ASRY Appoints Ahmed AlAbri as CEO
, and a bachelor’s degree in naval architecture from the same university.Aymen bin Tawfeeq AlMoayed, ASRY chairman of the board of directors, said, “We are naturally proud to have one of the most experienced and competent leaders rising up our executive management team.”ASRY is a Bahrain-based shipyard specializing in ship repair, maintenance, and fabrication services. Established in 1977, ASRY serves both commercial and naval vessels in the Arabian Gulf region
ASRY Appoints New Internal Audit and Legal Affairs Managers
yard in the Arabian Gulf, appointed Layla Mukhtar as the new Internal Audit Manager and Fatima AlRayes as the Legal Affairs Manager.Mukhtar is a certified Public Accountant from the New Hampshire Board of Accountancy and holds bachelor’s degree in Business Information Systems from University of Bahrain with an overall work experience of 15 years in the audit and risk assessment fields with reputable firms such as Bahrin Airport Services Company (BAS) and Ithmaar Bank.AlRayes holds a bachelor’s degree in Law from University of Bahrain and has more than 12 years of experience in the field
Goltens Bolsters Middle East and India Teams
was responsible for erection/commissioning and maintenance of power plants and earth moving equipment. Prior to joining Goltens, Sudharshan worked in after sales services for Wärtsilä India for 10 years as Senior Manger. B. Jeyanthan has been appointed General Manager of Goltens Bahrain. Jeyanthan has over 27 years of industry experience and has been serving Goltens India as the Senior Manager responsible for the Sales and Services of the Chennai and Vishakhapatnam branches since 2008. Prior to joining Goltens, Jeyanthan was General Manager for Reefer Mech Engineers Pvt Ltd in
ISS Names Zaiton Commercial Manager, Cruise
million cruise passengers in the region. With over 10 years’ cruise-orientated experience in destination management services Zaiton has focused on cruise tourism, contributing to Dubai becoming a Cruise HUB of the Cruise Arabia region and developing cruise passenger handling in the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman and India. Reporting to Grant Holmes, ISS VP Cruise Solutions, Zaiton also has firsthand experience of handling cruise passengers, cruise lines (all segments) and destination management, especially in enhancing the potential of heritage and attraction sites. He is an accredited international
Keenan Named President of Phoenix
the Seventh Fleet Salvage Officer based in Singapore. Shore assignments included hyperbaric maintenance superintendent at a diving research facility; dry docking and diving officer in a naval shipyard; aircraft carrier repair officer and supervisor of shipbuilding; Officer in charge of ship repair unit Bahrain; Commanding Officer of the Navy Experimental Diving Unit; and Director of the Naval Construction and Engineering program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His final tour of duty was a U.S. Navy Supervisor of Salvage and Diving and Director of Ocean Engineering. Before being appointed
Braemar Adjusting Promotes Foster
Limited (OIL) members. In April 2013, Foster transferred from London to Dubai and has played a significant part in establishing Braemar’s Middle East operation, running offshore and onshore energy, power and utility loss adjustments, with associated business interruption, in UAE, Bahrain, Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, Iran, India and Kazakhstan on behalf of local insurers and international reinsurers
Kemp: Gulf Migrant Workers Will Be Biggest Victims of Oil Shock
the number of migrants is likely to play out across the other oil-dependent economies around the Gulf. In addition to the 10.1 million migrants in Saudi Arabia, there are 8.1 million in the United Arab Emirates, 2.9 million in Kuwait, 1.8 million in Oman, 1.7 million in Qatar, and 700,000 in Bahrain. In most of these countries, migrants make up an even larger share of the local population than in Saudi Arabia, according to UN calculations. The situation in each of these economies is different. Some are more petroleum-dependent than others. Some have larger foreign reserves
ISS Appoints Holmes as VP, Cruise Solutions
global shore excursions, destination services and on board revenue until 2004. He also founded his own cruise consultancy, providing training for cruise line brands, governments and port authorities as well as advising destinations such as Venezuela, Colombia, Cyprus, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Bahrain on cruise strategy. ISS said Holmes will be instrumental in growing its cruise engagement across the globe, managing key cruise line accounts, streamlining communications, ensuring quality standards, sharing best practice and optimizing service delivery to meet the very different demands of each
Keenan Named VP at Gibbs & Cox
attack in 2000, Leading the Navy's response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Leading the Navy's response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake, Serving as the Navy's Director of Ocean Engineering/Supervisor of Diving and Salvage, Serving as Officer in Charge of U.S. Navy Ship Repair Unit Bahrain, Commanding the Navy's Experimental Diving Unit, and Serving as Director of the Naval Construction and Engineering Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Keenan holds a master of science in Materials Engineering and a Naval Engineering degree from MIT, as well as
Saudi Shipper Bahri Names Omar as CEO
The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) has named Ibrahim Abdulrahman al-Omar as its chief executive, effective on Oct. 1, a bourse filing said on Wednesday. Omar has worked in several senior positions at firms including Saudi Telecom and its affiliate Viva Bahrain, the statement added. He replaces Mohammad Omair al-Otaibi, who was appointed acting CEO last month after the departure of Saleh bin Nasser al-Jasser at the end of July. (Reporting by David French; Editing by Andrew Torchia)
CLIA Appoints Kim Hall Operational & Security Director
in the Center for Naval Analyses' (CNA) Strategic Initiatives Group focusing on threats and issues pertaining to the global commons. While at CNA, she was the CNA field representative to U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), U.S. Fifth Fleet, and the Combined Maritime Forces in Manama, Bahrain, where she was the senior counter-piracy advisor. Hall's research experience includes coastal nation politics and foreign policy, maritime policy (national and international), and U.S. Navy/ Coast Guard operations and international outreach. Hall received her BA in political science
Intertek Invests in O&G Lab in Abu Dhabi
a number of existing offices in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and works with national oil companies to deliver third-party inspection, expediting, quality assurance, and asset integrity management services on major projects. The UAE regional offices also extend service support into Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait, India, Iraq, Algeria and other countries.
