Dr. Farouk is a Non-Executive Director on the board of Rameda. Dr. Farouk is currently the Chief Executive Officer of ADES, an Egyptian oil and gas company that provides offshore and onshore drilling services for the MENA region. He led the firm’s expansion transforming ADES into a leading international rig operator. Prior to that Dr. Farouk was Vice President at Invensys Operations Management based in Texas. He also served as Director of Invensys Global Engineering Excellence Centers in Egypt, India, China, and Argentina. Dr. Farouk holds a Bachelor of Science and a Masters degree in Electrical Engineering from Cairo University. Dr. Farouk completed his Ph.D. in Systems Engineering and Control at Case Western Reserve University in Ohio.