KEI Industries Limited announced that Dr. Zaid Kahtan Abbas is appointed as the Sr. Vice President-Technical/R&D, a Senior Management Personnel of the Company as per Regulation 16(1)(d) of the SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirement) Regulations, 2015, with effect from June 03, 2024. Dr. Zaid Kahtan Abbas, a British Citizen, holds an MSc in Analytical Chemistry and a PhD in Materials Science from Kingston University, London. Synthesised a substantial number of novel conducting polymers and blends, and studied a wide variety of their structural, morphological, electronic and processing properties.

Several aspects of his work have been published in learned journals or at international conferences. He held a full-time post at Kingston University as a Laboratory Manager for Physical, Materials and Pharmacy Technology for five years, where he gained his time management and organizational skills. He also has been awarded a Post- Doctoral Research Fellowship at Kingston University; He held several part-time posts at Kingston University as a demonstrator and teaching fellow for the practical sessions whilst following health and safety procedures.

He has several years of industrial experience at a major petrochemical Company-Sipchem. Dr. Zaid initially focused on establishing the Analytical Chemistry Group and then the Wire & Cables Application Laboratory at Sipchem R&D centre. In 2012, Dr. Zaid joined the cable industry in UAE-Dubai and held several leading positions at Ducab-AEI Cables Group including Materials Development Manager, Product & Technology Development Manager.

In his last assignment, he was associated with Ducab-AEI Cables Group as Vice President (Technical).