It brings me great pleasure to extend my thanks and gratitude for the overwhelming sentiments you showered me with the past few days for attainting the valuable Amiri trust and appointing me as KPC’s CEO.
You were the first people I wanted to communicate with. Having a direct communication with you is of great importance to me because it pertains several objectives at the forefront is identifying the means of enhancing KPC & Subsidiaries performance. Therefore, I will work relentlessly to strengthen bridges of communication with each one of you and I pray that Allah Almighty supports me and helps me complete the journey of anyone who endeavored to raise the profile of the oil sector and our beloved country Kuwait.
Undoubtedly, the forthcoming phase requires doubling efforts from all of us to realize and achieve the development plan for our country. Consequently, our work will be governed by the long term strategic directions that were crafted by KPC to ensure the realization of the ambitions and plans for Kuwait. Inline with the serious pursuit to achieve our goals, all our steps in the coming phase will be interlinked with the application of plans and programs that ensure the competitive edge in the oil market and with the oil majors.
I do not want to exaggerate on the promises, but I want you to feel confident that we will continue the journey of developing our national force on solid and scientific grounds and we will give the Subsidiary companies the flexibility of achieving that goal which will I feel is the ideal way of encouraging creativity and ultimately fulfilling strategic directions.
History has shown, that in time of adversity we merge into one and we work with concerted efforts to build and prosper, I hope that this sense will prevail amidst our sector and that we become one entity with a single goal of fulfilling the hopes and ambitions of future generations and ensuring the welfare of our country that provided all means to help us reach where we are today. We need to focus our attention and effort in to execute those projects that will yield immense benefit for our future generations.
In conclusion, I pray to Allah Almighty to grant me the power to persevere and remain steadfast in this journey and turn the dreams and hopes of oil sector staff into reality; the ambitions of bolstering KPC and Subsidiaries’ status in all realms. I also pray to Allah that you will be my support system and that you will give me a helping hand in fulfilling my mission which I view as a great responsibility. Your presence around me and with me will be the impetus to see the journey to the end. I assure you on behalf of myself and all the Managing Directors that the one team spirit based on cooperation will prevail to ensure the welfare of Kuwait and the oil sector.
I cannot overlook to thank my brother Saad Al-Shuwaib for his imprints to the sector and his role in elevating performance wishing him success and prosperity.

Regards,
Farouq Al-Zanki
Deputy Chairman & Chief Executive Officer