Galfar Engineering and Contracting has announced Dr Hamoud Rashid AI Tobi as its new chief executive officer. In a filing to the Muscat Securities Market, the company said Al Tobi is an accomplished CEO with a track record of working on complex assignments and leading organisational transformations.

He succeeds Dr Hans Earlings who ended his employment with the Oman-based firm last month.

Al Tobi is said to be an industry veteran with over 16 years of experience working within the oil and gas industry, mainly with Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) and Royal Dutch Shell.

Over the past six years, he has led AI Shawamikh OiI Services as CEO, where he accomplished significant returns and achievements, the filing stated.

The company’s board of directors believe that Al Tobi will contribute to the further development and strengthening of the company, the filing said.