A Dutch-national, Schiffelers will assume his role from 1 July 2007 and will be based in The Hague, Netherlands.
"TAQA values the health and safety of its more than 2,000 employees above everything else," said Peter Barker Homek, CEO of Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC.
"We are most fortunate to have Jos Schiffelers as our new Head of HSSE, a position which requires expert level organizational and decision making skills, often in times of extreme duress, and a thorough understanding of the policies and practices that will ensure that safety remains TAQA's top priority."
Schiffelers has more than 25 years of European and North American industry experience with Exxon and BP, most recently as the HSE Manager for BP Netherlands.
In March of 2007, TAQA created a global crisis management team to support its growing international operations, which now span nine countries across four continents.
Last year, TAQA was presented with the Emerging Market Deal of the Year and Middle East Corporate Bond of the Year 2006 awards by EuroWeek.
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TAQA Global appoints new Head of Health and Safety
- United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, June 27 - 2007 at 10:03
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The Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (ADSM: TAQA) this week has underscored its corporate commitment to the global health, safety, and environment of its operations with the appointment of Jos Schiffelers as its new Head of HSSE.
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About Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA)Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) is a global energy company with investment capabilities in power generation, CHP, desalination, renewables, upstream oil/gas, pipelines, services, structured finance and the creation, syndication and management of assets. TAQA was founded in Abu Dhabi in 2005 and listed on the Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange. At year end 2006 TAQA had in excess of AED 51bn in assets and generated AED 4.8bn revenue. The company currently has in excess of 10,000 MW (gross) of installed generation, upstream oil/gas production, gas processing, pipelines and natural gas storage. TAQA operates from its offices in Abu Dhabi, The Hague, Ann Arbor, Aberdeen and Amsterdam with alliance partners across the Gulf, Middle East, North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Europe, Asia, and the United States.
Anne-Birte Stensgaard, Senior News EditorWednesday, June 27 - 2007 at 10:03 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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