Samad Osman is appointed as Group Chief Operating Officer effective March 2021. As Group COO, Samad is responsible for our business development strategy as well as the successful execution of our growth plans, particularly in logistics, ensuring that we continue to serve and create dynamic, innovative solutions for our customers’ needs.  Samad joined us from Hapag-Lloyd where he was Africa CEO and prior to this held various Director positions in the AP Moller Maersk Group.

OMA Group CEO Gerrit Van der Merwe commented: “We are excited to have Samad join OMA Group. He complements our strong performance-oriented culture, and we believe his impressive reputation for achieving growth makes him the right choice to lead the expansion of our business into the future.”

Charles Sugden is appointed Côte d’Ivoire Country Manager with effect from 1st May. Charles has been successfully running the OMA Senegal office for the last year and his move back to Côte d’Ivoire where he grew up, and most recently worked with APM Terminals, comes at the perfect time to push forward ambitious logistics plans in this fast-growing market.

Kurven Monien is appointed Senegal Country Manager with effect from May 1st. Kurven is a logistics professional whose recent experience in East Africa involved streamlining and implementing strategies on customs clearance, warehousing, and procurement procedures. He has previous experience working with Maersk in Senegal and knows the country well.

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Charles will be heading up OMA in Senegal and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the table, we are very excited to have him here.

Charles is a British national who grew up in Côte d’Ivoire, studied in the UK and has extensive experience living and working in North and sub-Saharan Africa for the last 20 years – most recently with APM Terminals in Abidjan.

He will be based in the Dakar office.

Gerrit Van der Merwe, OMA Group Managing Director commented:
“We are delighted to welcome Charles and we believe that the expertise he brings will dovetail perfectly with OMA’s fast-growing operation in Senegal.”   

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