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Talent management As CEO , Al Akeel has previously faced difficult decisions over balancing staffing levels with the cyclical financial flows necessitated by the global oil and gas markets but as this scenario becomes less strict he is keen to invest in the careers of his vast talent pool . As oil companies adjust their budgets in-line with global trade ARGAS must do likewise in order to achieve the right scale .
He says : “ We try to offer our employees a career instead of just a job . Because of the restraints of the industry , our projects are not always long enough to sustain consistent manpower headcounts . To mitigate that we put forward local young people wanting to come into the industry ; this also helps retain knowledge in the country .”
Al Akeel has strengthened this commitment to the country ’ s youth by rolling out an operational succession plan across the board which will ensure that the company ’ s talent is young and fresh without losing its decades of experience . Backing up the
“ We try to offer our employees a career instead of just a job . We put forward local young people wanting to come into the industry ; this also helps retain knowledge in the country ”
– Saad Al Akeel , CEO www . argas . com 57