Leadership

Country Chairman

Walid Hadi is Shell’s Country Chairman in Oman and is a Dutch citizen of Venezuelan and Lebanese origins. He is an American University of Beirut graduate and a CFA charter holder. Walid started his career in Andersen’s Oil and Gas practice in Qatar then moved to Schlumberger, before joining Shell in 2005. He started his Shell career in the regional planning and reporting unit in Dubai, responsible for Shell’s portfolio in the Middle East, North Africa, Russia and Eastern Europe. He was then posted to the Mergers and Acquisition team, based in the Hague, working on a variety of acquisitions, divestment and corporate transactions spanning Africa, Middle East, Far East, Australia, and Eastern Europe. In 2012, he joined Shell’s Middle East government relations team where he worked to establish new country entry positions and business development opportunities across the region. He was appointed as GM Commercial for Shell in Kazakhstan in 2015 where he also served as Shell’s shareholder representative for the Caspian Pipeline Company and was a member of its Board of Directors. In 2017, Walid was appointed as Vice President Finance for the Upstream Joint Venture business.

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