Kuwait, April 7, 2012 -- EQUATE Petrochemical Company has named Mohammad Husain as its President & CEO, succeeding Hamad Al-Terkait who served in that role from 2001.
With over 30 years of extensive professional service, Husain held various leading posts, administrative and technical, at Kuwait Oil Company (KOC), Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC) and finally at Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) as Deputy Chairman & Deputy Managing Director for Mina Al-Ahmadi Refinery.
Having served at several leadership positions and board memberships, Husain's overall competencies and areas of expertise include exploration, development and production of oil and gas, petrochemical and downstream activities, as well as corporate planning and strategy development.
On this occasion, Husain expressed utmost appreciation to Al-Terkait for his pioneering leadership of EQUATE, noting "EQUATE will continue being a true embodiment of 'Partners in Success' at all levels within and outside Kuwait through its world-class human resources and business excellence."
Established in 1995, EQUATE is an international joint venture between Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC), The Dow Chemical Company (Dow), Boubyan Petrochemical Company (BPC) and Qurain Petrochemical Industries Company (QPIC). Commencing production in 1997, EQUATE is the single operator of a fully integrated world-scale manufacturing facility producing over 5 million tons annually of high-quality petrochemical products which are marketed throughout the Middle East, Asia, Africa and Europe.
Contact: Ali Y. Al-Hamad
T: (+965) 2576-5661
M: (+965) 9722-8611
E: alhamaay@equate.com
Emeel Bishay
T: (+965) 2225-8717
M: (+965) 9756-5732
E: emeel.bishay@ogilvy.com
© Press Release 2012
