Conference Chairman

Appointed Chief Executive of AMEC plc in October 2006, Samir has spearheaded a strategy to transform AMEC into the leading supplier of high-value consultancy, engineering and project management services to the world’s natural resources, nuclear, clean energy, water and environmental sectors. Prior to his role at AMEC, Brikho was a member of the Group Executive Committee of ABB Ltd., Switzerland, Head of the Power Systems Division and Chairman of ABB Lummus Global.

Mr Brikho joined ABB in 1983, and for 10 years led sales in a range of world markets, rising to Senior Vice President and MD of ABB Kraftwerke in 1995.  In 1999, he became CEO of ABB Alstom Kraftwerke, moving to head the international operations of Alstom Power in 2000.
 
In addition to being a director of the United Kingdom-Japan 21st Century Group, he chaired the World Economic Forum's Engineering and Construction Board in 2009. He also held the position of chair of UK Energy Excellence, from May 2008 to May 2010, a strategy board tasked by the UK Government with demonstrating the UK’s world-leading position in energy. In February 2010 Samir was appointed a UK Business Ambassador by the Prime Minister.

Samir Brikho holds an engineering degree, Master of Science in Thermal Technology from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden, and completed the YMP Program at Insead in France in 1991. He completed a Senior Executive Programme, Stanford, USA in 2000.  He speaks Swedish, Arabic, English, German and French fluently.

Mr Brikho is a Swedish citizen, born in Lebanon.  He has two children and his interests include sports and music.

AMEC plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: AMEC) and with annual revenues of around £2.5 billion, provides high-value consultancy, engineering and project management services to the world’s natural resources, nuclear, clean energy, water and environmental sectors.  AMEC designs, delivers and maintains strategic and complex assets for its clients through its three divisions; Natural Resources, Power & Process and Earth & Environmental.  The company employs some 22,000 people in around 40 countries.