Solidcore Resources plc announced that Abdulmonem Mohammed Al-Murshidi has been appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director effective 24 January 2025, bringing the Board to eight members, including six independent directors. Mr. Al-Murshidi has over 30 years? experience in mining, oil & gas, manufacturing, and construction.
He has served as the CEO of Oman Chromite Company, a publicly listed chrome mining company based in the Sultanate of Oman, since July 2022. As the CEO, he successfully restructured the company and increased production to five times its historical average, turning around the company?s financials. For seven years prior to this, he was the Deputy CEO of Vale Oman Pelletizing Plant, part of a joint venture between Brazilian mining corporation Vale (70%) and Oman Oil (30%), serving as a hub for raw iron ore storage and distribution across the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia.
As the Deputy CEO, he directly managed activities across business development, corporate affairs, and health and safety. Before joining Vale Oman Pelletizing Plant in 2013, he held the position of General Manager at the Gulfstone Company, a manufacturer of agglomerated engineered stone, listed on the Muscat Security Market. Mr. Al-Murshidi started his career in 1995 as a petroleum engineer.
Abdulmonem holds a Bachelor?s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Sultan Qaboos University, Oman.
