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Advanced is managed by a board of directors comprising of nine members, elected at the general assembly meeting for a term of three years ending on September 30, 2025. Advanced has a single-tier board of directors chaired by a non-executive Chairman, Mr. Khalifa A. Al-Mulhem. The executive management is led by the President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Fahad S. Almatrafi. The Board convenes regular meetings to perform its duties effectively, and also convenes meetings whenever needed.
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Vice Chairman
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President & CEO
CEO, APOC
CFO
VP, Shared Services
VP, Operations
VP, Technical
Abdullah A. Buali
Chairman of Audit Committee, Member from outside the Board of Directors
Mr. Abdullah A. Buali has more than 30 years’ experience in the field of finance and business in the Petrochemicals and Utilities business.
He has BS Degree in Industrial Management from King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals ( KFUPM).
Company Name | Legal Entity | Position | Location | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Advanced Petrochemical Company | Listed Company | Chairman of the Audit Committee | Saudi Arabia | Current |
Methanol Chemicals Company | Listed Company | Board Member | Saudi Arabia | Current |
Saudi Water Partnership Company | LLC | Board Member & Chairman of the Audit Committee | Saudi Arabia | Current |
Mr. Waleed M. Al-Jaafari
Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, Non-executive Member
Tenure
Re-elected as a Director from October 1, 2022, to September 30, 2025.
Board committees membership
Outside interests/commitments
Nationality
Saudi
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.
Eng. Abdulsalam M. Al-Mazro
Member of the Board of Directors, Independent Member
Tenure
Appointed a Member from October 1, 2022, to September 30, 2025.
Board committees membership
Outside interests/commitments
Nationality
Saudi
Experience & Qualifications
Eng. Abdulsalam has more than 26 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.
Mr. Abdulaziz A. Al-Mulhem
Member of the Board of Directors, Non-executive Member
Tenure
Re-elected as a Member from October 1, 2022, to September 30, 2025.
Board committees membership
Membership in affiliates
Outside interests/commitments
Nationality
Saudi
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 and Saudi Fransi Leasing Company.
Mr. Abdulaziz graduated from Evansville University, Indiana, USA, in 1983 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration.
Dr. Badr O. Johar
Member of the Board of Directors, Independent Member
Tenure
Re-elected as a Member from October 1, 2022, to September 30, 2025.
Board Committees membership
Outside interests/commitments
Nationality
Saudi
Experience & Qualifications
Dr. Badr has rich experience in the cement industry. He held many positions such as Chief Executive Officer of Najran 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.
Mr. Khalifa A. Al-Mulhem
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Non-executive Member
Tenure
Re-elected as a Director from October 1, 2022, to September 30, 2025.
Board committees membership
Membership in affiliates
Outside interests/commitments
Nationality
Saudi
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 Colorado University, USA, in 1978 with bachelor’s degree in Business Administration.
Eng. Abdallah I. Al Saadan
Member of the Board of Directors, Non-executive Member
Tenure
Appointed a Member from October 1, 2022, to September 30, 2025.
Board Committees membership
Outside interests/commitments
Nationality
Saudi
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.
Eng. Abdulaziz A. Al-Habardi
Member of the Board of Directors, Non-executive Member
Tenure
Re-elected as a Member from October 1, 2022, to September 30, 2025.
Board committees membership
Membership in affiliates
Outside interests/commitments
Nationality
Saudi
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.
Eng. Mohammed K. Al-Mulhem
Member of the Board of Directors, Non-executive Member
Tenure
Re-elected as a Member from October 1, 2022, to September 30, 2025.
Board committees membership
Membership in affiliates
Outside interests/commitments
Nationality
Saudi
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.
Eng. Nader S. Al-Dakheel
Member of the Board of Directors, Independent Member
Tenure
Appointed a Member from October 1, 2022, to September 30, 2025.
