GOVERNANCE

Experience & Qualifications:

Mr. Khalifa is one of the founders of the Company, in which he has vast experience in industrial and commercial projects, management of banking and banking services. He worked at the Saudi Industrial Development Fund “SIDF” and held multiple memberships in several Boards, such as: SABB, Saudi Spanish Bank, General Organization for Social Insurance “Governmental Authority”, Nama Chemicals Company, Riyadh Cement Co. and Al-Ittefaq Steel Products Company.

Mr. Khalifa graduated from University of Colorado, Boulder, USA, in 1978 with bachelor’s degree in Business Administration.

Experience & Qualifications:

Mr. Waleed has wide experience in the administrative, financial, economic, medical services, industrial and insurance sectors. He held the position of Chairman and Managing Director of the Al-Dawaa Company for Medical Services (DMISCO”) between 1998 and 2020, and He served as a faculty member at the Institute of Public Administration in the early 1980s and as the General Manager and member of the Board of Directors of the Gulf Stevedoring Contracting Company between 1985 and 1998.

Mr. Waleed graduated from King Saud University in 1982 with a bachelor’s degree in economics.

Experience & Qualifications:

Eng. Abdullah has extensive experience in several leadership positions, where he had more than 30 years of experience at the Saudi Aramco. He held multiple positions during his career such as: Senior Vice President for Finance, Strategy and Development at Saudi Aramco, President and CEO of Saudi Aramco Mobil Refinery Co. Ltd. (SAMREF) and the Vice President of Saudi Aramco Gas Operations, and President of the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu (Governmental Authority)

Eng. Abdullah acquired a master’s degree in business administration from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US, in 2007, and a master’s in chemical engineering from University of Louisiana at Lafayette and a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from King Fahad University of Petroleum & Minerals.

Experience & Qualifications:

Eng. Abdulaziz has extensive experience in petrochemical industry, where he served as a board member, president and General Manager of many petrochemical companies in SABIC between 1996 and 2016 such as: Al Jubail Petrochemical Company (Kemya), Eastern Petrochemical Company (Sharq), Arabian Petrochemical Company (Petrokemya) and Saudi Petrochemical Company (Sadaf).

Eng. Abdulaziz graduated from King Fahad University for Petroleum and Minerals, in 1984 with bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering.

Experience & Qualifications:

Eng. Abdulsalam has more than 38 years of experience in the fields of manufacturing, planning, and marketing petrochemicals, as he was a board member in multiple of SABIC’s affiliates, and a board member of Methanol Chemicals Company (Chemanol) and Rabigh Refining and Petrochemical Company (Petro Rabigh).

Eng. Abdulsalam acquired master’s in business administration from the University of Bradford, West Yorkshire UK, and a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from King Saud University.

Experience & Qualifications:

Mr. Abdulaziz has rich experience in the banking and insurance sectors. He was a Regional Manager at the Saudi Hollandi Bank and held multiple memberships in several Boards, such as: the Mediterranean and Gulf Insurance and Reinsurance Company, Tourism Enterprise (Shams) Company, Saudi Fransi Leasing Company, Mehan for Human Resources Co. and Global Anti Corrosion Techniques Co.

Mr. Abdulaziz graduated from Evansville University, Indiana, USA, in 1983 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and minor in economics.

Experience & Qualifications:

Dr. Badr has rich experience in the cement industry. He is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Arabian Cement Company. Previously, He held many positions such as Chief Executive Officer of Najran Cement Company, and Chief Projects Officer of Yanbu Cement Company prior to joining Arabian Cement Company.

Dr. Badr acquired a PhD in Industrial Engineering in 2011, master’s degree in engineering/Industrial Management in 2004, bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering in 2003, all from the Northeastern University, USA.

Experience & Qualifications:

Eng. Nader has vast experience in petrochemical and petrochemical conversion, FMCG and Pulp & Paper industries. He served in many engineering, Operation, and management roles at SABIC, P&G, SPM, FARABI Petrochemical and currently serving as CEO at Tahweel Holding company.

Eng. Nader acquired master’s in business Administration from London Business School (LBS), and a master’s in Construction & Engineering Management from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), as well as a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from (KFUPM).

Experience & Qualifications:

Eng. Mohammed has broad experience in industrial and commercial projects. He worked in Saudi Aramco as a Civil Engineer and served as a board member in many companies.

Eng. Mohammed acquired a master’s degree in finance and Banking from Queen Mary University of London, England, in 2021 and graduated from Concordia University, Canada, in 2014 with bachelor’s degree in civil engineering.

Qualification & Work Experience:

Completed Chemical Engineering in 1995 and Executive MBA program in 2006 from KFUPM. Mr. Al Matrafi started his career with SABIC and has more than 25 years’ experience in various fields of the Petrochemical business.

He joined Advanced Petrochemical Company in 2008 and held several positions viz. GM Operations, GM Supply Chain, GM Technical and VP Technical. Currently, he is the President & CEO of Advanced from August 2019 till date.

Qualification & Work Experience:

A Chemical Engineer, graduated in 1996 from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals. At Advanced, he is currently holding the position of Advanced Polyolefins Company CEO and Vice President of Projects, handling all Project related activities of the company, and also held various positions as EHSS Manager, GM-Operations and GM-Administration. He has more than 26 years of experience in the Petrochemical sector. Has also been involved in commissioning, operations of various projects in Sabic affiliates.

Qualification & Work Experience:

Holds a Bachelor’s in Accounting from King Faisal University, and a Certified Public Accounting Fellowship (SOCPA). He has participated in several workshops with International Joint Ventures. Accomplishments of more than 11 years in the field of Finance, Accounting, Auditing, Shared Services and Digitalization.

Qualification & Work Experience:

Joined Advanced in September 2020 and led Human Resources, Information Technology, Procurement, and Facility Management as Vice President of Shared Services. Also, he is the secretary of the Nomination and Remuneration Board Committee.

Prior to that, he served Tasnee Petrochemicals Company as General Manager, Human Resources where he played a significant role in establishing and enhancing shared services functions.

He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering from KFUPM and an Executive Master of Business Administration from KFUPM. He has completed many leadership and executive development programs at CCL and MIT.

Qualification & Work Experience:

The Vice President of Operations, holding a Bachelor of Business Administration from Arab Open University, and has held various positions in Advanced including General Manager-Operations and General Manager-Technical. He has more than 29 years of experience in the Petrochemical and Refinery Sector. Has been involved in commissioning, operations, and engineering-related activities in new projects such as Refinery / Ethylene/ Linear Alpha Olefins / Propane Dehydrogenation, etc.

Qualification & Work Experience:

A Mechanical Engineer. He has been the Vice President of Maintenance and Technical since July 2023, and the General Manager of the Technical division before that. Before joining Advanced Petrochemical Company in April 2020, he was a General Manager at Saudi Kayan (A Sabic Affiliate) since 2015.