Mohamed Al Mady retains chairmanship of GPCA

Mr. Mohamed Al-Mady has been retained Chairman of the Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association, (GPCA). Mr. Al-Mady, who is also Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) will continue to head the GPCA for another three years till 2011. The decision to retain Mr. Al-Mady as Chairman was taken up at the GPCA's Annual General Meeting held in Dubai on March 25, after it was resolved at the AGM that the eight founding members of GPCA will become permanent members of the board. As such it was also decided to retain Mr. Hamad Abdul Rahman Al Terkait, the President of EQUATE as Vice Chairman, GPCA and Mr. Abdulaziz Alhajri, CEO of BOROUGE as the Treasurer. Dr. Abdulwahab Al-Sadoun, an industry veteran has been appointed as the new Secretary General of GPCA, replacing the founding Secretary General, Mr. Abdullah S. Bin Zaid Al-Hagbani. Formed in March 2006, GPCA, which has its headquarters in Dubai, has eight founding members including Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), EQUATE petrochemical Co. (EQUATE), Gulf Petrochemical Industries Co. (GPIC), Petrochemical Industries Co. (PIC), Qatar Petrochemical Co. Ltd. (QAPCO), Qatar Vinyl Co. Ltd. (QVC), National Industrialization Company (TASNEE), and Abu Dhabi Polymers Co. Ltd. (Borouge). The membership of the GPCA has risen from eight members in 2006 to 141 today. At the 2009 AGM, the CEOs of Chemaweyaat, Sipchem, Alujain, Petrorabigh, Qafco and Qatar Petroleum were also lected to the new board. GPCA aims to put its resources together to enhance the role of the region in international debate and policy making vis-a-vis petrochemicals, fertilisers and chemicals, to facilitate regional cooperation, and to ensure that growth is both sustainable and socially responsible www.gpca.org.aeAdidas NMD R1