Qatar Navigation Q S C : Milaha Appoints New President & CEO
September 13, 2015 at 02:03 am EDT
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Milaha Appoints New President & CEO
12th September 2015
Milaha announces the appointment of Mr. Abdulrahman Essa Al-Mannai as President & Chief Executive Officer, effective September 13th, 2015. He will succeed Mr. Khalifa Ali Al-Hetmi, who had previously announced his plan to retire.
Mr. Al-Mannai previously led the commercial planning and allocation functions at Qatargas. Having spent his career with Qatargas, he has overseen many areas, including the commercial function of UK's South Hook LNG Terminal, which is Europe's largest LNG regasification terminal and handles a significant percentage of the UK's gas requirements. Mr. Al-Mannai brings extensive experience in LNG, gas-to-liquids, condensates, shipping and commercial marketing, and has demonstrated a strong record of success.
"Given his robust commercial background, his experience in many of our core sectors, and his record of performance at Qatargas, the Board and I have full confidence in his abilities to continue Milaha's strong performance and lead our future growth plans" said Sheikh Ali bin Jassim Al Thani, Milaha's Chairman. "We are very pleased and excited to have Mr. Al-Mannai join the Milaha family, and look forward to his leadership in continuing our journey of sustainable growth."
"I'm extremely humbled and proud to be entrusted with this opportunity by Milaha's Board of Directors," said Mr. Al-Mannai. "Milaha is an institution in Qatar and an integral part of Qatar's economy, and I share Milaha's ambition to continue to expand its horizons in Qatar and abroad."
Qatar Navigation QPSC is a Qatar-based public shareholding maritime and logistics company, which provides integrated transport and supply chain solutions. The Company, along with its subsidiaries, is engaged primarily in marine transport, acting as agent to foreign shipping lines, offshore services, sale of heavy vehicles, ship repair, fabrication and installation of offshore structures, land transport, chartering of vessels, real estate, investment in listed and unlisted securities, trading of aggregates, building materials and the operation of a travel agency. It is organized into the following business segments: Milaha Capital, Milaha Maritime and Logistics, Milaha Offshore, Milaha Trading, Milaha Gas and Petrochem and Milaha Corporate. Its subsidiaries include: Qatar Shipping Co QSC, Halul Offshore Services Co WLL, Macgregor Qatar Navigation Co WLL, Peninsula LNG Transport No 2 Ltd and Iraq Qatar Transport and Shipping Services Co Ltd, among others.