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HE Ahmed Ali AI Sayegh

UAE Minister of State and Managing Director

HE Ahmed Ali AI Sayegh

UAE Minister of State and Managing Director

H.E. Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh is a Minister of State (UAE) and the Managing Director of Dolphin Energy Limited.


H.E. Al Sayegh supports the government actively in its initiatives and efforts that drive the nation's economic diversification plans and the sustainable future of the UAE.

His Excellency holds a number of other positions, including: Member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), Board Member of Abu Dhabi Development Fund, Deputy Chairman of Emirates Nature - WWF and serves as the co-Chair of the UAE-UK Business Council.

 

He has formerly served in several key capacities such as the Founding Chairman of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), Founding Chairman of Aldar properties, Founding Chairman of Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar), Founding Board Member of Etihad Aviation Group, Founding Board Member of Mubadala Investment Company, Deputy Chairman of First Gulf Bank, and held senior positions in Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Abu Dhabi Investment Company (Invest AD).

H.E. Al Sayegh holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Lewis & Clark College, USA.

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Obaid Al Dhaheri

Chief Executive Officer

Obaid Al Dhaheri

Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Obaid Abdulla Al Dhaheri is the Chief Executive Officer of Dolphin Energy Limited.


Prior to his appointment, Mr. Al Dhaheri was the company’s Chief Financial Officer, responsible for the function of corporate finance, risk, quality and strategy.

Mr. Al Dhaheri joined Dolphin Energy in 2004 as a Business Analyst tasked with economic modeling, business planning and corporate reporting. He progressed up the corporate ladder to lead the Strategic & Corporate Planning Division.

 

Mr. Al Dhaheri is a graduate of BSc in Science with concentration in Physics & Electrical Engineering from Portland State University.

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Ali Alrahbi

General Manager - Qatar

Ali Alrahbi

General Manager - Qatar

Mr. Ali Alrahbi is the General Manager of Dolphin Energy in Qatar with overall responsibility for all company upstream activities. Prior to that, Mr. Alrahbi held the position of Chief Operating Officer – Upstream, responsible for all Upstream Operations and facilities.

 

Mr. Alrahbi also served as Senior Vice President for Health, Safety, Environment and Security (HSE&S) at the company. He has more than 25 years’ of experience in the oil and gas industry, and started his career at QatarEnergy in the Projects & Engineering Department.

 

Mr. Alrahbi transferred to Dolphin Energy in 2002 and has since occupied various positions to support the Dolphin Gas Project as it developed. Alrahbi holds a BSc in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas, USA and an MSc in Loss Prevention and Process Safety from the University of Sheffield UK. He completed the INSEAD Executive Leadership Program in 2014 as well as the “Executive Leaders Program” from the Qatar Leadership Centre in 2016.

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Ahmad Al-Mawlawi

Deputy General Manager

Ahmad Al-Mawlawi

Deputy General Manager

Mr. Ahmad Ali Al-Mawlawi is the Deputy General Manager of Dolphin Energy in Qatar. His responsibilities see him support the management team as well as oversee the upstream functions of Human Resources, Administration and Government & Public Relations.

 

Mr. Al-Mawlawi joined Dolphin Energy in 2015. Prior to his appointment as Deputy General Manager, he held the position of Director of Human Resources & Administration – Upstream.

 

With more than 30 years’ experience in the oil and gas sector, covering upstream and downstream in both technical and non-technical related activities, Mr. Al-Mawlawi joined QatarEnergy as a Trainee in 1988. Following the completion of his development program, he made his way up the career ladder from Communications Engineer, Head of Telecommunications Maintenance, Assistant Engineer Business Manager for both Business & Systems and Offshore Projects, to the position of Manager of Engineering Business.

 

In 2008, he was promoted to the position of Director of Administration, overseeing the QatarEnergy divisions of Human Resources, General Services and Medical Services.

In addition, Mr. Al-Mawlawi contributed as Chairman, Deputy Chairman and member to several QatarEnergy steering committees as well as various Boards, such as the Board of Directors of the General Authority for Retirement and Social Insurance, the Qatar Petrochemicals Company Board, Qatar Steel Company Board, and the Committee for the Equivalence of Academic Degrees. He also currently sits on the Board of Ras Girtas Power.

Mr. Al-Mawlawi holds a Master of Business Administration from Qatar University and a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Boston University in the United States of America.

