Sapura Energy
LOUAY LOUIS LAHAM
Chief Operating Officer &
Chief Executive Officer, Drilling
AGE / GENDER/ NATIONALITY:

44 / Male / French

DATE OF APPOINTMENT:

1 April 2023

DIRECTORSHIP IN OTHER PUBLIC COMPANIES AND LISTED ISSUERS:

  • Nil

WORKING EXPERIENCE:

Louay Laham is currently the Chief Operating Officer of Sapura Energy Berhad and also serves as Chief Executive Officer for the Drilling Business.

He began his career with Singapore-based KS Drilling, where he was part of the management team overseeing a fleet of onshore and offshore drilling rigs across Asia and North Africa. He later served as General Manager for KS Drilling Indonesia until the end of 2012.

Louay joined Sapura Energy in 2013 as Operations Performance Manager and subsequently held a series of key leadership roles, including Head of Newbuilds, Head of Operations Support and Newbuilds, and Head of Fleet Support. In 2018, he was promoted to Vice President, Drilling Operations, and later re-designated as Chief Operations Officer, Drilling, in April 2021. On 1 April 2023, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer, Drilling Business.

In 2025, Louay was appointed Chief Operating Officer for the Group, where he now leads Sapura Energy’s operational turnaround and drives Operational Excellence across the organisation. With a strong track record in performance discipline and operational leadership, he continues to play a key role in advancing the Group’s transformation and delivering solutions safely.

ACADEMIC/ PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

  • BSc Thermal Engineering, Uni. of Technology, France
  • MBA Reims NEOMA, France