Talascend hires Philip Crabtree for Middle
East role
~ regional veteran leads efforts to grow business in the area ~
25 February 2010
Philip Crabtree has just joined Talascend as director of business development in the Middle East.
Philip will help form joint ventures and partnerships in the Gulf states for the engineering resourcing specialist which offers a range of services from document control to staffing.
Philip has 42 years of experience focusing on the global defence & aerospace industry, including over 10 years in the Middle East, working for a number of companies and government organisations such as BAE Systems, USAF and BAE INSYTE.
As a senior manager he has been involved in the formation of new partnerships and joint ventures in the Middle East, between Gulf State companies and European / US companies. In addition he has managed joint ventures in countries such as Malaysia, Singapore and New Zealand.
Russell Dalgleish, UK managing director at Talascend, said: “Talascend has always had a strong presence in the Middle East, with involvement in many of the major infrastructure and oil and gas projects in the past decades. As one of the most experienced professionals working in the region Philip will take our involvement to the next level across several relevant sectors.”
