Souhaibe Barkat

CEO

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia19 yrs 4 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Over 20 years of leadership in high-pressure environments.
  • Proven track record of successful business turnarounds.
  • Expert in leadership, judgment, and sustained performance.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned leader in the energy sector with expertise in operational excellence and strategic business management.

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Skills

Core Skills

Executive LeadershipOrganizational LeadershipCoachingEntrepreneurshipBusiness StrategyLeadershipStrategic PlanningProject ManagementPerformance ImprovementSales ManagementContract NegotiationOperations ManagementDrillingProduct MarketingProduct DevelopmentUniversity TeachingElectrical Engineering

Other Skills

SalesCommercialFinanceLegalHRProcurementQualityHSER&MPeak Performance TrainingConsultingVisionaryExecutive ManagementRisk ManagementFinancial

About

I’ve spent over two decades operating inside high-pressure environments, Fortune 500 leadership roles, large-scale turnarounds, global operations, and decisions where the consequences were real. Across Asia, the Middle East, and Western markets, I’ve seen what sustained responsibility does to leaders over time. Here’s what experience taught me: Success on paper often comes with an invisible cost. The higher the responsibility, the heavier the cognitive load. Measuring decisions. Carrying outcomes. Holding work, family, and expectations often without a place to put the weight down. My work today sits at the intersection of leadership, judgment, and sustained performance. I’m interested in: • how leaders think under pressure • why intensity stops scaling at senior levels • how calm, clarity, and restraint become competitive advantages • the transition from operator → leader → steward • building results without eroding health, family, or self-respect I write and share reflections primarily for men in senior roles: executives, founders, and operators who are successful externally but navigating complexity internally. No hype. No hustle culture. No motivation for motivation’s sake. Just hard-earned lessons on leadership, decision-making, and carrying responsibility well.

Experience

19 yrs 4 mos
Total Experience
4 yrs 5 mos
Average Tenure
1 yr 8 mos
Current Experience

Weatherford

Managing Director - North Asia Region

Aug 2024Present · 1 yr 8 mos · Greater Kuala Lumpur · On-site

  • Lead North Asia region business from all Product Lines (MPD, DS, WL, WLS, Completions, TRS, Digital, Artificial Lift, Fishing & Intervention, Cementation).
  • Functions (Sales, Commercial, Finance, Legal, HR, Procurement, Quality, HSE, R&M).
  • Countries (Malaysia, Brunei, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea).
  • Board Director of the business units.
SalesCommercialFinanceLegalHRProcurement+5

Souhaibe barkat

Founder - 1% Leadership Mastermind - Unleash Your Greatness

Mar 2023Mar 2026 · 3 yrs · Remote

  • Developed Elite Program "Unleash Your Greatness" and Mastermind "1% Leadership Mastermind" that is neuroscience and psychology based
  • Trained more than 120 elite people(corporate executives, directors, founders & CEOs) globally on Peak Performance, Flow and Leadership
  • Trained 3 startup organization and build a peak performance culture with direct feedback to the founders and CEOs
  • 99% success rate with results ranging from doubling revenue, gaining 15-20 hours per week, access flow on demand, hyperfocus, doubling productivity, and building elite organizations and teams.
  • Those 3 years were the most enjoyable years as I got to work with some of the best people in the world from all industries, learn from them and help them make an impact by being peak performers.
CoachingPeak Performance TrainingConsultingEntrepreneurship

Baker hughes

4 roles

Vice President - Completions & Wellbore Intervention - Asia Pacific

Mar 2022Mar 2024 · 2 yrs · On-site

  • I was entrusted to turn around Asia Pacific business that was in a constant decline. An amazing experience leading such a diverse team. The business spanned across 13 countries starting from China all the way down to New Zealand including manufacturing facility in Singapore.
  • Outstanding results achieved from growth of 40% YoY and positioning back Baker Hughes to be marketplace leader.
VisionaryBusiness StrategyExecutive ManagementExecutive LeadershipOrganizational Leadership

Vice President of Operations - Integrated Services - Saudi Arabia & Bahrain

Promoted

Jun 2020Feb 2022 · 1 yr 8 mos · On-site

  • I was entrusted with another very challenging mission to lead the entire KSA operations and one of the biggest and complex business units (~$1B/year, 2000 employees). Believing in people and empowering my team to be brave leaders led into phenomenal results such as positioning Baker Hughes to be leading Integrated Services Provided in KSA and winning more than $1.5M of new projects (Ghawar LSTK, AFK LSTK, Shaybah LSTK and CTD).
LeadershipStrategic PlanningExecutive ManagementRisk ManagementBusiness Strategy

