Jamal Shamis al-Hooti

Company:Oman Cement Company
Position: Chief executive officer (CEO)

Biography: Jamal Shamis al-Hooti has been CEO of Oman Cement Company since 1998. The company is listed on the Muscat Securities Exchange and the Bahrain Stock Exchange. Al-Hooti joined Oman Cement Company in 1992 as the firm’s general manager, having previously served at Oman’s Commerce & Industry Ministry as assistant director-general of industry.

Since his arrival, Al-Hooti has overseen the company’s expansion, doubling production capacity from 624,000 tonnes a year (t/y) of cement to 1.26 million t/y. The company is currently in the process of further expanding capacity to 1.7 million t/y.

Al-Hooti represents Oman in the Arab Union for Cement & Building Materials, and is a board member of Oman International Investment Company, the Global Mining Company and Global Gypsum Company.

Contact Tel: (+968) 2 443 7070
Website: www.omancement.com