Mrs Areej Mohsin Darwish
Chairperson
Mrs Areej Mohsin Darwish is one of the leading Personality and a Role Model for all Omani women in General and the Business Community in particular.
She represents at the Boards of many organisations in Oman as:
a) Chairperson – Areej Vegetable Oils & Derivatives SAOG
b) Chairperson – Duqm United Logistics
c) Board Member – Muscat University
d) Board Member – Unicef Leadership Circle
She has also been a Board member of the following organizations:
• Board of Directors - Areej Vegetable Oils & Derivatives SAOG during the year 2001
• Vice chairperson - Areej Vegetable Oils & Derivatives SAOG during the year 2000-2001
• Board of Directors – Armour Insurance from 2005 to 2008
• Member of the Board of Capital Market Authority (CMA) from 2008 to 2014
She was listed in the International Whos Who for professionals Awards
She has a host of enviable achievements to her credit and is a recipient of many prestigious awards mentioned below:
1. Forbes Most Influential Arab Woman 2013
2. Forbes 200 Most Powerful Woman 2014.
3. Awarded Oman Web Award for Best Corporate website
4. Al Mara Excellence Award 2015 – Most promising Woman of the year
5. Al Mara Special Commendation – Corporate Leadership
In 2018, Mrs Areej Mohsin Darwish has been conferred upon four prestigious awards which further substantiates her as an exceptional achiever, and her accomplishments make her a strong role model for other women.
• Al Mara Excellence Awards 2018 – Corporate Leadership
• CEO Today Middle East Award 2018
• Forbes Middle Easts Most Influential Women 2018
• Middle-East, North Africa & Asia Award Organisation (MENAAO) Best Business Leader
In 2019 has been equally spectacular as under her guidance and leadership MHD LLC won the prestigious Top 100 Achievements Register 2019 Award under the Business & Economy category at the Achievements Forum 2019 held in London. At the same event she was awarded Manager of the Year Award.
She was once again conferred CEO Today Middle East Award 2019 for her leadership and strategic management.
She has won Female Business Leader of the Year, Oman & Employee- Focused Chairperson of the Year, Oman at the Business Worldwide 2019 Global Corporate Excellence Awards.
She was accorded CEO of the Year at the Oman Brand Leadership Awards 2019 held in July 2019