Management Team

As the General Manager of Shams Power Company, Majed brings over fifteen years of project management, engineering, and health, safety and environment (HSE) experience in petrochemical and solar power plants to the UAE’s first concentrated solar power (CSP) plant.

In his role, Majed leads and develops the company’s strategic planning, ensuring that Shams 1 delivers on its goal to grow in line with shareholder expectations and enhance corporate performance.

Majed has a proven track record in leading multinational managers, engineers, supervisors, operators, and technicians, with a strong background in improving HSE culture.

Majed joined Shams Power Company in May 2018. He holds a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Valparaiso University, USA.

Abdulla joined Shams Power Company as Plant Manager, bringing over a decade of experience in the energy sector. Prior to this role, he held key positions at ADNOC, where he demonstrated a proven track record in maintaining high safety standards, leading complex operations, and optimizing energy performance.

His expertise extends to project commissioning, streamline process, Business Continuity Management and the implementation of advanced technology solutions, particularly in process control and work management systems.

In his current role, Abdulla manages the day-to-day operations of Shams Power Company, overseeing a diverse team and ensuring the efficient execution of projects. holds a strong dedication to innovation and operational excellence, which drives his efforts to support sustainable energy solutions at Shams. His leadership and technical skills make him an essential figure in the company's ongoing success.

Abdulla is an active member of technical and social committees as he was 'Youth 4 sustainability by Masdar (formally YFEL) member in 2011 and Vice President of the first cohort of Al Dhafra Region youth council in 2019-2021.

Oleg Kasperovitch is the Finance Manager at Shams Power Company. In his role, as part of the senior leadership, he manages finance activities, dealing mainly with compliance with financing agreements, forecasts, financial reporting and treasury as well as overall governance and stakeholder management (lenders, shareholders, off-taker and insurers). In addition to finance, Oleg also manages the procurement and IT functions of the project.

Oleg is a chartered management accountant with over 20 years of experience in the energy industry. He has managed multi-disciplinary teams in large multinational companies such as KBR, Maersk Oil, TotalEnergies. He has a proven track record of success in the finance, accounting, reporting, FP&A, and compliance areas, with a particular focus on the  energy sector. He has built and led finance teams in a multinational environment for large energy and mining companies. Oleg's technical skills include financial and management accounting and reporting, budgeting and forecasting, cost control, tax compliance and risk management. He has extensive experience in compliance matters, managing external and internal audits, including government ones, and have successfully implemented ERP projects within the energy industry.

In his early career days, Oleg worked for PWC as an auditor and a consultant across various industries internationally.

Oleg is a UK  qualified ACMA and CGMA and holds a Master's Degree in Finance from the University of Westminster (London, UK).

Muneera Al Hammadi is the manager of the Human Resources department at Shams Power Company. In her role, Muneera provides leadership in support of Sham’s values and mission, and enhances the role of the company’s most valuable asset, its employees.

Under Muneera’s guidance, the Human Resources department acts as a catalyst to enable all employees to contribute at optimum levels towards the company’s success.

Muneera has more than 10 years of experience in Human Resources. Prior to joining Shams Power Company, she worked in the Retail sector as Head of Human Capital and General Services for four years. Before that, she held different positions in Human Resources across many sectors including, Education and Surveying Services.

Muneera holds a Master’s Degree in Human Resources Management from Abu Dhabi University.

Willem started his career in the coal firing power industries in South Africa, where he worked for 18 years as a senior commissioning engineer. He relocated to the UAE in 2001 to form part of the EPC team that erected and commissioned Al Taweelah A1, a power and desalination plant. After the completion of the project, he stayed on for one year as warranty engineer before changing to the maintenance side of the Power industry.

Before joining Shams Power Company, Willem was head of the mechanical maintenance department at Al Taweelah A1 for 15 years. As Maintenance Manager at Shams Power Plant, Willem is responsible for ensuring the safety of employees and the plant during day-to-day maintenance activities. He is also responsible for improving existing maintenance procedures and implementing new efficient and cost-effective maintenance strategies to ensure the availability, reliability and maintainability of the power plant, while the development and structuring of an efficient and capable maintenance team is also considered a high priority.

Willem is a Qualified Tool and Die Maker with a Mechanical Engineering Diploma and an ILM Certificate in First Line Management.

As Deputy Operations Manager, Akeel is responsible for the overall management of the operations of Shams Power Station, in accordance with Standard Power Plant Operating Practices to produce reliable and economic electricity in a safe and environmentally responsible manner. He is also responsible for keeping operational procedures and guidelines up to date and implementing safe working procedures, including Permit To Work and Lockout – Tagout.

Akeel started his career in Pakistan, where he worked for two different types of nuclear plants (heavy water reactor and pressurized water reactor) and actively participated in the commissioning of the Chashma Nuclear Power Plant II. He then moved to the Muridke Power Station, where he was responsible for commissioning and operations as Control Room Supervisor.

One of the early joiners at Shams, Akeel joined the company in 2012 and participated in the commissioning and start-up of the plant. Since then, has worked in a number of positions within the Operations Department and was the first and only Shams O&M team member allowed to operate the plant on behalf of the commissioning team.

Akeel holds a Bachelor of Technology (Electrical) degree from the Preston Institute of Management Sciences & Technology Karachi, Pakistan.

Ameur Soufi is responsible to manage the HSE issues related to operations of Shams Power station by developing and implementing HSE policies and procedures.

Ameur has more than 17 years’ experience in HSE where he held several positions from HSE Engineer to HSE Manager. He worked previously with several international companies both in Algeria, Iraq and UAE in cement plants, oil & gas projects and power plants. Mr. Ameur has joint Shams Power Company in 2021.

Ameur holds a Bachelor science degree in Health, Safety and Environment from Batna University, Algeria.

As Engineering Manager, Salim Sofian Khelifa is responsible to manage the laboratory integrity DCS and process and performance teams. By follow up the performance of the plant and help the team develop and implement the right solution to increase the efficiency, performance, and integrity of the plant

Salim has more than 15 years’ experience in in power industry including combined cycle CSP and water treatment, with a lean management background.

He previously worked in Algeria with both international and public companies, as project manager, in EPC team, and as operation manager in a solar integrated combined cycle power plant. Mr. Salim has joint Shams Power Company in 2021.

Salim holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from USTHB University, Algeria.