Back in late 2024, TPiMEA reported on Gallowglass Group’s ambitious new training initiative, aiming to revolutionise the future Saudi Arabian workforce [TPiMEA #51]. The company is now taking its involvement in the Kingdom to the next level, with the formal launch of Gallowglass KSA, headed up by General Manager for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Turki Alahmadi.
“We believe that this is the right time for Gallowglass to have a presence in KSA as the industry is growing and accelerating at speed here,” Alahmadi began, explaining the rationale behind the expansion. “We are happy and excited to contribute to Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 and prepare to have a real impact on the Asian Games in 2027 and Expo in 2030, as well as the thousands of other events taking place here.”
With nearly three decades of experience in the UK and mainland Europe, Gallowglass has a wealth of knowledge that Alahmadi and his team will be able to call upon. “From major sporting events to film and television and from festivals to exhibitions, Gallowglass has always been at the forefront of excellence and innovation, and now we have brought that range of services to support our Saudi clients,” the GM commented. “The company’s vision and goals resonated with me, and I could easily identify with these ambitions,” Alahmadi added when asked what attracted him to the position.
Central to the Gallowglass KSA vision is the training and development of Saudi nationals. “Our plan is to have a 100% Saudi workforce at Gallowglass KSA several thousand strong, which will be quite some achievement. We are working with some local programmes and collaborating with the government and others to reach this goal,” Alahmadi revealed.
“It’s a key requirement that our Saudi staff are able to benefit from the knowledge we have acquired over 30 years,” he continued. “Consequently, all of our people will benefit from training and qualifications just as our people do in the UK and elsewhere. We also intend that a selected number of our Saudi recruits will spend time in the UK undergoing further training.”
Alahmadi’s immediate task is to “educate the Saudi market”. He stated: “We must build awareness that a quality option exists that offers a trained, motivated and well-led young Saudi resource, which will also prove to be more cost-efficient than current options, as Gallowglass has proven time and again over 30 years.”
Looking further ahead, the GM hopes to see Gallowglass KSA expanding throughout the Kingdom to cover all the major cities in KSA. “This resource should also be exportable, servicing all the other event centres around the Gulf and beyond,” he shared, looking forward to what promises to be an exciting future for the company.
Photo: Gallowglass KSA
