Carlos Cosín

Carlos Cosín is the Chief Executive Officer of Almar Water Solutions, part of Jameel Environmental Services, Abdul Latif Jameel, a collective of independent international, family-owned and diversified businesses, founded in 1945 by the late Abdul Latif Jameel.

Carlos leads the operations and development of Almar Water Solutions to drive its success and growth in the sector.

Mr. Cosín has 30 years of experience in the water industry, including the development of desalination, wastewater, and reuse projects around the world for both municipal and industrial sectors.  During this time, he closed agreements under both EPC (Engineering-Procurement-Construction) and BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer) models.

Mr. Cosín graduated in Agricultural Engineering from the Madrid Polytechnic University.  In addition to his prominent role as CEO of Almar Water Solutions, Carlos served as President of the International Desalination Association (IDA) 2019 to 2022. He continues to serve the newly renamed association, International Desalination and Reuse Association (IDRA), as First Vice President and a Board Member.

Carlos Cosín also serves as President of the Center for Water & Climate Adaptation at IE University, advocating for programs that build future water industry professionals, recognizing that education is critical to address the challenges of sustainable water management and climate change.  Carlos speaks Spanish and English.

Founded in 1945, Abdul Latif Jameel is a private family-owned global investor and diversified business that is celebrating its 80th Anniversary in 2025. Abdul Latif Jameel works across major industry sectors aiming to positively shape the future of core industries driving the global economy. These include Investments; Mobility; Financial Services; Energy & Environmental Services: Health, and a diversified range of other operations from consumer products and property development to professional services.

With corporate representation offices around the globe, the business has an operational presence in more than 40 countries on six continents and employs more than 11,000 people of over 80 nationalities.