DUBAI - Kuwait has appointed Hashim Sayed Hashim as chief executive of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC), state news agency Kuna reported on Wednesday.

Hashim was also appointed as vice chairman of the KPC's board, the report said.

(Reporting by Hadeel Al Sayegh; Editing by Christian Schmollinger) ((Hadeel.AlSayegh@thomsonreuters.com; +971566883310;))