Philip Allen
Philip serves as director of capital projects for SDB Steel and Pipe after having joined The SDB Group in 2021.
Philip brings 29 years’ experience of project execution, strategy, and operations to SDB having held various commercial and progressive leadership positions within the industry with oversight for sales operations in the upstream and downstream oil and gas markets as well as chemical and petrochemical industries. Philip’s broad project experience includes the execution of mega projects in the Americas, Middle East, South America, and East Asia.
Philip is a proud graduate of Texas A&M University and in his spare time enjoys A&M football and is also an avid Formula 1, golf, and tennis fan.
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