Zarqa, Oct. 3 (Petra) — The newly elected board of directors of the
Zarqa Chamber of Industry, elected by acclamation, held its first
meeting Saturday, chaired by Fares Hammoudeh, who was unanimously
elected chamber chairman. The board approved its work plan for the
coming phase, aimed at enhancing the industrial sector’s
competitiveness and developing services and programs provided to
industrial facilities.

During the meeting, Hammoudeh stressed that the coming phase will
complete the previous board’s efforts and build on achievements that
supported the industrial sector in Zarqa and Mafraq governorates and
enhanced its ability to grow and compete.

The board discussed its future work plan, which is based on an
integrated strategy including policies, objectives, and executive
programs consistent with the Economic Modernization Vision’s targets,
along with developing the system of services provided to the
industrial sector, enhancing its competitiveness, and supporting its
growth and sustainability within the chamber’s area of jurisdiction.

The board elected Hussein Hawatmeh as vice chairman and
representative of the Zarqa Chamber of Industry at the Jordan Chamber
of Industry (JCI), Dina Jack Khayyat as second vice chairman, Wissam
Sidr as treasurer, Ghassan Al-Kilani as assistant treasurer, Ali
Hassan as secretary, and Ayman Al-Masri as assistant secretary.

The board also named Amjad Al-Basha as assistant to the board
chairman for Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) affairs, while Amer
Al-Dmour is a board member.

In previous years, the chamber’s board of directors implemented a
work strategy characterized by flexibility and a focus on supporting
the industrial sector, which, according to chamber data, contributed
to raising the value of industrial exports to more than $1.5 billion,
along with completing the expansion of the chamber’s building and
supporting the implementation of a number of infrastructure projects
related to the industrial sector, contributing to improving the
investment environment and enhancing the foundations of industrial
activity in the region.

//Petra// AF