Arab Shipbuilding & Repair Yard (Asry), the region’s leading maritime repair and fabrication facility, has announced the appointment of Sahar Ataaei as its new Deputy Chief Executive Officer. 

 

She will be directly responsible for overseeing the divisions of finance, accounts, human resources, information technology, supply chain, corporate communications and support services. 

 

Ataaei's appointment coincides with a restructuring of the executive management team that is the latest move in the yard’s ongoing modernisation strategy. “With growth and sustainability at the heart of the yard’s recent initiative to modernise, this high-level reorganisation is the latest representation of that vision,” Asry said in a statement.

 

“Asry places great importance in empowering and strengthening national competency,” commented Asry Managing Director Mazen Matar on the appointment, “so we are naturally proud to have one of the most experienced and competent national female leaders rising up our executive management team and anticipate further positive contributions from a career that has already brought many advantages to the company and country.” 

 

“Asry strives to be a pioneer in equal opportunities, with it being a key driver in our core values of excellence and teamwork, and female representation in the maritime sector is still evolving. Sahar’s ongoing contributions will be invaluable to building an inclusive company, as well as demonstrating to the wider industry the benefits of diversity,” Matar added.

 

Since joining the company in 2019 as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Ataaei has played a prominent role in implementing Asry’s modernisation strategy, as well as restructuring the company’s financial resources and accounting operations, working to establish IT infrastructure, and leading the digital transformation journey across all departments.

 

Ataaei has more than 22 years of experience in the financial, administrative, procurement, supply chain, information technology and human resources affairs. Prior to Asry, she was the Chief Financial Officer of the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain (Gulf Air), after having served a variety of financial and auditing roles at both executive and administrative levels.

 

In addition, she has also served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Bahrain Airport Services Company (BAS) and the Gulf Hotel Group, in both of which she has also chaired the Audit Committees.--TradeArabia News Service