Executive moves: appointments, promotions and departures

Ali bin Saif Al Mani

Appointed Chief Executive Officer at OAB

Oman 1 January 2027 Previously Chief Executive Officer at Alizz Islamic Bank

Sulaiman Al Harthi

Resigned as Chief Executive Officer at OAB

Oman 31 December 2026

Con Korfiatis

Departed as Chief Executive Officer at Oman Air

Oman 1 September 2026

Nasser Al Sharji

Appointed Chief Executive Officer at Oman Air

Oman 1 September 2026 Previously Acting Chief Executive Officer at Oman Airports Management Company

Paul Jennings

Appointed Group Chief Executive Officer at Bank ABC

Bahrain 5 August 2026 Previously Chief Executive Officer at British Arab Commercial Bank

Tariq Atiq

Appointed Chief Executive Officer at Bank Nizwa

Oman May 2026 Previously Acting Chief Executive Officer at Bank Nizwa

Amadou Diallo

Appointed Group Chief Executive Officer at Aramex

United Arab Emirates 1 May 2026 Previously Chief Executive Officer, Middle East and Africa at DHL Global Forwarding

Masood M. Sharif Mahmood

Promoted to Group Chief Executive Officer at e&

United Arab Emirates 1 April 2026 Previously Chief Executive Officer, e& UAE at e&

Faisal Al-Faqeer

Appointed Chief Executive Officer at SABIC

Saudi Arabia 1 April 2026 Previously Senior Vice President, In-Kingdom Liquids-to-Chemicals Development at Aramco

Samir J. Serhan

Appointed Chief Executive Officer at ACWA Power

Saudi Arabia 1 March 2026 Previously President, Saudi Arabia and Middle East at ACWA Power

Khalid Nabilsi

Promoted to Deputy Chief Executive Officer, North America and Europe at Hikma

Jordan 26 February 2026 Previously Chief Financial Officer at Hikma Pharmaceuticals

Yuvraj Narayan

Promoted to Group Chief Executive Officer at DP World

United Arab Emirates 13 February 2026 Previously Group Chief Financial Officer at DP World

Essa Kazim

Appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors at DP World

United Arab Emirates 13 February 2026 Previously Governor, Dubai International Financial Centre; Chairman, Borse Dubai

Maqbool bin Salim Al Wahaibi

Appointed Acting Chief Executive Officer at Otech

Oman 11 February 2026 Previously Chief Executive Officer at Oman Data Park

Ayad Ali Al Balushi

Appointed Chief Executive Officer at OMRAN

Oman 29 January 2026

Fawaz Al-Jasser

Appointed Chief Executive Officer at Almarai

Saudi Arabia 16 January 2026 Previously Chief Executive Officer at Naqua Co.

Nasser Al Sharji

Appointed Acting Chief Executive Officer at Oman Airports

Oman January 2026 Previously Chief Executive Officer at Oman Ground Handling Company (Transom)

Said Darwazah

Role expanded to Executive Chairman with Chief Executive Officer responsibilities at Hikma

Jordan 15 December 2025 Previously Executive Chairman at Hikma Pharmaceuticals

Khalid Nabilsi

Appointed to the board as Member of the Board of Directors at Hikma

Jordan 15 December 2025 Previously Chief Financial Officer at Hikma Pharmaceuticals

Hamad Ali Al-Khater

Appointed Group Chief Executive Officer at Qatar Airways

Qatar 7 December 2025 Previously Chief Operating Officer at Hamad International Airport

Tamer El Mahdi

Appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer at Telecom Egypt

Egypt 30 September 2025 Previously Non-Executive Board Member at Telecom Egypt

Stephen Moss

Appointed Group Chief Executive Officer at Commercial Bank

Qatar August 2025 Previously Regional Chief Executive Officer, Middle East, North Africa and Turkey at HSBC

Stephen R Thomas

Retired as Chief Executive Officer at Renaissance

Oman June 2025

Yousif Al-Naama

Appointed Chief Executive Officer at QF

Qatar 1 June 2025 Previously Chief Executive Officer at Malomatia

Abdulwahab Al-Shatti

Appointed Chief Executive Officer at Kuwait Airways

Kuwait 1 May 2025

Shadi Zahran

Appointed Group Chief Executive Officer at KFH Bahrain

Bahrain April 2025 Previously Senior Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer for Finance at Kuwait Finance House

Abdulwahid Mohamed Al Murshidi

Appointed Chief Executive Officer at Sohar International

Oman 26 February 2025 Previously Acting Chief Executive Officer at Sohar International

Nezar Banabeela

Appointed Chief Executive Officer at Mobily

Saudi Arabia 24 February 2025

Khaled Yousef AlShamlan

Promoted to Group Chief Executive Officer at KFH

Kuwait January 2025 Previously Chief Executive Officer, KFH-Kuwait at Kuwait Finance House

Appointments, promotions and departures