Musabbeh Al Kaabi, Mubadala Petroleum’s current chief growth officer, will succeed Maurizio La Noce as CEO, a company press release said. Al Kaabi joined Mubadala Petroleum in 2013 from ADNOC where he led the company’s exploration activity and played a key role in the joint ventures established in Abu Dhabi.

La Noce will remain a senior adviser to the company’s energy platform.