Brings with him over 30 years of experience in the HVACR sector

According to an announcement, Anwar Hassan has been named Vice President, Engineered Systems Group (ESG), Sales, Saudi Arabia and Global Business Lines & Operations (GBL&O), Engineered Systems Technology, located in Jeddah. He will report to Basel Aziz, Managing Director, Al Salem Johnson Controls, and Magdy Mekky, Vice President and Managing Director, Middle East. He will be responsible for managing the Engineered Systems’ sales team in Saudi Arabia, to help it continue to profitably grow, as well as the Associated Service Business, the announcement said, and added that Hassan will also be responsible for advising the building efficiency GBL&O leadership on HVAC&R technology, and will report to Santiago Perez.

Hassan holds a Master’s degree in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning and a Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering from King’s College, University of London, UK, and brings with him more than 30 years of experience in the HVACR sector, the announcement said.

Hassan began his career with York International in 1983 in Saudi Arabia, and in 1995, went to York, Pennsylvania, in the US, to assume a leadership role in service management. In 1998, he became the Regional Manager for the Arabian Gulf, based in Dubai. He relocated to York again in 2001, when he was named the Director of Marketing and Engineering, Large Tonnage Chillers (LTC), and then became Vice President, Industrial Equipment, responsible for LTC and Industrial Refrigeration, North America. Most recently, Hassan has been leading the Large Tonnage Solutions business.

Commenting on the appointment, Buddy Doll, Vice President for ESG, Middle East, said that placing Hassan in the new role demonstrated the company’s commitment to the rapidly growing Saudi Arabian market, which is a major priority for building efficiency and for the organisation’s industrial and development partner in the region.