Omran Group appoints Hashil bin Obaid Al Mahrouqi as new CEO

Omran Group appoints Hashil bin Obaid Al Mahrouqi as new CEO

Muscat: Omran Group, the executive arm of the Sultanate for tourism development, appointed Hashil bin Obaid Al Mahrouqi as new CEO, replacing the former CEO, Peter Walichnowski.  The appointment reflects the belief in empowering national competencies to lead the next stage of the Group's journey. Al Mahrouqi was selected after he passed the professional tests and job interviews conducted for various candidates for the position.Hashil Al Mahrouqi's experience spans 20 years in managing real estate projects investments and commercial contracts, and he held a number of positions, the last of which was Senior Manager of Investment Real Estate at the Oman Investment Authority (OIA), Chairman and CEO of Yiti Tourism Development Company, Chairman of the Executive Committee and a member of the Board of Directors at ASAAS Company.In addition to his membership in a number of boards of directors and associated committees in the Oman Investment Authority's real estate investments in both the UK and Germany. This also coincided with other roles that he assumed, including managing local and international real estate investment portfolios amounting to one billion Omani rials in the sectors of hospitality, entertainment, logistics, retail and multi-purpose projects, as well as leading projects to attract foreign direct investment