HARALD Hartung has been appointed the new managing director of Doka Muscat following the retirement of Geir Jensen, who spent 25 years in the formwork business and the last 12 years as managing director of Doka subsidiaries in the Middle East.

During his tenure with the formwork specialist, Jensen had been the backbone of Doka’s growth in the region, and he successfully established Doka Muscat in 2009 and introduced the company into the Omani market.

“My time spent in the construction business in the Middle East has indeed been very interesting, pleasant and enriching in all facets,” said Jensen. “In retrospect, I would say Oman should have been my first assignment and not the last. I have learned to love this country, its people and its natural beauty. Never I have experienced such an openness and welcoming attitude in any other country. I have met many nice people here and it is truly sad to have to leave them behind.”

A civil engineer since 1979, Hartung is a Middle East and North Africa (Mena) veteran and as the new managing director Doka Muscat, brings with him multinational professional experience in the construction industry.

He joined Doka in 2001 as general manager of Doka Saudi-Arabia. In 2005 he took over various tasks at Doka’s headquarters in Amstetten, Austria, before taking up postings in Iran, India, Libya and other Maghreb countries. In 2006-2007 he founded and managed several Doka subsidiaries with offices in Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt, Libya and Morocco.

“I want to thank Geir for his contribution and great job he did building up a solid and competent Doka organisation,” said Hartung. “Geir has done an awesome job and leaves behind him a very capable team. I am sorry to see him head home, and wish him all the best in his retirement.”

The Doka Group has been specialising in development, manufacturing and supply of formwork technology and systems for more than 50 years. Doka’s economical formwork solutions for all construction industry sectors, help construction companies worldwide to build faster, more cost-efficient and safer.

Doka’s Oman subsidiary relies on the group’s international experience and offers its customers the latest formwork technology service.

Doka Muscat is equipped with the most modern computer systems for formwork design and well experienced, professional engineers. With a fully operational office organisation in Al Khowair, Muscat and yard and warehouse facilities in Naseem Garden by Barka, the company guarantees a wide range of services and formwork material ready to dispatch immediately to the sites.