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SUCCESSFUL MIX
OF GROWTH AND STABILITY: AN INTERVIEW WITH CEO OF MARIDIVE GROUP,
ENG. MOHAMED ELGAMAL IN LIGHT OF MARIDIVE’S CURRENT ORGANIZATIONAL RESTRUCTURE AND CULTURE REVAMP, WHAT ARE THE MAIN PRIORITIZED AREAS OF DEVELOPMENT? Well, I believe that we have to adopt a few approaches simultaneously. That should happen without losing focus upon the business continuity and the level of services we provide to our valued customers. With that being done, we shall focus upon organizational rightsizing and internal business process transformation while developing innovative efficiency approaches to reduce the overall cost of service delivery. In a nutshell, our restructuring program is in progress; reaching a much leaner, agile, and customer-focused organization that can deliver fully-integrated projects in an efficient and hence lower cost manner.
OUR RESTRUCTURING PROGRAM IS IN PROGRESS. WE STRIVE TO BECOME A MUCH LEANER, AGILE, AND CUSTOMER-FOCUSED ORGANIZATION THAT CAN DELIVER FULLYINTEGRATED SOLUTIONS IN AN EFFICIENT MANNER.
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WHAT IS YOUR PLAN FOR A SMOOTH INTERNAL TRANSFORMATION IN MARIDIVE? I am relying upon our people’s maturity and understanding of the challenges the industry is experiencing to lead this drastic change in the company’s culture and operational methodology. This helps us reach a structure that is more responsive and adaptable to the new norm, matching our corporate vision.
THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY IS FACING EXTRAORDINARY CHALLENGES SUCH AS COVID-19 AND THE FLUCTUATING OIL PRICES. WHAT IS YOUR VISION FOR MARIDIVE TO COPE WITH THESE CHALLENGES? No doubt, the global pandemic and the resulting collapse in demand have upended many businesses namely in the oil and gas industry. However, we can clearly see that the global economy is slowly emerging from lockdowns and the oil pricing stabilizing. With those challenges, we remain focused upon flawless execution while capitalizing upon our integrated and value proposition, which is the main differentiator of Maridive Group. In the meantime, we are continuously working upon maximizing the return on available assets bearing in mind that this is the “New Norm”. Moreover, in response to the continuously evolving market conditions, we shall focus upon reducing the overall cost of service delivery through:
