ramy arrived to the UAE in 2009 from Australia and from 2010 to 2012 held the position of Engineering Manager for JLW . During that time , he played a vital role in establishing one of JLWs core strategic competencies , its engineering excellence .
Since late 2012 , Ramy has held the post of company COO and oversees all ongoing business operations .
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