{"id":88813,"date":"2025-09-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2025\/09\/10\/gulftainer-appoints-three-senior-execs\/"},"modified":"2025-09-10T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T00:00:00","slug":"gulftainer-appoints-three-senior-execs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2025\/09\/10\/gulftainer-appoints-three-senior-execs\/","title":{"rendered":"Gulftainer appoints three senior execs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong> <\/strong><strong>#1- Gulftainer announces three senior execs: <\/strong>Emirati ports operator Gulftainer tapped Omar Rishi (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/omar-rishi-00332226\/?originalSubdomain=ae\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>) as executive VP and chief commercial officer (CCO) for ports and terminals, Peter Verheijen (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/peter-verheijen-6b66321a1\/?originalSubdomain=qa\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>) as executive VP and MD of its newly created container shipping lines division, and Aju Abraham-Thomas (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ajuathomas\/?originalSubdomain=ae\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>) as executive VP and MD of marine and logistics services, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gulftainer.com\/news\/releases\/gulftainer-announces-new-leadership-team\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Meet the team: <\/strong>Rishi was most recently deputy region head and CCO at CMA CGM, Verheijen previously served as VP of Milaha\u2019s container shipping division, and Abraham-Thomas has held senior roles at Wilhelmsen Group.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#2- NetApp taps Bassel Kassem as UAE country manager: <\/strong>Nasdaq-listed intelligent data infrastructure company NetApp named Bassel Kassem (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/basselkassem\/?originalSubdomain=ae\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>) as country manager for the UAE, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/press-release\/people-in-the-news\/netapp-appoints-bassel-kassem-to-accelerate-uae-growth-strategy-mg9zeevd\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a>. 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