Al Hassan G.I. Shaker Company announced that its board of directors accepted on May 31, 2017 the resignation of Mr. Jameel Al Molhem from the executive offices of Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer due to personal reasons, while keeping his membership on the board. Mr. Al Molhem's resignation will take effect as of July 25, 2017. Further, the board also decided on May 31, 2017 to assign the Country Manager Mr. Hakam Abu Risheh to the position of the company's CEO (acting), effective July 26, 2017, until further notice.

Since joining Shaker in 2011, Mr. Abu Risheh has held several leadership positions, and his career spans more than 30 years, where he held senior management positions in highly reputed companies in KSA and the MiddleEast.