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| S-Oil's new CEO Hussain A. Al-Qahtani / Courtesy of S-Oil |
By Kwak Yeon-soo
S-Oil said Thursday its board of directors has approved the appointment of Hussain A. Al-Qahtani as its new CEO. Al-Qahtani began his term on June 13.
S-Oil said the new CEO is the "best-suited" person as he has accumulated deep expertise, vast experience and leadership skills over about 30 years in the refining and petrochemical industry.
Al-Qahtani served previously as the president of Saudi Aramco Shell Refinery Company (SASREF). Before that, he was the director of the domestic joint ventures management department at Saudi Aramco.
With his 29-year career at Saudi Aramco and SASREF, he has nurtured expertise and leadership skills necessary for playing a key role in areas of refinery production, engineering and maintenance.
A joint venture between Saudi Aramco and Shell, two of the world's biggest oil and gas companies, SASREF is one of the largest refineries in Saudi Arabia located in the heart of Jubail Industrial City.
As manager of Yanbu Refinery and head of Process Engineering & Control Systems, Al-Qahtani earned recognition for his capabilities in technology transfer, R&D and facility planning to optimize operations.
The Saudi national received a bachelor's degree at King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals and attended the executive program at IMD Business School.
"He is best suited to drive high performance and strategic growth of S-Oil at a time when the company is penetrating deeper into the petrochemical business and preparing for the new age of energy conversion," S-Oil said in a statement.
