Sharif, Mahabubur, Ali Ibrahim and Thani have achieved 10 years of service with Garnet Arabia Company (GAC) in Jubail last year.

Sharif Balkhi joined us as Aramco Sales Coordinator in February 2007, overseeing portal management, delivery and payment follow-ups. In 2010, he was promoted to Sales Executive and has successfully built a customer base for our abrasive blasting products and garnet recycling offers. He also manages bulk handling shipments, and is able to converse in English, Arabic, Hindi and Rajasthani. Sharif was promoted to Sales Manager in 2015.

Mahabubur Rahman was appointed as Store Keeper in May 2007 and four years later, he was promoted to Sales Coordinator supporting Sales, Production and Logistics while ensuring timely delivery of our products to customers. Mahabubur was promoted to Senior Sales coordinator in 2015.

As for Ali Ibrahim Hammad, he is our Public Relations Personnel and has been looking after all our public relation matters since he came on board in February 2007, Ali Ibrahim is also responsible for permit renewals and liaises with the local authorities.

Prior to GAC, Thani Al Enezi was working for our joint venture partner - Global Suhaimi in Dammam. He joined us as Logistics Supervisor in March 2007, and was responsible for obtaining access and prompt deliveries to major customer sites. In 2015, Thani was promoted as Admin Manager and manages commercial and human resource matters for GAC.

By Sibin Abraham, Jubail