Dr. Nasser Al-Nassri has been the Red Sea Zone executive director of the project management office and shared services at Red Sea Global since 2021.
He began his career in construction and gained experience with construction companies in Saudi Arabia, including Saudi Binladin Group and Saudi Arabian Airlines.
Al-Nassri then, in 2006, transitioned to the aviation sector, specializing in design and project management for airport construction projects during the early stages of the new King Abdulaziz International Airport development project in Jeddah.
He furthered his knowledge in the industry by working with London Heathrow before returning to the Kingdom, where he played a significant role in the engineering sector at Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation.
He also has extensive experience in the entertainment, events and sports industries, and has managed several sport and entertainment projects through Raibal Creation and Management, a company he co-founded in 2017 that contributed to projects launched during the early stages of the General Entertainment Authority.
In 2019, he joined Red Sea Global, a PIF-backed company dedicated to the development of sustainable tourism projects along the Red Sea coast.
At RSG, Al-Nassri first joined project delivery as a project manager, working on several in-land and island projects, including Desert Rock, Construction Village Housing, Heliport and Shura Island, one of 92 archipelagos in the area and RSG's main hub island that will be home to 11 world-class hotels.
Al-Nassri broad expertise and academic background, combined with his executive role, showcase his capability in managing complex projects and leading PMO initiatives across various sectors.
His leadership emphasizes a people-centric approach, focusing on teamwork, a proactive culture, stakeholder engagement, and effective communications.
Al-Nassri completed a bachelor’s degree in architecture from King Abdulaziz University in 2006. He earned a master’s degree in construction management from Northumbria University in the UK in 2010, and a Ph.D. in airport construction project management from Northumbria University in 2015.
He received three prestigious honors during his postgraduate studies at Northumbria University: The APM Geoffrey Trimble award, the Association of Project Management UK Regional award and the MSc Project of the Year award.
