The Board of Directors of Shell Oman Marketing Company SAOG (SOM) has appointed Mohammed Mahmood Al Balushi to replace Adil Ismail Abdullah Al-Raisi as the Managing Director of the Company effective February 2, 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. He has also been a member of a number of government led advisory boards and executive committees. Prior to this appointment, Mohammed was the Country Manager – Retail and a member in the management team of SOM.

Mohammed is currently in the final stages of doing his Doctorate in business administration from the UK. He has a Masters in Business Administration from the UK, a specialised diploma in Industrial credit from The Kingdom of Jordan, and a diploma in banking and financial studies.