New CEO of Kuwait’s NOC appointed

KUWAIT CITY, December 26, 2018 – Hashim Sayed Hashim has been appointed CEO of Kuwaiti NOC Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, international media reported on Wednesday.

Hashim will also assume the position of vice-chairman of the board of the state-owned company, Reuters reported.

The three-year term of his predecessor, Nizar Al Adsani, expired last week. Earlier this week, Kuwait also appointed Khaled Al Fadhel as minister of oil, replacing Bakheet Al Rashidi, who resigned last week.