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's Omanisation story 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 Shell Oman's Executive Management Team and will lead key finance functions along with Legal, Contracts and Procurement and IT.

On the other hand, the incumbent CFO, Ian Fong, will move to a new role where he will remain available to assist the company with the transition while leading key strategic projects. Lamees Al Lawati started her career with Shell more than 15 years ago in finance 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.

Recently, she completed a secondment in Shell plc group as Finance Manager of a Shell Joint Venture in addition to being a senior member of Shell Development Oman's Finance Leadership Team. Meanwhile, Lamees continued to be Shell Oman Marketing Company's Board Secretary. Her track record in Shell demonstrates her ethical leadership, her ability to build and execute complex strategies, and her commitment to adhering to and upholding Shell's values and standards.