Dr. Eng. Hani Hossni
ITALCO Aluminium
founder & chief executive officer
Dr. Eng. Hani Hossni
Dr. Hani is the founder and CEO of ITALCO Aluminium since 2022. He served as the EHS director at the Abu Dhabi Waste Management Center – Tadweer from 2012 to 2023, joining the senior management team in 2012. He was the EcoWASTE executive committee chairman from 2013 to 2014 and a member of the Executive Committee for Abu Dhabi OHS Center (OSHAD). Additionally, he is a former HSEQ manager of the Abu Dhabi Distribution Company.
Under his leadership, the company team won the Sheikh Khalifa Excellence Award in the 8th Cycle in 2007 and the Golden Category for the same award in the 10th Cycle in 2010 in the services sector. The company also received the Five Star Certificate for the Health and Safety Management System from the British Safety Council.
Dr. Hani holds a Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) from Aston University, where he researched "The Effectiveness of the Occupational Health and Safety Management System in the United Arab Emirates".
He earned a Master's degree in Quality Management from the University of Wollongong and a Bachelor's degree in Engineering Management from the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT). He is a Quality and HSE Certified Lead Auditor (IRCA) and an EFQM Excellence Assessor.
He is a member of several national and international associations, including the Dubai Quality Group (where he served as a board director and general secretary from 2010 to 2012), the British Safety Council, and the UAE Society of Engineers. Dr. Hani was recognised by Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum as a Young National Leader in the Excellence Business field at the Share Best Practice Conference in June 2009. He also won the "Sheikh Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Scientific Outstanding" in its 20th edition in 2008.