Senior Director - Integrated Services

Promoted

Nov 2019May 2020 · 6 mos · On-site

  • I was entrusted to lead one the biggest business units ($300M/yr & 500 employees) that was losing millions of dollars and having major operational and commercial challenges. An experience of a lifetime where all the odds are stacked against us, especially where the entire world was on lockdown. True authentic and vulnerable leadership during those tough times not only helped turn the business around, but also bring the best in the team and the organization.
Risk ManagementLeadershipProject ManagementFinancialBusiness Strategy

Project Director - Integrated Services

Oct 2018Oct 2019 · 1 yr · On-site

  • Hungry for more challenges, I took the challenge to lead one of the major business units in Oman that was stagnant and losing millions of dollars. Within 9 moths, we turned the project into profitable, by acquiring a Coiled Tubing Drilling Rig and opening a complete new business opportunities in the region.
  • An amazing experience that left me hungry for more growth and the love for leading very complex businesses and brining the best out of people to rise to the challenge.
LeadershipCost ReductionProject ManagementStrategic PlanningMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)

Schlumberger

5 roles

Operations Director - Integrated Services

Promoted

Jun 2017Sep 2018 · 1 yr 3 mos · Al-Dhahran, Eastern Region, Saudi Arabia · On-site

  • After a very successful commercial and project startup, I was entrusted to lead one of the most complex operations and business units with more than 1800 employees. Risk taking and venturing into the unknown was a daily ritual.
  • I become hungry for more challenges and being in complex situations to push my boundaries and grow as a leader. World records were set, the frameworks implemented have become the daily practices to date.
LeadershipPerformance ImprovementStrategic PlanningBusiness StrategyBusiness Management

Contracts & Business Development Manager - Integrated Services

Jan 2016Apr 2017 · 1 yr 3 mos · On-site

  • With the momentum and credibility built from the previous assignment. I was entrusted by SLB CEO and Aramco executive management to pioneer the Contract & Commercial implementation of the first Integrated Unconventional Resources Project in KSA. This is where I learned the art of negotiations and building mega contracts that are both win-win. The best practices and the successes built have turned the project into one of the kingdoms most successful discoveries resulting in billions of dollars in returns and entire new business ventures.
Sales ManagementStrategic PlanningContract NegotiationCommercial

Business Development Manager

Promoted

Nov 2013Dec 2015 · 2 yrs 1 mo · On-site

  • Leading all of Aramco Drilling & Workover business in KSA including Bahrain and Jordan. A position where I got to apply my leadership skills, strategic thinking and marketing strategy to grow the business by 80% YoY. A role that I learned that art of sales and how trust and authenticity are one of the most important elements of success. Several awards received by Aramco executive management and SLB CEO.
LeadershipSales ManagementStrategic PlanningContract NegotiationCommercial

Business Unit Manager

Promoted

Jun 2012Oct 2013 · 1 yr 4 mos · On-site

  • Leading the first implementation of CoilTOOLS department in KSA. A mission that was just a plan in a wall where I got to build the first unit going from zero to 30 people resulting in major revenue and profit increase for the business. As my first managerial role, it was an unforgettable experience that shaped my career where I learned how to manage and lead people who are much older and more experienced than me.
LeadershipOperations ManagementFinancialBusiness Strategy

General Field Engineer in Charge

Dec 2009May 2012 · 2 yrs 5 mos · On-site

  • Leading Coiled Tubing operations in Saudi Arabia's remote deserts and offshore. An amazing growth experience to be part of the execution of one of the biggest oilfield projects in the world and get coached by one of the most resilient and thought leaders in the industry.
Operations ManagementOnshoreOffshore OperationsDrillingRigless

Agilent technologies

Global Product Manager

May 2006Aug 2009 · 3 yrs 3 mos · Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

  • Leading Intel & AMD global product management for Logic Analyzers. An amazing experience to work with one of the world brightest minds and technology disruptors. Got to travel to the world meeting customers, implementing marketing strategy and growing as a leaders as I have to lead and influence the global team from engineering, procurement, manufacturing and marketing.
Product MarketingProduct DevelopmentProduct Lifecycle ManagementTechnical MarketingMarketing Strategy

University of colorado

Lead Teaching Assistant and Research Assistant

Aug 2005May 2009 · 3 yrs 9 mos · Boulder, CO & Colorado Springs, CO · On-site

  • Research Assistant for Cognitive Smart Homes and teaching assistant for several undergraduate Electrical Engineering courses. This is where the passion of teaching and coaching started to develop.
CoachingUniversity TeachingResearch Skills

Nasa

Hardware Design Engineer

May 2005Apr 2006 · 11 mos · Greater Houston · On-site

  • Working with one of the brightest people in the world designing flight computers for satellites.
Project ManagementElectrical EngineeringElectronics

Education

University of Colorado Boulder

Master of Science (MS) — Electrical and Computer engineering

Jan 2003Jan 2009

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