Welcome to the
C.A.T. Group

We are one business and we are many. Like our feline name, we’re smart and agile, assisting clients through our multiple construction- and engineering-oriented skillsets in all terrains and geographies across the world.

A company filled with smart minds and hard-working mentalities meeting tough challenges with innovative thinking and considered action. Embracing the drive for a more sustainable world, we are committed to offering clients solutions that are change ready. After all, that’s the only constant we know.

Our purpose is to
Deliver Projects. Connect Communities. Build Futures.

Our purpose is to
Deliver Projects.
Connect Communities.
Build Futures.

Our Vision

Be a leading regional innovative, engineering, procurement, construction and project management contractor of choice.

Building engaging careers for our people, achieving remarkable results for our stakeholders, and safely delivering sustainable projects with certainty.

Our Mission

Every day, we use our knowledge and expertise to play a part in realizing engineering, procurement and construction ambitions, to create more sustainable and inspirational places for society

Our Values

C.A.T. is not simply a family-run business, it has always embraced those family values to care for and respect its employees and bestow them with the same kind of loyalty, dedication and hard work, together with a willingness to learn more, develop professionally and share that experience with the next generation.

Guided by our strong family values, these translate seamlessly into corporate ones. Our values help define us and unite us, guide our behaviours, support our vision and mission, become the cornerstones of our culture and help establish our reputation.

They guide our decision making and actions, so we ensure we live by them daily. They even help us recruit new people!

They are brought to life in our connections internally with colleagues, our organization and our country, and externally through our connections with clients, partners, suppliers and stakeholders.

Our Values

Our Values

OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM

Christopher Bush
Group Chief Executive Officer

Christopher is the Group CEO, bringing a wealth of experience and a proven track record in the global EPC contracting industry across various energy sectors. He has worked on projects onshore, offshore, and subsea. With a distinguished international career spanning over 35 years, he is a high-performing leader with extensive operational and commercial experience. Christopher has demonstrated exceptional strategic vision, operational expertise, team leadership, and a strong commitment to growth, sustainability, and innovation.

Before joining C.A.T., Christopher held several senior management positions at McDermott, most recently serving as Vice President Commercial – Energy Transition. He also has extensive experience in the Middle East, having lived and worked there for fifteen years. He was the COO of Eversendai Energy Group and held several key regional executive positions with Technip for thirteen years.

Christopher holds a bachelor’s degree in quantity surveying from Birmingham City University and is a Chartered Surveyor (MRICS).

Antoine Papadopoulo
Group Chief Financial Officer

The CFO of the C.A.T. Group, Antoine has a demonstrated history of working in the construction industry. He works on the Group’s financial strategy to improve shareholder value and is responsible for the Group’s financial planning, investment appraisal, managing treasury and cash flow, financial risk management, budgeting and forecasting, and managing financial operations to optimize the Group’s performance. He has built a deep understanding of international accounting standards.  

Commencing his career with the Group in 2000, Antoine has filled many different financial positions including Group Internal Auditor. Antoine has a valuable understanding of how the Group operates in its several various challenging markets. He is a member of the Boards of Directors of C.A.T.’s Lebanese entities.

Prior to joining C.A.T., he occupied various consultancy roles dealing with financial markets. 

Antoine holds an MBA in Business Administration from Saint Joseph University in Lebanon, a Ph.D. (Doctorat d’État) in Business Administration focused in Strategy and Finance from the University of Paris I-Sorbonne in France. He also occupies the position of Professor of Finance at Saint Joseph University.  

Nazih Ghazi
Chief Operations Officer

Nazih is the C.A.T. Group COO. He is responsible for ensuring the daily operational excellence of our Group and fostering a growth-oriented environment, in addition to providing strategic advisory and executive counsel.

Nazih brings over 35 years’ experience in management, construction, procurement and estimation of petro-chemical, industrial and large residential projects of varying magnitudes and nature. He is a long-serving member of C.A.T. Group, being with the company for over 20 years.

Before joining the Group, Nazih was employed as MEP Manager of Midmac Contracting as well as Asst MEP Manager of SGTM Maroc and SEMA France out of their Abu Dhabi operations.

Nazih holds a BSc in Electrical Engineering from Northeastern University and an MSc in Electrical Engineering from Tufts University in the United States.

Fouad Fernaine
Chief Resources Officer

Fouad, our Chief Resources Officer, brings over 23 years of experience in negotiation, financial & technical analysis, and team leadership.  With degrees in Civil Engineering from AUB and an MBA from ESA-ESCP Business School, Fouad began his career at C.A.T. before moving to corporate banking, where he managed a $3 billion diversified portfolio for over 800 corporate clients.  He has a proven track record in business transformation, managing high-performance teams, and has also served as Area Manager for C.A.T. in Saudi Arabia.  In his present Executive Management role, he leads the functions of Human Resources & Administration, Procurement & Subcontracts, Warehousing & Logistics, Insurance, and Facilities Management, fostering a high-performance, engaging, and safe work environment while implementing the best strategies to drive our company forward.

