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Yasir Al Rumayyan: a capital markets background in institutional leadership
Yasir O. Al Rumayyan serves as Governor of the Public Investment Fund and Chairman of the FII Institute’s Board of Trustees. The institute’s official biography records his appointment as Governor in 2019, following service as PIF Managing Director from 2015.
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Ahmad O. Al Khowaiter: a career connecting plant delivery and innovation
Ahmad O. Al Khowaiter was appointed Aramco’s Executive Vice President of Technology and Innovation in April 2023, after serving as Chief Technology Officer. His company career began in 1984 and included chemical engineering studies and gas plant assignments.
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Ashraf A. Al Ghazzawi: connecting strategy with capital and execution
Ashraf A. Al Ghazzawi became Aramco’s Executive Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development in April 2023. The organization he leads covers strategic planning, growth businesses, new energies, acquisitions and the development of diversified industries.
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Nabeel A. Al Jama: the operating background behind people leadership
Nabeel A. Al Jama leads Human Resources and Corporate Services at Aramco as Executive Vice President. His official biography records a career beginning in home ownership services in 1980 and expanding through community planning, training and operational responsibilities.
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Nabeel A. Al Mansour: connecting engineering, law and corporate governance
Nabeel A. Al Mansour serves as Aramco’s Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. His official biography describes an unusual combination of systems engineering education, information technology assignments and legal training.
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Wail A. Al Jaafari: from plant engineering to technical services leadership
Wail A. Al Jaafari was appointed Aramco’s Executive Vice President of Technical Services in October 2023. He joined the company after earning a mechanical engineering degree from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in 1993.
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Ziad T. Al Murshed: an engineering route into financial leadership
Ziad T. Al Murshed became Aramco’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in May 2022. His career did not begin in a conventional finance track: he joined the company in 1991 and started in producing engineering.
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Mohammed Y. Al Qahtani: bringing engineering depth to downstream strategy
Mohammed Y. Al Qahtani was appointed Aramco’s Downstream President in July 2023, after leading the business as Executive Vice President. His official biography traces experience across upstream operations, petroleum engineering, corporate planning and international leadership.
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Nasir K. Al Naimi: the operational experience behind upstream leadership
Nasir K. Al Naimi became Aramco’s Upstream President in July 2023. His career began at the company in 1980, followed by a petroleum engineering degree from the University of Southern California and assignments across production engineering and operations.
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Amin H. Nasser: connecting energy leadership with talent development
Amin H. Nasser leads Aramco as President and Chief Executive Officer and serves on its board. His official biography describes a career spanning four decades, including responsibility for Upstream before taking the company’s top executive role.
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Sir Edward Byrne: connecting science with institutional leadership
Leader Lens · Public-source profile Sir Edward Byrne became KAUST’s fourth president on 1 September 2024. His official biography brings together clinical research, university leadership and experience across international institutions. A career connecting science and institutions Before KAUST, Byrne served as President and Principal of King’s College London and as President and Vice Chancellor of […]
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Tony Douglas: the experience behind aviation leadership
Portrait source: Riyadh Air, official leadership page. Leader Lens · Public-source profile Tony Douglas is Chief Executive Officer of Riyadh Air, according to the airline’s official leadership page. His career brings experience across airlines, airports and complex infrastructure to Saudi Arabia’s aviation sector. A career across aviation and infrastructure His Skift Live speaker biography records […]
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