“We are honoured to have a person of Ali Shehab’s stature joining our global team,” says Trond Hodne, Sales and Marketing Director, DNV.
“Ali is joining us after a very successful 36-year career at KOTC, where he started as a cadet on board ships up to Chief Engineer and later ashore as a Superintendent then as Site Manager at HHI before taking on senior positions up to the role of acting CEO. DNV will benefit a lot from his extensive experiences, knowledge, and unique insights of the Global maritime industry & the Middle East.”
Advisory services
In his new role, Ali Shehab will provide specialised advisory services to new and existing customers, manage initiatives and JIPs, develop businesses further and build new positions. He shall help profile DNV in the Middle East, in particular the GCC.
Ali Shehab will provide specialised advisory services to new and existing customers
Ali Shehab Ahmad was the acting CEO of Kuwait Oil Tanker Company (KOTC), the maritime transportation arm of the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC). In his role as acting CEO, he oversaw KOTC’s fleet operations, new building projects, the Marine Agency branch, and the LPG Filling branch that supplies LPG to the whole of Kuwait.
New building projects
He also served as the Chairman of KOTC’s Risk Operating Committee, which oversees the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) implementation programme across the company, and was a distinguished Chairman and Board Member in KOTC’s subsidiary shipping companies.
Ali Shehab is a graduate of South Tyneside College (Marine College) in the UK. As KOTC Sea Cadet, he spent considerable time on board KOTC vessels. His experience at sea saw him lead the Fleet Personnel Group before taking over the critical new building projects. He is also the Honourable Chairman of the DNV Middle East Technical Committee.
