The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) has named Ibrahim Abdulrahman Al-Omar as its chief executive effective on October 1, 2014. Omar has worked in several senior positions at firms including Saudi Telecom and its affiliate Viva Bahrain. He replaces Mohammad Omair Al-Otaibi who was appointed acting CEO last month after the departure of Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser at the end of July.