Oman Flour Mills, a public joint stock company engaged in the milling and food processing business in the sultanate, has appointed Haitham Mohamed Al Fannah as the new chief executive officer effective April 1.

An industry veteran, Al Fannah had been with the Al Sulaimi Group for the past 17 years handling a variety of leadership roles within the Group Holding, said the company in its filing to the sultanate's bourse, Muscat Securities Market.

He holds an MBA from the University of Strathclyde, UK and a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Missouri St Louis, US. He is one of the first batch of National CEO Program.

Oman Flour Mills was established in 1977 as a public limited company with 51 per cent ownership by Oman Foods Investment Holding Company.

Set up as the country's first food manufacturing company, it is today a market leader in flour products, bakery products, and animal feed.-TradeArabia News Service