Christopher McDonald

Chief Operating Officer, ADNOC Drilling since August 2023, UAE.

He has 30 years of experience in the engineering, procurement, construction and oilfield services sectors, having served as CEO of Lamprell in Dubai between 2016 and 2023, Executive Vice President and Group Head of Business Development at Petrofac in the UAE between 2011 and 2016, and Partner at Stacey Ventures in London between 2007 and 2011.

He worked for 18 years at KBR, during which he held several positions in engineering and sales, and then rose to become Vice President.

He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University in the United States of America.