Omar is an Egyptian national with a master’s degree in Logistics, Supply chain & International Transport and has previously occupied Country Manager and COO positions in Senegal in logistics, depot and liner activities.

Prior to that, Omar gained hands-on customer experience in logistics working as supply chain manager for Decathlon Egypt and operations experience with APL Lines.

We’d like to take the opportunity to thank Kurven for his contribution to the OMA Group and wish him all the best in his future endeavours as well as welcoming Omar to the OMA Family. 

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Rebecca Owusu-Asamoah joins us as Country Manager for OMA Ghana and will head up the ship agency/energy sector of the business in Ghana, based at the Tema office.

Rebecca has 14+ years of experience in the shipping industry, starting her career with Maersk Line and Damco. Rebecca worked at OMA Ghana from 2016 before transferring to Hapag-Lloyd where most recently she was based in Mauritius setting up the Quality Service Centre team for West Africa amongst other achievements.

Samir Sheth joins us as Country Manager for OMA Logistics Ghana and will head up the logistics sector of the business in Ghana, also based in the Tema office.

Samir has held senior positions with top five companies in carrier and freight forwarding and most recently was Sales Director for South Africa, East Africa, and North East Africa with Hapag-Lloyd.

Albert Kabanelah is promoted to General Manager for OMA Logistics Ghana. Albert joined OMA in 2010 as Commercial Manager and until recently held the position of Business Development Manager for OMA Logistics. Albert has shown tremendous dedication to growing the logistics business with his in-depth knowledge of the local Ghana market.

Current country manager Francesco Leuzzi moves on to new professional adventures at the beginning of February after steering the ship very successfully for the last eight years. All at OMA Group wish him the very best in his new venture.

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Samad Osman is appointed as Group Chief Operating Officer effective March 2021. As Group COO, Samad is responsible for our business development strategy as well as the successful execution of our growth plans, particularly in logistics, ensuring that we continue to serve and create dynamic, innovative solutions for our customers’ needs.  Samad joined us from Hapag-Lloyd where he was Africa CEO and prior to this held various Director positions in the AP Moller Maersk Group.

OMA Group CEO Gerrit Van der Merwe commented: “We are excited to have Samad join OMA Group. He complements our strong performance-oriented culture, and we believe his impressive reputation for achieving growth makes him the right choice to lead the expansion of our business into the future.”

Charles Sugden is appointed Côte d’Ivoire Country Manager with effect from 1st May. Charles has been successfully running the OMA Senegal office for the last year and his move back to Côte d’Ivoire where he grew up, and most recently worked with APM Terminals, comes at the perfect time to push forward ambitious logistics plans in this fast-growing market.

Kurven Monien is appointed Senegal Country Manager with effect from May 1st. Kurven is a logistics professional whose recent experience in East Africa involved streamlining and implementing strategies on customs clearance, warehousing, and procurement procedures. He has previous experience working with Maersk in Senegal and knows the country well.

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Lionel was previously working with 3T Services in Burkina Faso as Business Development Manager and we look forward to our newest OMA office going from strength to strength as the business develops under his management.  Welcome!

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Charles will be heading up OMA in Senegal and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the table, we are very excited to have him here.

Charles is a British national who grew up in Côte d’Ivoire, studied in the UK and has extensive experience living and working in North and sub-Saharan Africa for the last 20 years – most recently with APM Terminals in Abidjan.

He will be based in the Dakar office.

Gerrit Van der Merwe, OMA Group Managing Director commented:
“We are delighted to welcome Charles and we believe that the expertise he brings will dovetail perfectly with OMA’s fast-growing operation in Senegal.”   

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