Roberto Penno

Roberto Penno has held the position of group president of Asia, Middle East, Africa and Southern Europe since January 2015, following the combination of Amec and Foster Wheeler. Under Penno’s leadership, the business has continued to grow in a challenging commodity market, particularly in the Middle East, where the company has recently been awarded a number of significant contracts and established its engineering hub in the UAE. Non-hydrocarbon market growth has also been a key differentiator for the company and is an ongoing priority. Amec Foster Wheeler recently won a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract from Sonatrach for three new refineries in Algeria. The Biskra site will also include lubrication oil facilities. Amec Foster Wheeler will also support Sonatrach in the selection of technology licensors for all three refineries. The company has also been awarded of a contract in March by the Pakistan Refinery Limited for a detailed feasibility study to upgrade its refinery in Karachi.