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Walid Bamazahem

Chief Operating Officer - Downstream

Walid Bamazahem

Chief Operating Officer - Downstream

Walid Bamazahem is the Chief Operating Officer – Downstream at Dolphin Energy Limited, responsible for the entire Operations Downstream Division in the UAE. He provides overall direction to Operations, Technical Services and Industrial IT in support of the company’s aim to ensure uninterrupted gas supply to customers in the UAE and Oman.

 

Mr. Bamazahem joined Dolphin Energy in 2003 as a Pipeline Engineer, Downstream Operations. He has held various positions of seniority and in October 2016 was appointed Director Downstream Operations, prior to his promotion.

 

Mr. Bamazahem started his career at Zakum Field Development Company – ZADCO and spent two years as Subsea Pipeline Integrity Engineer.

Mr. Bamazahem graduated in Civil Engineering from the Higher Colleges of Technology, Abu Dhabi in 2000. He received his Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from EDHEC Nice, France in 2007.

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Hamad Al Sheebani

Chief Operations Officer – Upstream

Hamad Al Sheebani

Chief Operations Officer – Upstream

Mr. Hamad Al Sheebani is the Chief Operations Officer – Upstream & Director Upstream Operations at Dolphin Energy. He is responsible for planning and directing all upstream operations activity in Qatar. This involves ensuring the production of uninterrupted gas supply to customers safely and efficiently, and in line with production and sales targets, HSES standards and stakeholder expectations.

 

With more than 24 years’ experience, Mr. Al Sheebani started his career at Qatar Petroleum (QP) in 1997. He proceeded later to study Engineering in the United Kingdom. Following graduation, Al Sheebani held a position in QP working in the Gas Operations department.

 

In 2004, Mr. Al Sheebani joined Dolphin Energy as production engineer working for the Projects Department assigned to the detailed engineering phase of the project in Japan, and later with Honeywell for the control system in Singapore.

 

In 2006, Mr. Al Sheebani joined Dolphin Energy’s construction, commissioning and startup teams and has since moved into positions of increasing responsibility within the Qatar Operations Division. He has taken different roles in Upstream Operations from Assistant Superintendent, to Senior Production Engineer, Production Support Superintendent, Deputy Production Manager, Production Operation Manager, then latterly Director of Upstream Operations.

Mr. Al Sheebani is a graduate of the University of Teesside, Middlesbrough in the United Kingdom and holds a BSc. Degree in Chemical Engineering.

 

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Maurice Wingo

Senior Business Advisor to the CEO

Maurice Wingo

Senior Business Advisor to the CEO

Mr. Maurice Wingo is the Senior Business Advisor to the CEO at Dolphin Energy, providing support on business matters in line with the Dolphin Energy business plan, vision and mission, thereby optimizing profitability and fiscal sustainability. Under the guidance of the CEO, Mr. Wingo also advises certain CEO direct reports.

 

Prior to his current position, Mr. Wingo was Chief Financial Officer, responsible for supervising all accounting and finance treasury functions. He also oversaw Dolphin Energy’s strategy, business plan, key performance indicators, benchmarking, corporate reporting, enterprise risk management and all economic evaluations in the UAE and Qatar.

 

Mr. Wingo has also held the positions of Director Marketing & Commercial and Senior Manager Strategic and Corporate Planning during his time at the company.

 

Mr. Wingo has more than 30 years’ experience in the Oil and Gas Industry. Prior to joining Dolphin Energy, he held various operations, exploration and business development roles with Occidental Petroleum and worked as a Production Engineer for Conoco in addition to taking roles with a number of oil and gas consultants.

 

Mr. Wingo holds a Master’s degree in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Texas, Austin and a Bachelor’s of Civil Engineering from Vanderbilt University. He is also a graduate of the UCLA Executive Business program. Mr. Wingo is a Registered Professional Engineer in Texas and a member of both the Society of Petroleum Engineers and the American Association of Petroleum Geologists.

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Fares Chemouni

Senior Corporate Advisor to the CEO

Fares Chemouni

Senior Corporate Advisor to the CEO

Mr. Fares Chemouni is Senior Corporate Advisor to the CEO. He provides insight and advice to the CEO on a range of matters, facilitates effective solutions to ongoing issues and maintains effective working relationships with different entities and stakeholders.


Prior to that, Mr. Chemouni was Senior Vice President - Corporate Affairs overseeing IT, Automation, Human Resources & Administration, Procurement & Contracts and Corporate Communications.

 

Mr. Chemouni has more than 40 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry and has held various IT and Management positions at Total Energies in the United States, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. He joined Dolphin Energy in November 2005 as Deputy Vice President Information Technology and Automation (IT&A).

