Christian R.F. Weckx is an accomplished (operations and project) management executive and a former lawyer with over 25 years of experience in business operations including management consulting and analysis, P&L management, process optimization, and change management. He is currently filling the role of Senior Vice President for Advisian MENA, a professional services consultancy and advisory division of WorleyParsons, focused on delivering projects and providing expertise in engineering, procurement and construction.  In this role, Christian has dual responsibility for the company, involving 25,000 people worldwide. He engineers consulting activities, looking after major clients and assignments in the region, as well as providing general management for their management consulting business. His role also has a business development function and he is focused on further building the internal organization for WorleyParsons in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, representing the most strategic part of its regional management consulting. 

Prior to WorleyParsons, Christian served as Director of the Global KPMG Asset Management Competence Centre for KPMG – GAMCC, where he was responsible for major business deals in the physical assets management arena and process industries including oil & gas, chemicals, and petrochemicals. 

Christian graduated with a Master of Laws (cum laude) from University of Leuven (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven) and a Special License in Economic Law from ULB- Université Libre de Bruxelles in 1988. He also earned a Master of Business Management at VLEKHO Business School, Brussels in 1991. In addition, Christian went even further with his education, completing an Executive Course in Managing Professional Services Firms at Stanford University Graduate School of Business in 2005, and two Senior Executive Management Programs at INSEAD, France, in 2003 and 2004. He speaks fluent English, Dutch and French, and some German. 

After studying law, he originally started out as a lawyer at the Brussels Bar and found it to be a lot of studying and paperwork. Since Christian wanted to work internationally and travel, he made a shift toward consulting roles with EY, KPMG, CPI and others- predominantly in Europe, some in Asia, and currently more in the Middle East. 

Going forward, his major ambition is to get his feet on the ground in the region, build up his private and professional network, and build up his life in that part of the world. Christian wants to network to connect with like-minded people who also like to work internationally, travel and do global business. The key to his success has been being open-minded, flexible, and capable of working with people from different backgrounds and cultures. He also knows how to effectively listen to his clients in order to come up with the right way to approach decisions and projects. 

In his spare time, Christian enjoys cycling and going out for dinner, and is also involved with a Kiwanis Club for Kiwanis International.

Worldwide Association of Notable Alumni Member, Christian R.F. Weckx, can be found on the Association Directory where he is looking forward to networking with you.