Mr. Al Ansari started his career with the Company in 1983 as an apprentice. In his 29 years of service, he has risen through the ranks and promoted to the executive position of Chief Supply Chain Officer in December 2009, where he managed the Company's global supply chain, including strategic and major raw materials, Purchasing, Warehouse as well as its Calciner Plant and Marine terminal, before being appointed as Chief Operations Officer in June 2012. A position he had held in an acting capacity from January 2011. Prior to his appointment to the Executive team, he held several managerial positions covering various areas of Materials Management within the Company.
Mr. Al Ansari holds a bachelor's degree with distinction in electrical and electronics engineering from the University of Northumbria, Newcastle (UK). He has extensive experience in logistics, maintenance, planning, engineering, ERP implementation, warehouse management, inventory management, project execution and purchasing. He has made significant contributions to Business Process Re-engineering, SAP PM/MM modules, the implementation of reliability-centered maintenance (RCM), spares optimisation system, and the Company's document management system (DMS). He has also participated in many extensive executives training programmes in management and leadership.
One of his significant achievements was in successfully establishing several sources for major raw materials to ensure fair price competition and to secure requirements from diversified locations. In 2011 in his capacity as COO, he led the operation team to successfully record the highest production in Alba's history without incurring any extra capex or any additional resources.