Mr. Chemouni holds a BSc degree in Computer Science, an MBA in International Business and a PhD in Management Information Systems from universities in the USA. He is also a Certified Data Processor.

 

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Robin Bayley

Chief Legal Counsel

Robin Bayley

Chief Legal Counsel

Robin Bayley joined Dolphin Energy as Chief Legal Counsel in June 2022.

 

Previously, he worked in private practice for over 20 years in London and Abu Dhabi at ‘Magic Circle’ and US law firms, specializing in the development and financing of large-scale projects in the energy sector. He has been a Partner at Shearman & Sterling LLP and King & Spalding LLP.

 

Since 2008, Mr. Bayley has provided counsel to Dolphin Energy on its project financing arrangements.

He holds a BA (Hons) and an LLB from Monash University.

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Mohsin Jagani

Chief Internal Audit

Mohsin Jagani

Chief Internal Audit

Mr. Mohsin Jagani is the Chief Internal Audit of Dolphin Energy’s Internal Audit Division. He oversees all auditing activities and operations as approved by the Board’s Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee. Through his leadership, Internal Audit assists Dolphin Energy in the UAE and Qatar to accomplish its objectives by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of internal controls, risk management, governance processes and recommendations for improvement where required.

 

Prior to joining Dolphin Energy, Mr. Jagani worked at the Abu Dhabi Retirement Pensions & Benefits Fund for over six years as the Head of Internal Audit & Risk Management. His career spans more than 20 years in Canada, USA and the UAE and has a diverse industry experience including oil & gas and financial services (within the realm of Investments, Risk Management and Internal Audit).

 

Mr. Jagani holds an MBA in Energy & Sustainability from University of Cumbria. He is a qualified Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) and a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE). He is also certified in International Risk Management (IRMCert) and Risk Management Assurance (CRMA).

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Rania Al Dhaheri

Chief Financial Officer

Rania Al Dhaheri

Chief Financial Officer

Rania Al Dhaheri is Chief Financial Officer at Dolphin Energy Limited. She brings more than 18 years’ experience to the role and oversees Corporate Finance, Risk & Quality and Strategy & Corporate planning at the company.

 

Mrs. Al Dhaheri joined Dolphin Energy in 2004 as a Marketing Associate in new business development, tasked with marketing and research analysis. She moved to the Strategy & Corporate Planning department in 2007 and in 2015 was promoted to Director Strategy & Corporate Planning, taking overall responsibility for Dolphin Energy’s business plan and economic modelling, key performance indicators, benchmarking, corporate reporting and all economic evaluations in the UAE and Qatar.

 

Mrs. Al Dhaheri holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with an emphasis on Marketing from the UAE University in Al Ain.

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Ajlan Al Qubaisi

SVP, Marketing & Commercial

Ajlan Al Qubaisi

SVP, Marketing & Commercial

Mr. Ajlan Al Qubaisi is Senior Vice President Marketing & Commercial, having joined Dolphin Energy in 2003 as Team Leader, Gas Sales Department. He held various positions and in January 2008 fulfilled his role as Senior Sales Manager, prior to his promotion.

 

Mr. Al Qubaisi started his career at the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and spent six years in the company’s Marketing and Refining Directorate.
He is a graduate of the Eastern Washington University, completing his Bachelor of Business Administration, with an emphasis on General Management and Political Science in 1996.

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Jassim Al Jasmi

SVP Technical Services - Upstream

Jassim Al Jasmi

SVP Technical Services - Upstream

Mr. Jassim Al Jasmi is Senior Vice President Technical Services Upstream at Dolphin Energy. He is responsible for developing strategies and plans and overseeing departments in charge of the array of technical, engineering, reservoir engineering, asset integrity and improvement project management disciplines aimed at sustaining and increasing the availability and performance of the company’s assets and reservoirs in Qatar.

 

With more than 20 years’ experience, Al Jasmi started his career at Qatar Petroleum (QP) in 1994. He proceeded later to study Engineering in the United States. Following graduation, Al Jasmi took a position in QP working in the maintenance department. In 2002, Al Jasmi joined Dolphin Energy as an engineer working for the Projects Department assigned to the pre FEED/FEED team working with Sofersid and later with Foster Wheeler in Paris. In 2005, Al Jasmi joined Dolphin Energy’s construction, commissioning and startup teams and has since moved up the career ladder into positions of increasing responsibility within the Qatar Operations Division and latterly the Technical Services Division, including Plant Availability Manager and later Director of Engineering until he reached his current position.