Hadi El Jallad
Senior Group Manager: Proposals & Tenders

Hadi El Jallad, who has been with C.A.T. since 2016, now leads both the Proposals & Tenders department as well as the group’s Business Development unit. In this expanded role, he manages all client bids, including cost estimation, technical submissions, and negotiations, with the goal of securing new projects and expanding the Group’s portfolio. With over 20 years of experience at multinational companies like Bouygues and Vinci, Hadi brings a wealth of expertise. He holds an Engineering degree from the Ecole Spéciale des Travaux Publics in France and an MBA from Sorbonne University.

Joe Mansour
Senior Group Manager: Business Assurance

Joe is responsible for overseeing the management of contracts and contractual matters throughout the Group’s areas of operations to protect the interests of the Group, including setting contract management procedures and processes, drafting, negotiating and concluding agreements with clients, partners, and vendors, leading on change and risk management, and endeavoring for amicable dispute resolution.

Joe holds a master’s degree in civil engineering and has benefited from numerous training courses with leading experts in the field. With over 35 years of experience, 18 of which were spent at C.A.T., Joe has accumulated extensive international experience in planning, cost control and contract management covering different categories of construction projects under different types of contracts. He has given several lectures and training seminars for professionals in different countries.

Assaad El Hage
Legal Advisor

Assaad is the Legal Advisor & Corporate Secretary of the C.A.T. Group, overseeing the establishment of sound governance practices and ensuring compliance across entities that operate in diverse countries, each subject to varying jurisdictions and laws. Assaad’s responsibilities encompass a wide array of legal matters, including contract management, regulatory compliance, board meetings, commercial registration, licensing, litigation, arbitration and more spanning across different operational areas. He manages relationships with external law firms ensuring seamless collaboration with local C.A.T. Group offices.

Assaad comes from a family with three generations of lawyers, and possesses a Law degree from the University of St. Joseph in Beirut, complemented by an MBA in Finance & Management from Ecole Supérieure des Affaires (Paris- Beirut). He is a member of the Beirut Bar Association for nearly three decades.

Bassam El Asmar
Senior Group Manager: Strategy & Business Planning

Bassam partners with the Executive Management team to define the corporate vision, formulate relevant strategies, and drive their implementation throughout the Group. He leads the Group’s strategic planning process and identifies growth and profit opportunities. He conducts market analysis and performs research to identify new business opportunities, targeting strategic markets, clients, and projects.

Bassam brings over 20 years of experience in the energy field where he has held various positions starting from Site Engineer to General Manager with local and multinational contracting companies such as CCC, Technip and others. He focuses on turning every situation into an opportunity through his unique perspective on matters. Bassam holds a B.E. in Mechanical Engineering and an Executive MBA from the American University of Beirut.

Najib Abou Chedid
Chief Information Officer

Najib is our Group’s CIO. His responsibilities include the long-term direction of the ERP and IT functions in support of our business strategy and digital transformation. Additionally, he oversees the strategic design, acquisition, implementation and management of enterprise-wide IT, cybersecurity and ERP infrastructures.  

Najib possesses more than 23 years of relevant technical experience in IT operations across multiple industries including healthcare, manufacturing, software development, telecommunications, finance, and distribution and logistics – bridging both public and private sectors.  

Preceding his current appointment, Najib was Executive Director – IT at Libanpost, and before this occupied the roles of Director of IT at Sakr Holding and Group Director at ITsalat International.  

Najib holds a BSc in Telecommunication and a MSc in Communication & Networking from Saint Joseph University in Lebanon.  


Christopher Bush
Group Chief Executive Officer


Antoine A. Papadopoulo, Ph.D.
Group Chief Financial Officer


Nazih Ghazi
Chief Operations Officer


Fouad Fernaine
Chief Resources Officer


Hadi El Jallad
Senior Group Manager: Proposals & Tenders


Joe Mansour
Senior Group Manager: Business Assurance


Assaad El Hage
Legal Advisor


Bassam El Asmar
Senior Group Manager: Strategy & Business Planning


Najib Abou Chedid
Chief Information Officer

Christopher is the Group CEO, bringing a wealth of experience and a proven track record in the global EPC contracting industry across various energy sectors. He has worked on projects onshore, offshore, and subsea. With a distinguished international career spanning over 35 years, he is a high-performing leader with extensive operational and commercial experience. Christopher has demonstrated exceptional strategic vision, operational expertise, team leadership, and a strong commitment to growth, sustainability, and innovation.

Before joining C.A.T., Christopher held several senior management positions at McDermott, most recently serving as Vice President Commercial – Energy Transition. He also has extensive experience in the Middle East, having lived and worked there for fifteen years. He was the COO of Eversendai Energy Group and held several key regional executive positions with Technip for thirteen years.

Christopher holds a bachelor’s degree in quantity surveying from Birmingham City University and is a Chartered Surveyor (MRICS).

