The need to pay attention to succession planning in the petrochemical industry

According to the “Nipna News Agency”, the graduation ceremony of the first DBA and MBA course of the Iranian University of Industries and Mines for employees of petrochemical companies in the Bandar Mahshahr region was held yesterday evening in the presence of Reza Norouzzadeh, CEO of the National Petrochemical Industries Company, Beiranvand, Governor of Bandar Mahshahr County, Jafar Rabiei, CEO of the Persian Gulf Holding Company, Vamid Shahidinia, Head of the Special Economic Zone Organization, and managers, professors and graduates.

According to this report, Reza Norouzzadeh, CEO of the National Petrochemical Industries Company, also stated at the ceremony:

The goal of learning management science is to find a solution to a problem, and the graduates of this course experienced the culture of succession in an industrial environment. As you know, the main capital of the machine industry is not human resources, but human resources, and successful managers are those who have realized the value and essence of human resources.

The Deputy Minister of Oil noted:

The expansion of science education in the country and the education of people will increase the quality of life and interactions of people. We hope that with the help of this educated and efficient human resource, the industry will be guided towards excellence.

Abdolreza Gholami, Director of Non-Industrial Operations and Petrochemical Industries Services Company, said at the ceremony:

This course was held for the first time in Mahshahr with our cooperation in administrative and support affairs and the university for course content and inviting professors, and 28 people graduated at the master’s and doctoral levels.

He stated that the goals of the course were effective management of industry complexes, design, guidance and leadership of transformation in organizations after privatization, the ability to understand trends and plan for future management, familiarity with the global business environment, familiarity with the challenges facing the petrochemical industry, the ability to have a strategic perspective and improve the system, improve social and communication skills, and a new leadership approach.

In the end, the first to third place winners of the MBA and DBA courses, as well as Alireza Alavi Tabar, one of the university’s prominent professors, were also honored.