{"id":48819,"date":"2023-10-06T15:56:15","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T14:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/?p=48819"},"modified":"2023-10-06T15:56:16","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T14:56:16","slug":"simon-lee-takes-the-helm-at-abl-saudi-arabia-bahrain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abl-group.com\/abl\/all-media\/blog\/simon-lee-takes-the-helm-at-abl-saudi-arabia-bahrain\/","title":{"rendered":"Simon Lee takes the helm at ABL Saudi Arabia & Bahrain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Simon Lee has been appointed as our new Country Manager for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He takes over the role from Donald MacMillan<\/a>, who has been promoted to Regional Managing Director for ABL in the Middle East, North & South Africa and India (MENSA & India)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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“Simon brings a wealth of experience to his new position. With a background as a Master Mariner, he has spent 20 years at sea (…), gaining extensive offshore experience around the world. Simon joined our team in Bahrain in January 2018 as a Senior Surveyor. Throughout his tenure, Simon has played a pivotal role in the growth of our Bahrain office and the establishment of our entity in KSA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simon has also demonstrated his versatility by expanding his expertise beyond his strong offshore oil and gas roots and working across the various business lines our group now offers.”<\/p>\nDonald McMillan, Regional Managing Director ABL MENSA & India <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n

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”Having worked in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia for the past 5 and half years, I have a good understanding of the current and emerging markets. I am focused on growing the company’s existing relationships within the offshore industry, as well as growing and developing new areas of the business within the emerging renewables market, yacht market<\/a> and local insurance markets in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I believe the market has a lot to gain from our expertise which can greatly benefit businesses across the region. ”<\/p>\nSimon Lee, Country Manager ABL KSA & Bahrain <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Simon began his new role on the 10th<\/sup> of September.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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