Mr. Al-Kaabi graduated from the Pennsylvania State University, USA in 1991 with a BSc in Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering. Currently, he is the Director of Oil & Gas Ventures at Qatar Petroleum. He oversees all exploration and oil & gas development activity in Qatar. Mr. Al-Kaabi reports directly to QP’s Chairman and Managing Director Mohammed Bin Saleh Al-Sada, Minister for Energy & Industry.

Mr. Al-Shaibi is currently Director Finance of Qatar Petroleum. He serves on the Board of key financial, oil & gas and other companies that are at the heart of the State’s economy. Some of the major companies include QatarGas Group of Companies, Qatar Steel Company, Tasweeq, Qatar Aluminum, Qatar Financial Center (QFCA) and Qatar Petroleum International (QPI). Mr. Al-Shaibi is also member of the State of Qatar Finance Policy and Strategy Committee.

Sheikh Abdul Aziz holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Information Technology from the American University in Washington, D.C. With over 10 years experience in recruitment and manpower planning, he previously held the position of Head of Recruitment in the HR Department of Qatar Petroleum and is currently the Asst. Manager, Personnel Administration within the same Department. Sheikh Abdul Aziz is also a member of several governmental committees, including Permanent Population Committee, Permanent Recruitment Committee of Qatar, Committee of Strategy for the State Labor Market and Conflict of Interest Committee.

Mr. Al-Othman holds a BSc in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Southern California and an MBA in Business Administration from the American University of Beirut. He has over 20 years’ of experience in the oil industry working for National, International and Service Oil Companies. He also represents QP as a Director on Boards of several joint ventures.

Mr. Ichikawa holds a BSc in Petroleum Engineering from Tokyo University, Japan. He has over 30 years of experience in the drilling industry, especially in the areas of Operations, Engineering and Marketing. He serves as Representative Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer of JDC as well as President and Representative Director of MQJ (Mantle Quest Japan Company Limited).

Mr. Yamada holds an MBA in Business Administration from Loyola Marymount University, USA. He has over 30 years’ of experience in the drilling industry, especially in the areas of Administration & Corporate Planning. He also serves as an Executive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Strategy Planning of JDC.

Mr. Onoe holds a BSc in Engineering from Waseda University, Japan. He has over 30 years’ of experience in the drilling industry, especially in the areas of Operations, Engineering and Marketing. He also serves as an Executive Officer of JDC.