The Board of Directors of Shell Oman Marketing Company SAOG (SOM) has appointed Mr. Mohammed Mahmood Al Balushi to replace Mr. Adil Ismail Abdullah Al-Raisi as the Managing Director of the Company effective 2nd February 2016.  Mohammed will also represent juristic Shareholder Shell Gas BV as their nominated Director.
Mohammed has over 23 years of diverse experience in different sectors including 12 years in Shell. He comes with a background in corporate banking, equity financing, projects management, social investment, government relations, and fuel retailing. Moreover, he was a member in a number of government led advisory boards and executive committees. Before this appointment, Mohammed was the Country Manager – Retail and a member in the management team of SOM.
From academic perspective, Mohammed is in his final stages doing his Doctorate in business administration from the UK.  He has a Master of business administration from the UK, a specialised diploma in Industrial credit from The Kingdom of Jordan, and a diploma in banking and financial studies.