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Vaseem Khan Biography/Background:
Vaseem Khan was appointed Vice
President of Engineering in August
2015, where he is responsible for
McDermott’s seven engineering
offices, along with the Epsom
based Centre for Innovation and
Research. Based in McDermott’s
corporate headquarters in
Houston, Vaseem has almost 30
years’ experience in the energy
industry. London and his son is in college.
He loves cars and someday
when he retires he wants to buy a
vintage Carman Gia and an E-type
Jaguar and then renovate them.
Born in South London in
December 1962, Vaseem has
Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees
in mechanical engineering and
a post graduate diploma in
international management. A space man (though Major Tom’s
fate did out me off ever so slightly)
Prior to joining McDermott,
Vaseem spent fifteen years at
Technip, and in late 2012, was
nominated as the Senior Vice
President of the Middle East
Region. In January 2013, he
took over as the Regional Chief
Executive responsible for the
Group’s activities in the Middle
East.
He has previously worked with
the British chemical conglomerate
ICI plc (now part of Azko
Nobel) as Corporate Projects
Manager where he managed or
supervised projects related to
power generation, PTA, polyester
and specialty chemicals in
North America, South Asia and
the Middle East. Vaseem also
has engineering and project
experience in the fertilizer and
basic chemicals.
Vaseem is married with two adult
children who reside in the U.K. His
daughter is a trainee solicitor in
Vaseem answers a few additional
questions below about himself:
When you were a child, what
did you want to be when you
grew up?
Last book you read?
I typically read three books at a go
(depending on my mood and the
duration of the flight). Right now I
am reading:
“The Sellout” by Paul Beatty
(fiction)
“Sapiens: A Brief History of
Humankind” by Yuval Noah Harari
(nonfiction)
“Beyond Reason” by Roger Fisher
and Daniel Shapiro (business)
Last movie you saw? Last
movie you saw in a movie
theater?
“Ghost in the Shell” I am an avid
Sci-Fi fan and also watched
“Arrival” earlier in the year. The
best movie I have seen this year is
“Hidden Figures” a great example
of how engineering prowess and
mathematical abilities can often
be found in places where we do
not normally look.
Favorite band?
A bit embarrassed to admit
this but Guns and Roses is
up there along with T-Rex and
Eric Clapton. Guns and Roses’