Khalid Johar

President and Chief Executive Officer

Years at Konstruktion:

30 Years

Years in the Industry:

30 Years

Awards:

2022

Boston Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in Boston”

2021

Person of the Year Award – USA Construction Association

2020

Honorary Doctor of Business Administration, Curry College

2018

Community Leader Award – USA Construction Association

Khalid Ali Johar is a well-known senior HR executive having more than 20 years of valuable experience with diverse corporate landscape in Qatar.  He has worked with some of the leading blue-chip organisations in Qatar; such as Qatar Steel, Qatari Diar, Mowasalat, Qatar Museums Authority and Al Jazeera Media Network throughout his professional career.

Since 1995 when Johar began his professional career with the HR Department at Qatar Steel, he has continued to lead and implement major HR transformation programmes/initiatives which have had a very positive impact on the evolution of HR practices in Qatar. During his extensive stints with major corporate giants like Qatar Steel, Qatari Diar and Mowasalat, Johar was able to drive various large scale change programmes including automation and streamlining of HR Services that helped tremendously in raising the maturity levels of local HR industry.