Aluminium Bahrain, one of the leading aluminium smelters in the world, has announced two new senior appointments.

S Hussain S Fadhel has been promoted as the manager of Reduction Lines 1-3; and Mustafa A Rahman as the new manager for Carbon 3, said a statement from the company.

Rahman joined Alba in 2001 as a laboratory analyst and also worked in many departments within the company. In 2003, he was made shift supervisor of Reduction Line 4; and in 2012, was promoted to the position of technical superintendent, it said.

He has a Bachelor of Science (BSC) in Chemical Engineering from the University of Bahrain as well as a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Huddersfield, UK.

Fadhel started out as a senior operator for Alba in 1996. He was promoted to supervisor in 2003 and later made superintendent in 2010 followed by senior superintendent in 2014, said the company in its statement.

He has a BSC in Electrical Engineering from the University of Bahrain and is currently enrolled in the 18-month executive MBA programme at Essec Business School.

With a total workforce of 3,000 individuals, Alba boasts a Bahrainisation rate of almost 87 per cent, said the statement.

Speaking on the promotions, the CEO Tim Murray, said: “As a leading employer of Bahrainis, we take great pride in providing leadership opportunities to national employees to drive the future success of the company.”

“We are committed to empower them with leadership positions and take up greater responsibilities,” he added. – TradeArabia News Service