Ahmed Suhail
Ahmed Alhadhri
General Manager

A’Safwah is led by Engineer Ahmed Suhail Ahmed Alhadhri. Masters in Agricultural Sciences (Crop Production), Cairo University, Egypt Arab Republic and Graduate in Agricultural Sciences (field crops and pasture) Faculty of Agriculture and food Sciences in King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia and. Mr Ahmed is a Ph.D (Ph.D Candidate) Agricultural Sciences (Field Crops and Pasture), Gezira University (Sudan). Mr. Ahmed joined DCF in 1997, brining nearly 10 years of domestic and international experience to the company.

As General Manager, he oversees day to day operations and is responsible for setting the strategic direction that will drive dramatic increases in the overall growth.
 

As a person with the real vision by his nature, he leads by example and empowers the management. As a truly local Citizen, his passion is to serve the community by creating more business opportunities in the region. Mr. Ahmed is the vision behind the strategic improvement of the products quality and market awareness measures to initiatives that have made A’safwah a household name in the Sultanate and Overseas. He always ensure that quality and value of the A’safwah brand all the time and his agenda of cost saving an all manner to go for better profit in all time.

Mr. Ahmed Joined DCF that owns A’safwah at a critical time when operating efficiency was low and cost saving measures were not in place and relations with the local community were at stake. Within short period of time ,he has inspired an amazing turnaround for the company. With DCF making inroads into new business and generating increased profits and boosting shareholder confidence in the company’s progress. He is also the Chairman and Managing Director of Dhofar Poultry and a Chairman of International Plastic industries.

Ahmed Ali Qattan
DGM – support services

Ahmed Heads the Administration department at A’Safwah. He has an extended history in the office environment and has worked in the trading industry since 1995. Ahmed's knowledge of office and administration enables him to front the administration department, ensuring all things run smoothly in our demanding manufacturing and sales office structure.

He joined A’Safwah in May 1998 and with him brings immense knowledge and experience on handling the Administration and Personnel departments. Prior to this assignment, he was heading the Azzawia Trading Company.

Ghazi Jaber Taher
DGM - Dairy

Ghazi Jaber brings extensive knowledge in dairy plant management, function and process improvements to his position at A’Safwah, having past experience in the areas of dairy plants processing, production planning, and process engineering.

Ghazi Jaber joined A’Safwah in the year 1998. He has earlier worked for Danish Jordanian Dairy Company where, as Production Manager, he integrated the production and facilitated a seamless transition for automation. Ghazi serving as DGM - Dairy is responsible for operations and operator services of the plant at A’Safwah.

Mr. Jeevan
Sadasivan
DGM – Feed Mill

Functions of DGM-Feed Mill are to optimize the activities of the feed mill division which involves managing the timing & choice of materials for procurement, evolving product, process and quality parameters to meet the current and future market requirements, Inducting new technology, equipment and expertise.

Mr. Jeevan Sadasivan has more than 25 years technical and managerial experience in the feed manufacturing industry. He was involved in the installation, commissioning & commercial operation of two feed mills in the region, the first feed mill of M/s Grand Mills,
 

Abu Dhabi and Fujairah Feed Factory, Fujairah, in UAE. With his excellent technical and commercial exposure in feed industry, good interpersonal skills and ability to motivate the team, he has developed a healthy work environment and sound operational results in the division.

He is a Mechanical Engineer from the University of Kerala, India, graduated in 1975, serving Dhofar Cattle Feed Co since 1999.

Dr. JSD Sundarsingh
Live stock Manager

Dr. JSD Sundarsingh basically a dairy veterinarian, graduated in 1975 from Madras Veterinary College affiliated to Tamil Nadu Agricultural University in India.

He had his training under Maple Hill Institution, Woodstock, Toronto, Canada.

He started his career as a veterinarian helping the farmers of dairy cooperatives. Later he served India’s pioneering organization, National Dairy Development Board.

With this experience and skills, he served in one of the largest dairy farms in Saudi Arabia (Nada Dairy Farm, Hofuf) as Unit Manger for eight years. He joined DCF in 1998 and is working as Livestock Manager.

Ahmed Al Dahab
Production Manager

Ahmed Al Dahab is responsible for overseeing all of A’Safwah’s research and development operations. He brings extensive experience in the definition and development of research management.

Previously, Mr. Dahab served in a variety of roles at the Feed Mill division of DCF working in Quality and Product Check Department. He holds a Masters degree from Lincoln University, UK for Food Science & Technology and a degree in Agriculture & Animal Sciences from Sultan Qaboos University.

Kheiry Hassan Mohammed
Board Secretary

Kheiry Hassan Mohammed joined DCF in April 2003 as a Project Analyst and Board Secretary and works as the connection between the Board, MSM/CMA and the management, thereby increasing communication between the Board and the management.

He works as a Project Analyst doing feasibility studies for new ideas and projects/investments to be taken up by DCF.

N. S. Ramanathan
Internal Auditor

Chartered Accountant by profession Mr. N.S.Ramanathan heads the Internal Audit department at DCF. He is Responsible for ensuring that all activities of the company are subject to a regular review towards an assurance to the audit committee that:

Established policies, Plans and procedure are being followed.

Management information available is sound and adequate for proper control.

Identification of weakness in internal control system and recommending feasible remedial measures, Improve economy, efficiency or effectiveness of operations.

Organise, manage and control the internal audit department activities including preparation of annual audit plan, Audit programme & monthly audit/quarterly Internal Audit reports based on audit plan.