In addition to the members of the Board of Directors, the day-to-day management of our operations is conducted by our senior management team, as follows:
Chief Executive Officer
Abdulrahman Abdulla Al Seiari has more than 35 years of onshore and offshore drilling experience within ADNOC upstream group companies, with his most recent appointment being in 2020 as ADNOC Drilling’s Chief Executive Officer. He has held numerous senior positions within ADNOC Onshore and ADNOC Drilling including Senior Vice President of Operations and Senior Vice President of Drilling, where he had
oversight of all major drilling operations.
Chief Operating Officer
Christopher McDonald joined ADNOC Drilling in 2023 as Chief Operating Officer. Over the past 30+ years, Christopher has held executive positions at several leading energy service companies including Halliburton/KBR, Petrofac, and most recently Lamprell.
Chief Operating Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Youssef Salem joined ADNOC Drilling as Chief Financial Officer in 2023. Previously serving as the CFO of AIQ, a leading AI Platform for the oil and gas and energy sector, Salem has over 11 years of investment banking experience, holding several key executive and advisory roles with Moelis & Company and QInvest. He is also a CFA Charterholder, a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries, and a former Adjunct Professor of Practice at the American University in Cairo.
Chief Financial Officer
Senior Vice President, Oil Field Services
Emri Zeineldin joined ADNOC Drilling in December 2018 as Senior Vice President, Oil Field Services (OFS). Over the course of his career, Emri has held various senior positions within the Baker Hughes oil field services division, including Director and General Manager (then, BHGE) in the UAE and Yemen from 2017 to 2018.
Senior Vice President, Oil Field Services
Senior Vice President, Operations (Land)
Sultan Al Mansoori has over 20 years of drilling experience at ADNOC. He has held many leadership roles across ADNOC upstream group of companies (Offshore and Onshore). As Senior Vice President – Onshore, he is responsible for the Company’s Land Rig Operations Function that includes Land Rigs, Water Well Rigs, Rig Moves, Operations Support and Base Support.
Senior Vice President, Operations (Land)
Senior Vice President, Human Capital and Shared Services
Shaikha Ali Al Dhaheri joined ADNOC Drilling in 2022 as Senior Vice President, Human Capital and Shared Services. She has overall responsibility for leading the company's workforce strategies, talent development and organization development. Shaikha has been associated with ADNOC since 2004, and most recently served as Senior Vice President, Human Capital and Administration at ADNOC Offshore.
Senior Vice President, Human Capital and Shared Services
Senior Vice President, Finance and Control
Alexander Urquhart joined ADNOC Drilling in 2018 as Deputy Chief Financial Officer and held the role of Chief Financial Officer from 2020, until his appointment as SVP of Finance and Control in 2022. Prior to joining ADNOC Drilling, he worked with BP for 23 years.
Senior Vice President, Finance and Control
General Counsel
Elias Tarawneh joined ADNOC Drilling as General Counsel in September 2023. He has more than 21 years of experience practicing as a counsel in the areas of energy and capital markets. Previously, Elias has served as a Regional General Counsel at Baker Hughes, Regional Lead Counsel for the OFE business at GE Oil & Gas and Regional General Counsel and Board Secretary at National Petroleum Services.
General Counsel
Vice President, Audit and Assurance
Dr. Eisa Al Hammadi has been associated with ADNOC since 2013, and currently leads the Audit & Assurance Division within ADNOC Drilling as Vice President. With a doctorate in Corporate Governance, his professional experience encompasses key public and private entities along with financial institutions.
Vice President, Audit and Assurance