Saudi Binladin Group names Grigoris Christofides as CTO

Grigoris Christofides, chief transformation officer at Saudi Binladin Group

Saudi Binladin Group (SBG), a subsidiary of the Binladin International Holding Group (BIHG), appointed Grigoris Christofides as its chief transformation officer (CTO). 

Christofides has spent more than 35 years in the contracting industry and joins SBG at a crucial time in its history; amidst a group-wide transformation program designed to see BIHG absorb, rebuild, and reinvent SBG under the mandate of its board of directors.  

He will continue to work closely with SBG's management and BIHG’s board of directors, along with appointed advisors, to oversee the execution of the transformation of SBG, to ensure value maximization for all concerned stakeholders.  

Christofides was formerly the CEO of J&P, as well as Arabtec Construction, a fully owned subsidiary of Dubai-based Arabtec Holding.  

Having begun his career with US engineering and management firm Bechtel in 1986,  he joined the UK’s Ove Arup & Partners, as a structural design engineer before moving to the UAE with Al Habtoor.

He later joined the UK's WS Atkins & Partners as a construction manager for the Burj Al Arab hotel.