Mr. Saad Al Ganbar
Chairman
Mr. Saad Al Ganbar has been the Founder & Chairman of S.G. Petroleum Services Company in Saudi Arabia, and the Founder & Chairman of Joint Scientific Group Holding in Kuwait since their inceptions in 2005 and 2008 respectively.
Mr. Saad has been awarded a Bachelor of Applied Science in Geology from KFUPM in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia in 1995. He has started his practical career working with internationally renowned companies in the Oil & Gas industry as Halliburton and Schlumberger. These opportunities have given him a strong start and boost to his technical and managerial skills and capabilities, as working on huge projects for both companies in multinational environments have reflected on his strategic management and operation techniques.
He has more than 18 years of experience leading organizations in the global energy industry. Mr. Saad spent most of his career in the private energy sector as entrepreneur investing in the Energy, Engineering, and Construction sectors in the GCC.
Under his skilled leadership in the energy sector, the group of companies has expanded and continues to advance in several fields of expertise as Oil & Gas industry, Power & Water industry, Construction & Infrastructure industry, and Trading industry.
Mr. Saad is chairman of the board of Green Valley Saudi Arabia, also the Vice Chairman of Board of IK Saudi Arabia. Moreover he is the Vice Chairman of the Board of Hunting Saudi Arabia.
He is also Board Member of Sapesco Kuwait for oil field services, and Schneider Electric Kuwait representing the wellknown Schneider Electric France famous for the production and upgrading of industrial electrical instruments and equipment for various applications.
Furthermore, he is actively involved in many Civil and industrial construction activities, including being board Member of Shapoorji Pallonji Kuwait in partnership with one of the biggest construction companies in India, in addition to being a Board Member of Afcons Infrastructure Ltd. Kuwait in partnership with AFCONS Infrastructure Limited India famous for marine works, tunnels, roads and bridges.
Mr. Pratik Desai
CEO - JSGroup
Pratik Desai is an Engineering graduate with more than 38+ years of experience in Oil & Gas, Construction, Power amd Renewable Energy, mainly in GCC. Pratik is a Pragmatic & influential executive with a successful background in the achievement of sustainable growth & exceptional results.
Pratik has experience in leading and scaling businesses across diverse industries & proven ability to drive revenue growth, improve operational efficiency and build high-performing teams. Pratik also has an expertise in developing innovative strategies, navigate business challenges and building strong stakeholder relationships.
Started career in manufacturing of critical equipment for refineries & Petrochemical followed by proposals & estimation, construction management and Project management. Further, he has worked in Corporate role for Business Development, Country Head & finally as Chief Executive of a large conglomerate with diversified business for Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.