 

Al Jasmi is a graduate of the University of Texas at San Antonio in the United States and holds a BSc. Degree in Mechanical Engineering.

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Ateeq Al Mazrouei

SVP, Corporate Affairs

Ateeq Al Mazrouei

SVP, Corporate Affairs

Mr. Ateeq Al Mazrouei is Senior Vice President Corporate Affairs at Dolphin Energy. He is responsible for Information Technology & Security, Human Resources & Administration, Procurement & Contracts and Corporate Communications. He also provides strategic planning and coordination activities across the company. Prior his current position, Mr. Al Mazrouei was Director Procurement & Contracts.

 

With more than 20 years’ experience, Mr. Al Mazrouei started his career in the Oil & Gas sector. He spent two years at ADMA-OPCO as a Business Process & Procedures Specialist-Associate before joining Dolphin Energy as an Associate Contracts Specialist in 2010. During this time, Mr. Al Mazrouei was promoted to Procurement & Contracts Manager.

 

He was then appointed by Emiri Decree as an Executive Director and then General Manager of the Western Region Municipality, where he served for over 8 years.

In 2019, Mr. Al Mazrouei was transferred to the Department of Urban Planning and Municipal Affairs following an Executive Council decree. He then returned to Dolphin Energy as Director Procurement & Contracts, later in the same year.

 

Mr. Al Mazrouei holds a BSc degree of Science in Industrial Engineering from University of Arizona, and a Masters degree of Quality Management from University of Wollongong.

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Laurent Constanty

SVP, Corporate HSE&S

Laurent Constanty

SVP, Corporate HSE&S

Mr. Laurent Constanty is the Senior Vice President of Dolphin Energy’s Corporate Health, Safety, Environment and Security (HSE&S) Division.

He oversees all efforts to plan, lead and direct the development, management and effective implementation of all HSE&S, asset integrity, risk management, control/protection strategic plans, policies and programs. This helps ensure the implementation of world class HSE&S practices in Qatar and the UAE, in accordance with local and international legislation and standards.

 

Mr. Constanty brings to the role more than 30 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry, having started in career with Doris Engineering in 1990. In 1999, Mr. Constanty joined TotalEnergies and was based in Iran working across several technical and engineering roles, including Commissioning Site Leader, Head of Maintenance & Inspection and Site Leader.

 

Between 2005-2014, he was based on the African continent, in Angola and then Nigeria. During this time, Mr. Constanty supported TotalEnergies major exploration and production projects such as the Block 17 FPSOs Girasol, Dalia and Pazflor, OML99 Amenam and the Block 32 development of Kaombo with specific focus given to safe operations, new maintenance and inspection strategies.

Board Members

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His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan

Chairman

His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan

Chairman

HH Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan is The Ruler's Representative in Al Dhafra Region.

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HE Ahmed Ali AL Sayegh

UAE Minister of State and Managing Director

HE Ahmed Ali AL Sayegh

UAE Minister of State and Managing Director

H.E. Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh is a Minister of State (UAE) and the Managing Director of Dolphin Energy Limited.


H.E. Al Sayegh supports the government actively in its initiatives and efforts that drive the nation's economic diversification plans and the sustainable future of the UAE.

His Excellency holds a number of other positions, including: Member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), Board Member of Abu Dhabi Development Fund, Deputy Chairman of Emirates Nature - WWF and serves as the co-Chair of the UAE-UK Business Council.

 

He has formerly served in several key capacities such as the Founding Chairman of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), Founding Chairman of Aldar properties, Founding Chairman of Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar), Founding Board Member of Etihad Aviation Group, Founding Board Member of Mubadala Investment Company, Deputy Chairman of First Gulf Bank, and held senior positions in Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Abu Dhabi Investment Company (Invest AD).

H.E. Al Sayegh holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Lewis & Clark College, USA.

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HE Suhail Mohamed Faraj Al Mazrouei

Board Member

HE Suhail Mohamed Faraj Al Mazrouei

Board Member

H.E. Suhail Mohamed Al Mazrouei has held the position of the Minister of Energy since March 2013. In 2017, the Ministry expanded its portfolio to become the Ministry of Energy and Industry. It then merged with the Ministry of Infrastructure Development in July 2020 to include the Sheikh Zayed Housing Programme, and the Federal Transport Authority Land & Maritime, and became The Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure.

