Hesham Tashkandi is the Geo Head KSA for ACWA Power. He has over 25 years of experience in the Energy Industry. Hesham started his career as on the technical track as a Process Control Engineer in the Steel Industry before joining the General Electric Company in 2000 as a Field Service Engineer and spent 18 years with GE moving through progressively larger roles in multiple areas including Project Management, Commercial/ Operations Management, Quality Lean-Six Sigma, Product Management, and General Business Management while gaining regional and global experience in multiple locations throughout Middle East, Western Europe, and the United States of America. Prior to joining ACWA Power, Hesham was Cluster Chief Executive Officer with Rezayat Company leading EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) activities focused on Energy Industry full turnkey solution projects. Prior to that, Hesham was ME region Vice President and General Manager at Honeywell Company leading Performance Materials & Technologies business providing Distributed Plant Control systems and digital solutions, Advance Materials, and Oil & Gas Process technology to the energy industry. Prior to that, Hesham Tashkandi was Vice President for Middle East & Africa at Exterran Corporation a global Energy developer implementing a project financing DBOOM model (Design, Build, Own, Operate, Maintain) in the energy industry. Hesham holds a bachelor's degree in engineering with high honors and a master's degree in electrical engineering from Case Western Reserve University. Hesham also completed a Master of Business Administration from Emory University, Goizueta Business School in Atlanta, Georgia USA in May 2012.