Antoine is the CFO of C.A.T. Group. He is responsible for our financial planning, tracking cash flow, financial risk management, and managing our financial operations to optimize the Group’s performance.
Commencing his career with the Group in 2000 as a Senior Financial Analyst and occupying several financial roles since, Antoine has a valuable understanding of how the Group operates from a financial perspective.
Prior to joining C.A.T., he occupied various consultancy roles including advising H.E. the Minister of Health, Economy and Telecommunications in Lebanon.
Antoine holds an MBA in Business Administration from Saint Joseph University in Lebanon, a PhD in Business Administration from the Sorbonne in France and is a Certified Public Accountant. He also occupies the position of Professor of Finance at Saint Joseph University.

Nazih is the C.A.T. Group COO. He is responsible for ensuring the daily operational excellence of our Group and fostering a growth-oriented environment, in addition to providing strategic advisory and executive counsel.
Nazih brings over 35 years’ experience in management, construction, procurement and estimation of petro-chemical, industrial and large residential projects of varying magnitudes and nature. He is a long-serving member of C.A.T. Group, being with the company for over 20 years.
Before joining the Group, Nazih was employed as MEP Manager of Midmac Contracting as well as Asst MEP Manager of SGTM Maroc and SEMA France out of their Abu Dhabi operations.
Nazih holds a BSc in Electrical Engineering from Northeastern University and an MSc in Electrical Engineering from Tufts University in the United States.

Fouad, our Chief Resources Officer, brings over 23 years of experience in negotiation, financial & technical analysis, and team leadership.  With degrees in Civil Engineering from AUB and an MBA from ESA-ESCP Business School, Fouad began his career at C.A.T. before moving to corporate banking, where he managed a $3 billion diversified portfolio for over 800 corporate clients.  He has a proven track record in business transformation, managing high-performance teams, and has also served as Area Manager for C.A.T. in Saudi Arabia.  In his present Executive Management role, he leads the functions of Human Resources & Administration, Procurement & Subcontracts, Warehousing & Logistics, Insurance, and Facilities Management, fostering a high-performance, engaging, and safe work environment while implementing the best strategies to drive our company forward.

Hadi El Jallad, who has been with C.A.T. since 2016, now leads both the Proposals & Tenders department as well as the group’s Business Development unit. In this expanded role, he manages all client bids, including cost estimation, technical submissions, and negotiations, with the goal of securing new projects and expanding the Group’s portfolio. With over 20 years of experience at multinational companies like Bouygues and Vinci, Hadi brings a wealth of expertise. He holds an Engineering degree from the Ecole Spéciale des Travaux Publics in France and an MBA from Sorbonne University.

Joe is responsible for overseeing the management of contracts and contractual matters throughout the Group’s areas of operations to protect the interests of the Group, including setting contract management procedures and processes, drafting, negotiating and concluding agreements with clients, partners, and vendors, leading on change and risk management, and endeavoring for amicable dispute resolution.
Joe holds a master’s degree in civil engineering and has benefited from numerous training courses with leading experts in the field. With over 35 years of experience, 18 of which were spent at C.A.T., Joe has accumulated extensive international experience in planning, cost control and contract management covering different categories of construction projects under different types of contracts. He has given several lectures and training seminars for professionals in different countries.

Assaad is the Legal Advisor & Corporate Secretary of the C.A.T. Group, overseeing the establishment of sound governance practices and ensuring compliance across entities that operate in diverse countries, each subject to varying jurisdictions and laws. Assaad’s responsibilities encompass a wide array of legal matters, including contract management, regulatory compliance, board meetings, commercial registration, licensing, litigation, arbitration and more spanning across different operational areas. He manages relationships with external law firms ensuring seamless collaboration with local C.A.T. Group offices.
Assaad comes from a family with three generations of lawyers, and possesses a Law degree from the University of St. Joseph in Beirut, complemented by an MBA in Finance & Management from Ecole Supérieure des Affaires (Paris- Beirut). He is a member of the Beirut Bar Association for nearly three decades.

Bassam partners with the Executive Management team to define the corporate vision, formulate relevant strategies, and drive their implementation throughout the Group. He leads the Group’s strategic planning process and identifies growth and profit opportunities. He conducts market analysis and performs research to identify new business opportunities, targeting strategic markets, clients, and projects.
Bassam brings over 20 years of experience in the energy field where he has held various positions starting from Site Engineer to General Manager with local and multinational contracting companies such as CCC, Technip and others. He focuses on turning every situation into an opportunity through his unique perspective on matters. Bassam holds a B.E. in Mechanical Engineering and an Executive MBA from the American University of Beirut.

Najib is our Group’s CIO. His responsibilities include the long-term direction of the ERP and IT functions in support of our business strategy and digital transformation.
Additionally, he oversees the strategic design, acquisition, implementation and management of enterprise-wide IT, cybersecurity and ERP infrastructures.
Najib possesses more than 23 years of relevant technical experience in IT operations across multiple industries including healthcare, manufacturing, software development, telecommunications, finance, and distribution and logistics – bridging both public and private sectors.
Preceding his current appointment, Najib was Executive Director – IT at Libanpost, and before this occupied the roles of Director of IT at Sakr Holding and Group Director at ITsalat International.
Najib holds a BSc in Telecommunication and a MSc in Communication & Networking from Saint Joseph University in Lebanon.

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