H.E. Al Mazrouei is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Etihad Water and Electricity, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Emirates General Petroleum Corporation, Member of the Board of Directors and of the Executive Committees of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company ADNOC and Mubadala Investment Company.

H.E. is also Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation, Nawah Energy Company and Barakah One Company.

H.E. Al Mazrouei has considerable experience in corporate administration in different sectors, including ship building, defense systems, oil and gas, and real estate development.

H.E. Suhail Al Mazrouei graduated in 1996 from the University of Tulsa in the United States of America with a bachelor’s degree in Petroleum Engineering. He was born in Dubai on July 1st, 1973. His hobbies include poetry, literature, and history.

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Mansoor Al Hamed

Board Member

Mansoor Al Hamed

Board Member

Mansoor Al Hamed is the Chief Executive Officer of Mubadala Energy. Prior to his appointment in February 2021, he held the position of Chief Growth Officer where he was responsible for all new business development and Mergers & Acquisitions activities at Mubadala Energy.

 

Mr. Al Hamed has more than 15 years' diverse experience in the oil and gas industry and across various disciplines of business leadership.

 

Mr. Al Hamed holds a BSc degree in Business Administration from the American University in Dubai and two MSc degrees from Abu Dhabi University and National Defense College in Abu Dhabi.

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Jonathan Newbery

Board Member

Jonathan Newbery

Board Member

Jonathan (Jon) Newbery is President and General Manager of Occidental Oil and Gas - UAE, an affiliate of Occidental Petroleum.

 

Mr. Newbery is responsible for all UAE Operations, including oversight of the sour gas joint venture with ADNOC. He is also responsible for regional business development, Human Resources, Information Technology and Finance departments.

 

Mr. Newbery joined Occidental in 2004 and until recently held the position of VP International Business Development, based in Abu Dhabi. Prior to joining Occidental, Mr. Newbery worked in various technical and management positions with leading international oil companies.

 

Mr. Newbery holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Geology from the University of London and a Master’s Degree in Petroleum Geology from Imperial College, University of London.

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Nassim Zouari

Board Member

Nassim Zouari

Board Member

Mr. Nassim Zouari is Senior Vice President, Business, Gas & Planning TotalEnergies E&P UAE.

 

Mr. Nassim Zouari has been with TotalEnergies since 2005, where he has held various technical and managerial positions in reservoir engineering and field operations across Nigeria, Paris, Congo, and Gabon.

 

In 2019, he transitioned to a business development role in Angola, where he was responsible for coordinating new business activities.

 

In 2021, he was appointed Assets Director of TotalEnergies in Libya supervising the company’s upstream assets. During his tenure, the business unit achieved record production levels, reinforcing its presence in Libya.

 

Mr. Nassim Zouari holds a degree in Petroleum Engineering from the IFP School and a Master of Engineering from Ecole Centrale de Paris.

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Stephen Kelly

Board Member

Stephen Kelly

Board Member

Stephen Kelly is President and General Manager of 1PointFive International, a subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum, responsible for developing 1PointFive’s DAC and CCUS business in locations outside North America. 1PointFive was started by Oxy Low Carbon Ventures with the aim of becoming the leading developer of Direct Air Capture facilities worldwide.

 

Mr. Kelly joined Oxy in 1995 and has held increasingly senior positions in Qatar, Houston and Oman, most recently as President and GM of Oxy’s businesses in Qatar and Oman from 2012 to 2022.

Mr. Kelly holds a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from UCL.

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Kenneth Dillon

Board Member

Kenneth Dillon

Board Member

Kenneth Dillon is President, International Oil and Gas Operations – Oxy Oil and Gas, a subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum Corporation (Oxy).

 

Appointed in 2016, Mr. Dillion is responsible for the management of the company’s international operations, including Occidental’s key focus areas in Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Colombia.

 

Most recently, Mr. Dillion served as Senior Vice President – Operations and Major Projects in 2014. He was named Vice President – Major Projects in 2011 and was promoted to Senior Vice President in 2012. Dillion holds a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Strathclyde University, Glasgow, United Kingdom.

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Naser Al Hajri

Board Member

Naser Al Hajri

Board Member

Naser Al Hajri is the Senior Vice President, Operations – Southeast Asia at Mubadala Energy. He is responsible for managing the company’s operated and non-operated businesses across the region. He brings with him over 22 years’ experience, gained in diverse technical and operational roles in the oil and gas industry.

 

Mr. Al Hajri joined Mubadala Energy in 2011 and has held various positions from Asset Manager, Bahrain, Head of UAE Gas, where he managed the shareholder’s interests in Dolphin Energy, to most recently VP Operations for the Middle East and Central Asia region.

