Essam Al Sheibany is the vice-president of sustainability at Asyad Group, Oman’s flagship logistics and supply chain group. In this role, Mr Al Sheibany plays a key role in building and maintaining all environmental, social and governance (ESG) activities within the group to position Asyad among the top ten integrated logistics companies in the world. He is also driving the decarbonisation and green hydrogen initiatives within the group. Previously he was group vice-president for quality, health, safety, security and environment. Mr Al Sheibany has been a member of several local and international bodies and executive committees focused on sustainability- and ESG-related topics. As an engineer, energy expert, climate change activist, ESG champion and green business developer, he has more than 30 years of experience in oil and gas, project management, and health, safety and environment. He has a BSc in engineering management from Oman and two master’s degrees from the UK, in operations management and advanced process engineering.