Muscat: In a historic move, Shell Oman Marketing Company (Shell Oman) has appointed Lamees Dawood Al Lawati as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective April 1, 2022.

This appointment is a new milestone for Shell Oman as Lamees has become the first Omani female to occupy the role of CFO in the history of Oman’s downstream oil and gas industry. As CFO, she will become a member of the company's Executive Management Team and will lead key finance functions along with Legal, Contracts, Procurement and IT.

Shell Oman’s CEO, Dr Mohammed Al Balushi said: “I am delighted to welcome Lamees to the leadership of our company. She combines diverse finance experience with a deep knowledge of Shell and the inherent qualities of a visionary leader who demonstrates a progressive outlook. As a prominent Omani leader, we believe that Lamees will continue to inspire and develop the younger generation of leaders in Shell and the society."

Lamees started her career with Shell more than 15 years ago in the finance department after graduating from Sultan Qaboos University. Since then, she has held several increasingly senior finance roles at Shell, in both downstream and upstream sectors covering Information Management, Treasury, Controllers, Internal Audit and JV Management.