Qatar Chemical Company
Yasirah Sakadavan is an experienced professional with a background in learning, leadership, talent development, and human resources. Yasirah has held various roles in different organizations, starting with their current position as the Head of Learning, Leadership & Talent Development at Qatar Chemical Company since 2022. Prior to this, they served as the Group Engineering Learning & Talent Development Head at Standard Bank Group from 2020 to 2022. Yasirah also worked as a Project Director at Duke Corporate Education from 2018 to 2020. Earlier in their career, they held leadership and talent development roles at Qatar Gas Transport Company (NAKILAT), The Unlimited, Barclays, Barclays Africa Group Limited, Deloitte SA, and Liberty Life. Yasirah Sakadavan has a strong track record of implementing effective learning and development strategies and has contributed to the success and growth of multiple organizations.
Yasirah Sakadavan has an extensive education history. Yasirah obtained a BA degree in Organisational Psychology & Industrial Sociology from the University of the Witwatersrand, where they studied from 1996 to 1998. Yasirah continued their studies at the same university and completed a BA Honours degree in Industrial Psychology in 1999. In 2000, Yasirah pursued a Master of Arts (MA) degree in Industrial Psychology, which they completed in 2001 at the University of the Witwatersrand. Additionally, Yasirah has acquired various certifications, including "Charlene Li on Digital Leadership," "Empathy at Work," and "The Future of Workplace Learning," all of which they obtained from LinkedIn in 2021. It is not specified when Yasirah attended Newhaven Secondary School, and no degree or field of study is mentioned for their time there.
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Qatar Chemical Company Ltd. (Q-Chem) is owned by Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding Company QSC (MPHC) (49%), Chevron Phillips Chemical International Qatar Holdings LLC. (49%) and Qatar Petroleum (QP) (2%). MPHC is majority owned by Qatar Petroleum (QP). The Q-Chem facility is a world-class integrated petrochemical plant producing high-density and medium-density polyethylene, 1-hexene and other products, using state-of-the-art technology provided by Chevron Phillips Chemical. Over $1bn was invested to engineer, construct and commission the Q-Chem facility, which began commercial operations in 2004. Located in Mesaieed Industrial City, the Q-Chem complex has a production designed capacity of 453,000 tonnes/year of PE and a 1-hexene unit with a designed capacity of 47,000 tonnes/year. The site also has a sulphur recovery and solidification plant. After the success of Q-Chem, a new $2bn project – Qatar Chemical Company II Ltd. (Q-Chem II) – was constructed adjacent to the Q-Chem plant. Q-Chem II began operation in 2010 and includes 350,000 tonnes/year of HDPE, and the first full-range normal alpha-olefins (NAO) unit in the State of Qatar with a capacity of 345,000 tonnes/year. Q-Chem II is owned by MPHC (49%), Chevron Phillips Chemical International Qatar Holdings LLC. (49%) and QP (2%). Ras Laffan Olefins Company Ltd. (RLOC), 53.31%-owned by Q-Chem II, 45.69% by Qatofin Company QSC (Qatofin) and 1% by QP, constructed a world-class 1.3million tonnes/year ethylene cracker unit, inaugurated in 2010. RLOC is operated by Q-Chem II on behalf of its partners.