Drake & Scull International has announced three major appointments for the region. Khaled Jarrar has been named the new group chief financial officer, Mohamed Ghanem is the chief legal officer and Mike Grant the chief restructuring officer. Jarrar is a veteran of corporate finance and accounting and had led DSI's historic IPO efforts as the finance chief in 2007/08 and has nearly 30 years' International experience.

Prior to rejoining DSI, he served as the CFO for Al Jaber engineering (based in Qatar), AlNasr Contracting, ABC Imaging, and worked with Arthur Andersen. Ghanem has led the legal function of well-established organizations such as Damac Properties. He has significant experience in the construction, engineering and real-estate industries having managed numerous arbitrations and legal cases relating to commercial disputes and joint ventures.

Grant has extensive experience in the corporate restructuring arena for over 30 years and has led some of the largest and most complex restructuring projects internationally. Prior to this, he led/coordinated the restructuring efforts of prominent firms in the Mena region, including Al Jaber Contracting (UAE), Energy City (Qatar) and the Investment Dar (Kuwait).