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About QAFCO

About QAFCO

board of directors

Ahmad Helal Al-Mohannadi

Chairman

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Chemical Engineering, Qatar University

CAREER EXPERIENCE​

Mr. Al-Mohannadi began his career in RasGas in 2000 as Process Engineer and held a variety of technical and operational posts. In November 2007, Mr. Al-Mohannadi was appointed in various managerial positions such as Process Surveillance Engineering Manager. He was appointed as Operation Business Manager from 2009 to 2011 and then as Operation Technical Engineering Manager from 2011 to 2014. He joined QatarGas Operating Company Ltd. as COO Operations in December 2014 up to present.


RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Qatalum Board Member (2015-2017)

Soud Jaleel Al-Ruwaili
Vice-Chairman

EDUCATION

Bachelor in Chemical Engineering, Teesside
University, United Kingdom

CAREER EXPERIENCE​

Mr. Al-Ruwaili joined Qatar Petroleum in 1989 and throughout his more than 29 years of industry experience; he has held numerous key positions within the company. After receiving training at various levels and completing graduation from 1989 to 2001, Mr. Al-Ruwaili was appointed as Field Production Supervisor and Process Coordinator to lead the Gas Lift Project in Production Department, Dukhan. Thereafter, he was appointed as Senior Production Supervisor (Production Department, Dukhan) in 2003. From 2005 to 2014, Mr. Al-Ruwaili served as an Assistant Manager of Production Operation, followed by his appointment as Manager, Gas Recycling (Dukhan) from 2014 to 2016, and Operations Manager (Dukhan) from 2016 to 2019. At present, Mr. Al-Ruwaili is the Operations Manager (Mesaieed Operations) since 2019.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Chairman of the GDI Board of Audits Committee (2016)
Board Member – Gulf Drilling International (GDI, 2016)
Qatar Energy Team Leader for GCC Production and Maintenance Committee (2012)
Board Member – Alwaseeta (2012)

Abdulrahman M. Al-Suwaidi

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer

EDUCATION

Bachelor in Chemistry, Qatar University, Higher
National Diploma in Mechanical, Engineering, Bradford University, England

CAREER EXPERIENCE​

Mr. Al-Suwaidi joined Qatar Petroleum in 1987 and held a variety of technical and operational posts in Qatar Petroleum’s onshore operations. Between 1998 and 2007, Mr. Al-Suwaidi held two managerial positions responsible for Qatar Energy’s gas processing & gas distribution facilities in Mesaieed and subsequently gas production and reinjection facilities located offshore and in Dukhan. His responsibilities during this period included production and maintenance operations, inspection and engineering. From 2007 until 2016, Mr. Al-Suwaidi was with ORYX GTL, operating the world’s largest LTFT GTL plant. He joined ORYX GTL as the Deputy General Manager seconded from Qatar Petroleum, and was appointed CEO in 2009. In 2016, he joined Qatar Fertiliser Company (QAFCO) as its Managing Director and CEO.
 

Chairman of the Board of Directors for Qatar Chemical Group Companies Ltd, Member of the Board of Directors of Industries Qatar, Member of the Board of Directors of QAFCO, Member of the Board of Directors of the Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA) and Chairman of the GPCA Agri-Nutrients Committee.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Khalid Mubarak Al-Hitmi

Board Member

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering, Qatar University

CAREER EXPERIENCE​

With more than 20 years’ experience in downstream operations, Mr. Al-Hitmi joined Qatar Fuel Additives Company (QAFAC) in 1998, was assigned as Technical Services Manager in 2004, Maintenance Manager in 2010, Production Manager in 2013 and COO from 2015 to 2018 when he joined Qatar Petroleum. Mr. Al- Hitmi is currently the downstream facilities manager at Qatar Energy.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Board Member – Heron II power plant (Greece)

Saad Al-Kaabi

Board Member

EDUCATION

Chemical Engineering from the University of Ottawa, Canada

CAREER EXPERIENCE​

He has over 15 years of diversified experience in the oil and gas industry, encompassing LNG, gas processing facilities, oil assets, exploration, field development, and project management.

Currently, Saad serves as Assistant Manager, Oil & International Exploration Commercial at QatarEnergy Commercial and Business Development Directorate. In this role, he oversees all commercial matters related to non-operated oil assets domestically and internationally, including exploration and development.
Prior to his current position, Saad worked as a Process Engineer in Surface Development at QatarEnergy. He was then seconded to QatarGas-Barzan project for nearly six years.

Following his secondment, Saad transitioned to the Commercial and Business Development Directorate, where he served as the Head of LNG Commercial responsible of QatarEnergy working interest in all domestic and international LNG joint venture assets.

 

Chairman of the Board of Directors for Qatar Chemical Group Companies Ltd, Member of the Board of Directors of Industries Qatar, Member of the Board of Directors of QAFCO, Member of the Board of Directors of the Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA) and Chairman of the GPCA Agri-Nutrients Committee.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE