Oman Cables appoints Omani professionals at top level of organisation

Muscat: Oman Cables Industry continues to enhance its executive team.

While thanking Ramon Pallares for his great efforts and relevant achievements as Chief Operating Officer of Oman Cables in the past years and congratulating him for the new prestigious assignment as COO of the South Europe Region in worldwide leader Prysmian Group, Oman Cables announced the appointment of the new chief operating officer and the new plant director, forming a strong addition in the company’s strategic growth.

Muhannad Al Lawati will be entrusted as Chief Operating Officer and will be responsible for overseeing the Company’s overall operations, with a focus on the company’s operational strategy. He has strong knowledge of the many dimensions of cable manufacturing and is a board member at the Oman Manufacturers Association.

Muhannad is a Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineer with more than 10 years of experience in the cables business. He started his career as a Process Engineer and more recently served as Plant Manager. He has exceptional management and leadership skills with experience gained from operating at a senior level. Muhannad will focus on developing and implementing strategic growth and pipeline expansion, to build winning captures for customer-focused solutions.

Mohammed Al Riyami will be entrusted with the role of Plant Director and will be reporting directly to the Chief Operating Officer with the responsibility of contributing to and carrying out production strategy and increasing efficiency. Mohammed is an Industrial & Manufacturing Engineer with more than 10 years of experience in the Cable business. He started his career as a trainee Process Engineer at Oman Cables 11 years ago and gained his experience working on the factory floor and building technical knowledge on the equipment.

The newly appointed executives are strong followers of LEAN Manufacturing & Continuous Improvement always trying to implement the best practices to meet the highest levels of the organisation standards for safety, quality and operational effectiveness at Oman Cables.

With an emphasis on the utilisation of the knowledge, skills and abilities of Omanis, Oman Cables offers adequate opportunities for employment to the local workforce encouraged to achieve their full potential through comprehensive training and development programmes.