Yaser Hamdan (GAICD)

Senior industrial and manufacturing executive with full P&L responsibility for multi-country operations across Europe and MENA. Experience includes greenfield investments, post-merger integration, platform build-outs, and operational turnarounds in capital-intensive environments. Member of Group Management Teams with direct Board exposure, leading strategy, capital allocation, governance, and performance oversight. Track record of building businesses from concept to scale and delivering disciplined EBITDA growth. Key responsibilities and outcomes • Full P&L accountability for manufacturing sites in Turkey and the Netherlands, and regional HQ in Dubai • Built a global Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPE) platform from concept to profitable scale • Led greenfield investments and major capacity expansions • Commissioned a new TPE production line in the Netherlands (2024), EBITDA-accretive • Oversaw governance, risk management, and senior leadership teams

• Regional General Manager for Turkey & MENA with full P&L, governance, and risk ownership. • Led greenfield establishment of a chemical manufacturing plant in Turkey with end-to-end investment accountability. • Defined and executed regional growth strategy across manufacturing, pricing, supply chain, and commercial operations. • Delivered consistent year-on-year EBITDA growth through pricing discipline and cost optimisation. • Reported directly to group leadership and board forums on performance, capital deployment, and risk.

• Established EOC’s Middle East platform with full P&L ownership, building the operating model, commercial structure, and regional office in Dubai. • Led greenfield chemical manufacturing investment in JAFZA with full operational and commercial accountability. • Executed a strategic exit through sale of the facility to a multinational company, crystallising value at the appropriate stage of the investment cycle. • Retained and scaled the regional operating base post-exit, positioning the platform for the next phase of growth. • Built the commercial foundation for long-term regional value creation.

JAN 2003 TO MAR 2005 Appointed to lead the Country Business Unit and develop, refine and execute it’s five-year growth and market development strategy. Pimary focus included management of the Go to Market Sales strategy, implementation of its strategic marketing channels, and the definition of the appropriate product portfolio to meet the local market and local customer demands for various chemical industries such as petrochemical , paint , surfactant , coating , plastic , carpet and textile Tasked with the delivery of the annual USD $28 Million sales budget through a regular contact strategy with key customers, trade associations and through sourcing and pursuing new business opportunities. Accountable for the competitive Intelligance strategy with an emphasis on conducting regular market surveys on companies and their production lines, competitors, market pricing, analysing the fit between industrial facilities and R&D, and recommending new programs for product development. Developed the Business Unit's marketing strategy in cluding defining the marketing mix across strategic, operational, innovation, image and brand marketing activities

REPORTING TO: EXCUTIVE MANAGER PROFILE: Jordan Chemical co. is considered as one of the largest chemical trading company in Jordan. It represents leading worldwide suppliers of specialty chemicals, polymers and petrochemicals such as; • ICI and all its subsidiaries • Albright and Wilson • Huntsman (TIOXIDE) • Huntsman (polyurethane) • UCB FILMS • SABIC • Astra polymer compounding co. • CBS PRINTAS (INKS) • Sun Ace ( Saudi Arabia) Duties and Key Responsibilities: • Development and implementation of strategic marketing channels, as well as defining and qualifying products based on customer demands. • Obtain, analyze, communicate industry information, and implement a marketing plan in timely fashion • Contact with customers, trade associations and pursue market opportunities • Support and expand business relationship with customers • Demonstrate new products and help with introduction and start up problems • Conducting market survey, companies and their production lines, competitors, prices, analysis and prepare monthly and yearly sales forecasts • Responsible for U$28 million sales budget • Commercial correspondences • Launched many specialty chemicals, plastics resins and surfactants onto Saudi Arabia market on regard of fertilizer, Chemical, Petrochemical & agrochemical industries market gaining a dramatic share within 3 years.

ARAB TECHNICAL FOR PLASTIC INDUSTRY CO. (ATCOPLAST) JORDAN Reporting to: Production Manager Profile: The main operation of ATCOPLAST is the production of PVC compounds, PVC pipe, crates and plastic furniture. It acquired the technology from leaders in plastic technology such as Busano, Engle and sika. Duties and Key Responsibilities: • Control all facets of the plant during the shift • Ensuring the supplies of raw material are available • Site safety/environment/health • Coordinate with maintenance department to ensure efficient plant operation • Working closely with production manager to establish working schedules for all departments connected with production • Supervising the activities of assigned personal, directing the operators with respect to production volume, cost, quality and meeting production schedules and delivery time • Maximizing efficiency and productivity of production workers • Make a specification of all the raw materials and products • Contribute in production cost reduction and planning

Profile: IPI is located in Jordan. It has three production lines, which are PVC compound, unsaturated polyester resin and monomeric plasticiser. IPI employees a total of 250 employee and has annual turnover of U$ 32 million. Duties and Key Responsibilities: • Market research and development • Sales promotion, technical evaluation of customer needs, investigation of customer complaints and to make a suitable recommendation to help solve any problem that may encountered during transformation of IPI products • Contribute for making a feasibility survey and estimate design of new plant which produce a flexogravure and rotogravure inks as an expansion of IPI activities