Three key figures of the GPCA are among world's 40 most influential people in chemicals sector

The honour was bestowed on them by one of the leading international publications dedicated to the chemicals sector, the London-based magazine ICIS Chemical Business, which has announced the list of 40 most influential people in a special global report.

The three personalities, who represent founding members of the GPCA, have been recognised as significant players on the world chemicals stage include the Chairman of the GPCA and Vice Chairman and CEO of SABIC, Mr. Mohamed Al-Mady, who is ranked the number two personality in this field; Mr. Hamad Al-Terkait, Vice Chairman of GPCA and CEO EQUATE; who is ranked at number 13 and Mr. Hamad Rashid Al-Mohannadi, a board member of GPCA and Vice Chairman and General Manager of Qatar Petrochemical Company (QAPCO), who is ranked at number 34 in the list.

The announcement by ICIS Chemical Business is a major boost to the GPCA, a non-profit organisation that was formed in 2006 to develop and promote the petrochemicals and chemicals sector in the Gulf, and follows soon after the successful conclusion of its first annual conference held in Dubai in December. The GPCA has its headquarters in Dubai.

Commenting on the ICIS Chemical Business announcement, Mr. Abdullah Bin Zaid Al-Hagbani, Secretary General of the GPCA said: "This is a great development and achievement for the GPCA, and further reinforces our mandate to be the leading representative for the petrochemicals and chemicals industry in the Gulf Region. The fact that three prominent GPCA figures have been recognised as leaders in petrochemicals and chemicals on the world stage validates the strategic importance of this region, as well as our resolve to become a catalyst in developing these sectors further".

The top 40 power-players selected by the magazine is headed by Jim Ratcliffe, the Group Chairman, INEOS, and figures the most influential figures in and around the chemicals industry from industry executives to association leaders, politicians to environmentalists. The exclusive line-up of 40 power-players also includes President George Bush, President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California, Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director, Reliance Industries, Guido Sacconi, Member of the European Parliament (Socialist Group), Peter Huntsman, President and CEO, Huntsman Corp and Andrew Liveris, Chairman and CEO, Dow Chemical.

The magazine's criteria for inclusion were whether that person had made a significant impact, in the past 12 months or so, on a company, a policy or regulation, and if an outsider, has that person made a significant impact on the way in which the chemical industry performs?