gulfnews : Makhzoumi turns problem into opportunity for Arabtec

As the man who took the helm of the UAE's largest contractor one day before the collapse of Lehman Brothers, Arabtec's Ziad Makhzoumi is someone who understands crisis management.

The chief financial officer not only took the job at a time when Arabtec was engaged in the UAE's most high-profile project — the Burj Khalifa — but when plenty in the industry were reluctant to accept that the financial crisis was banging on Dubai's door with fury.

As the world collapsed around Arabtec's converted-warehouse headquarters in Al Barsha, Dubai, Makhzoumi held his first board meeting.

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