Abdulrahman Essa Al-Mannaiwas appointed president and chief executive of Qatari shipping company Milaha in September 2015. Reaching such a high position at the age of 33 is a remarkable achievement but he takes it in his stride, saying that throughout his career he has always been the youngest person in the room.

Al-Mannai keeps a busy schedule and suggests that TradeWinds meets him for lunch at a mall in Doha close to where he is spending the day in meetings.