Ali Abdulla been working for International Energy Companies and service providers for more than 37 years, started his career with American Oil Company in 1987 until 1998, he joined BP in 1998 until 2010 as integrity Manager, Y2K Manager, Marine LPG and condensate terminal Manager and finally as HSSE Manager. As a corporate HSSEIA Manager he worked For Petrofac Middle East North Africa and Commonwealth Independent States. Since 2010 his journey with Petrofac began with Engineering and Production Services as HSSIA Director, then Regional VP Health, Safety, Security, Environment, Integrity and Assurance (HSSEIA) managing HSSEIA and support Petrofac to secure projects in the Gulf Region and globally including Iraq, North Africa, and Asia, in 2018 leading Petrofac global Engineering & Construction as SVP of HSSEIA. In June 2020 became the UAE Country Chair, he was tasked to manage and support all Petrofac teams in current and new EPC projects, Energy Transition Projects for renewables and supporting Petrofac operation/maintenance service provider teams.

Ali has been exposed to a wide range of Health, Safety & Environmental Systems Management along with Operation & Maintenance, Engineering, Projects, Integrity, and Marine in the Energy sector.