Prior to joining Mubadala Energy, Mr. Al Hajri worked for the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) in diverse roles responsible for offshore and onshore assets and plant integrity and reliability.

 

Mr. Al Hajri holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Colorado, Denver, USA.

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Zayed Al Mazrouei

Board Member

Zayed Al Mazrouei

Board Member

With over 16 years of diverse experience in the energy sector, Zayed Al Mazrouei is responsible for managing Mubadala Energy’s international refining and oil pipeline assets while driving the marketing activities in Malaysia, Oman and Indonesia.

 

Prior to joining Mubadala Energy, Mr. Al Mazrouei served as a Senior Vice President in the UAE platform of Mubadala Investment Company. His previous roles include midstream business management in the Petroleum and Petrochemical platform with a focus on LNG import terminals, end-to-end gas supply chain, oil storage and pipelines.

Starting his career in 2009, he held various positions in the asset management department of International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC).

 

Mr. Al Mazrouei holds a BSc degree in Business Administration from Drexel University (Philadelphia, USA) and an MSc in Administrative Studies from Boston University (Boston, USA). He also serves on the Boards of Pak-Arab Refinery Company (PARCO) and Arab Petroleum Pipeline Company (SUMED).

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Samir Oumer

Board Member

Samir Oumer

Board Member

Mr. Samir Oumer is President TotalEnergies Exploration & Production, UAE and TotalEnergies Country Chair in the United Arab Emirates, a position he has held since August 2023.

 

During a company career spanning more than two decades, Mr. Oumer has served in several leadership positions. Most recently, he held the position of TotalEnergies Country Chair in Algeria.

 

Between 2018 and 2021, Mr. Oumer was based in Singapore and working in the company’s downstream activities as Vice President Strategy, Development and Supply, Asia-Pacific & Middle East.

 

Prior to that, Mr. Oumer held multiple upstream operational and managerial roles in drilling operations, field development projects, new ventures and M&A activities with international assignments in Venezuela, Angola, UK and Indonesia.

Mr. Oumer is a graduate of the Ecole Centrale (French Engineering School) and holds a Master’s degree in Petroleum Engineering from the IFP School.

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Julien Pouget

Board Member

Julien Pouget

Board Member

Mr. Julien Pouget has been appointed as head of Middle East North Africa region for TotalEnergies Exploration & Production on September 1st, 2023. Prior to this, he held the position of Senior Vice President Asia Pacific for Exploration & Production and Renewables, where he oversaw the oil and gas assets of the company as well as the development of renewables in the region.

 

Mr. Pouget previously served as Senior Vice President of the global renewables division of TotalEnergies from 2017 to 2021, and as CEO of TotalEnergies Renewables.

From 2014 to 2016, Mr. Pouget served as a senior advisor to the President of the Republic of France, initially responsible for industry, digital and economic matters. His responsibilities during this time included the oversight of the restructuring of the French nuclear industry.

 

Prior to his service to the President of France, Mr. Pouget spent six years in various positions at Alstom, including Vice President of the heat exchangers global product line, Vice President and General Manager of Asian nuclear activities based in China, and as project director for the Flamanville 3 EPR nuclear plant in France.

Mr. Pouget is a chief engineer of the Corps des Mines and a graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique.

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Gregory Joffroy

Board Member

Gregory Joffroy

Board Member

Mr. Gregory Joffroy is Senior Vice President – LNG Business Unit – Gas, Renewables & Power Segment at TotalEnergies in Paris, France. His role sees him overseeing marketing, asset, business development and economic teams in support of implementing the company’s integrated strategy across the LNG value chain.

 

With more than two decades of experience in the oil and gas sector, Mr. Joffroy started his career with TotalEnergies in 1999, holding a number of roles across oil and gas exploration and reservoir engineering.

 

Between 2008 and 2020, Mr. Joffroy took on roles focusing on oil and gas field development, economy and strategy and oil and gas new ventures. In 2018, he was appointed Vice President – Merger & Acquisition – Finance Segment in Paris, France, assessing and negotiating corporate M&A opportunities in the oil and gas sector.

Mr. Joffroy was then appointed Vice President – Equity Crude Acquisition – Trading & Shipping Segment in 2020, based in Geneva Switzerland.

 

Mr. Joffroy holds a Master’s degree in Fluid Mechanics from INPG, Grenoble and a Master’s degree in Petroleum Economics from IFP School in Paris.