Ahmad Mhanna has been appointed as the American Concrete Institute’s new regional director for the Middle East. In his role, Mhanna will focus on ACI’s plan to increase knowledge-sharing in the region.

According to a statement, Mhanna will assist in establishing and nurturing regional strategic relationships with members, chapters, companies, governmental bodies, educational institutions, partners, and other construction industry organisations. Mhanna will also build upon recent partnership agreements and increase ACI activity in the region.

An ACI member and civil engineer, Mhanna has wide-ranging experience in concrete and construction materials testing, analysis, and applications. Prior to joining ACI, he was employed at Qatrana Cement in Amman, Jordan. Mhanna has served as a board member of Jordan Concrete Association since 2012 and is also a member of building materials technical committee of the Jordan Institution for Standards and Metrology. Mhanna holds multiple ACI certifications and has served as an ACI Certification examiner.

Mhanna will be based at the ACI Middle East’s regional office in the Dubai World Trade Center, which is scheduled to open on January 6, 2019.