Prior to joining the ZEDAN GROUP, Yacob Chang oversaw Hyundai E&C Business Development in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia & Bahrain. During his service in Hyundai E&C he also served as a General Manager of MEEDCO, which is an affiliate of Hyundai E&C, specialized in power sector for construction overhead transmission lines and substations.

During Yacob's service at Hyundai E&C, he has secured multiple of mega projects in Oil & Gas, Power Energy sector with Saudi Aramco & Saudi Electricity Company.Yacob is also the Member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee for Tenaris Saudi Steel Pipes.

In 2019, Yacob was awarded with Commendation from Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation of South Korea.

Yacob was born in Tripoli, Libya and raised in both the Libya and the Republic of Ireland. He graduated from St. Columba's College in Dublin, Ireland for his secondary school. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Sogang University, Seoul, Korea.