Outside interests/commitments
Nationality
Saudi
Experience & Qualifications
Eng. Nader has vast experience in petrochemical and petrochemical conversion industries. He served in many engineering roles at Sabic and leading positions in several companies such as: general manager at Procter & Gamble and general manager of manufacturing at Farabi Petrochemical Company.
Eng. Nader acquired master’s in business management from London Business School, and a master’s in Structural Engineering and Projects from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), as well as a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from KFUPM.
Fahad S. Al Matrafi
President & CEO
Mr. Fahad Al Matrafi 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.
Company Name | Legal Entity | Position | Location | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Advanced Petrochemical Company | Listed Company | President & CEO | Saudi Arabia | Current |
Advanced Polyolefins Industry Company | Closed Joint Stock Company | Board Member | Saudi Arabia | Current |
SK Advanced Company | LLC | Board Member | South Korea | Current |
Ulsan Polypropylene Company | LLC | Board Member | South Korea | Until October 2021 |
Advanced Global Investment Company | LLC | Board Member | Saudi Arabia | Current |
Advanced Global Holding Company | LLC | Board Member | Luxembourg | Current |
Mamdouh H. Al Amri
Vice President of Projects
Mr. Mamdouh Al Amri is 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.
Company Name | Legal Entity | Position | Location | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Advanced Petrochemical Company | Listed Company | Vice President of Projects | Saudi Arabia | Current |
Advanced Polyolefins Industry Company | Closed Joint Stock Company | CEO | Saudi Arabia | Current |
Ulsan Polypropylene Company | LLC | Board Member | South Korea | Current |
Advanced Global Investment Company | LLC | Board Member | Saudi Arabia | Current |
Advanced Global Holding Company | LLC | Board Member | Luxembourg | Current |
Abdulaziz S. Al-Ardhi
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Abdulaziz 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.
Company Name | Legal Entity | Position | Location | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Advanced Petrochemical Company | Listed Company | Chief Financial Officer | Saudi Arabia | Current |
SK Advanced Company | LLC | Board Member | South Korea | Current |
National Metal Manufacturing and Casting Company (Maadaniyah) | Listed Company | Audit Committee Member | Saudi Arabia | Current |
Advanced Petrochemical Company | Listed Company | Finance & Accounting Manager | Saudi Arabia | Previous |
National Industrialization Company (Tasnee) | Listed Company | Manager Budgeting and Financial Management Reporting Consolidation | Saudi Arabia | Previous |
Mohammed S. Al-Otaibi
VP, Shared Services
Mr. Mohammed 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.
Company Name | Legal Entity | Position | Location | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Advanced Petrochemical Company | Listed Company | Vice President of Shared Services | Saudi Arabia | Current |
Advanced Petrochemical Company | Listed Company | General Manager of Shared Services | Saudi Arabia | Previous |
TASNEE Petrochemical Company | Listed Company | Human Resources General Manager | Saudi Arabia | Previous |
Ali M. Al-Shahrani
VP, Operations
Mr. Ali is 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.
Company Name | Legal Entity | Position | Location | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Advanced Petrochemical Company | Listed Company | Vice President of Operations | Saudi Arabia | Current |
Advanced Petrochemical Company | Listed Company | General Manager of Operations | Saudi Arabia | Previous |
SK Advanced Company | LLC | Board Member | South Korea | Previous |
Abdullah A. Boaysha
VP, Maintenance and Technical
Mr. Abdullah Boaysha is 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.
Company Name | Legal Entity | Position | Location | Membership |
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Advanced Petrochemical Company | Listed Company | Vice President of Maintenance and Technical | Saudi Arabia | Current |
Advanced Petrochemical Company | Listed Company | General Manager of Technical Division | Saudi Arabia | Previous |
Saudi Kayan Company (A Sabic Affiliate) | Listed Company | General Manager of Maintenance Division | Saudi Arabia | Previous |
Saudi Kayan Company (A Sabic Affiliate) | Listed Company | General Manager of Technical Division | Saudi Arabia | Previous |
Saudi Butanol Company | Listed Company | Board Member | Saudi Arabia | Previous |