Leadership
Ma'aden's Board of Directors is responsible for the overall strategy and direction of the Company's business. The Board consists of nine directors appointed by the Ordinary General Assembly for a term of 3 years. The Board includes the President of the Company and four members representing the Saudi Government, so long as the Government holds at least 50 percent of the shares in the Company.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Holds a Bachelor degree in Petroleum Engineering
Held various senior management positions, served on several committees and held Board positions at Aramco between 1960 and 2007
Membership of other Boards: Dhahran Emaar
Membership of committees: Chairman of the Executive Committee; Chairman of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee
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Holds a Masters degree in Accounting
Held several positions at the Pensions Agency Fund he was appointed in 2000 in his current position as Governor
Deputy Representative of Saudi Arabia in the OPEC Fund for International Development (1991-2006)
Held various directorships at the Treasury Department
Position: Non-executive
Membership of other Boards: Saudi Industrial Investment Group; STC; Saudi Research & Marketing Group
Membership of committees: Chairman of the Audit Committee
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Holds a MBA and BA degree in Accounting and Business Administration
Held many Board positions as well as Secretary General of the Public Investment Fund
Held important positions at the General Secretariat of Public Investment Fund from 1973 to 1993
Position: Non-executive
Membership of other Boards: Southern Province Cement Company; Saudi Railway Company; Gulf International Bank; Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul)
Membership of committees: Nomination and Remuneration Committee
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Holds a Masters degree in Petrological Studies and Sedimentary Environment of Phosphate Rocks in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Held several senior positions in the Ministry, including his current position as undersecretary of the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources for Mineral Resources
Position: Non-executive
Membership of other Boards: Saudi Industrial Development Fund; Arab Mining Company (Jordan); Industries Chimiques Du Fluor
Membership of committees: Executive Committee
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Holds a Masters degree in Construction Project Management and a Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering
Held several senior project engineer positions at Aramco
Project engineer with the National Guard
Position: Non-executive
Membership of other Boards: Electricity & Co-Generation Regulatory Authority
Membership of committees: Audit Committee
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Holds a MBA with a major in finance and a Bachelors degree in Business Administration with a major in finance
Currently the Governor of the General Organisation for Social Insurance ("GOSI")
Held several positions at GOSI since 1973 and headed the Kingdom's delegation to several conferences of the International Society for Social Insurance
Position: Non-executive
Membership of other Boards: Tawuniya Co-operative Insurance Company; Saudi Research & Marketing Group
Membership of committees: Executive Committee
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Holds a Doctorate in Law and a BA degree in Political Science
Worked in the government and private sectors and was a legal adviser in the office of the Minister of Interior
Currently the Director General of Ziad bin Abdulrahman Al-Sudairy Law Firm, established in 1988
Position: Non-executive; Independent
Membership of other Boards: Member of the Consulting Council for the College of System and Political Science since 2010; Independent Board member in JP Morgan Limited Company, KSA since 2010
Membership of committees: Audit Committee
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Engr Mudaifer joined Ma'aden in March 2006 as Vice President, Industrial Affairs. Prior to joining Ma'aden, he was the General Manager and Board Secretary of Qassim Cement Company where he oversaw a period of growth and efficiency gains. He spent the early years of his career with Eastern Petrochemical Company (SHARQ a SABIC joint venture) , where he held a number of roles culminating in his appointment as Vice President, Finance.
He continues to hold a number of public and board positions, including a position on the board of Qassim Cement Company, Saudi Railway Company and Gulf International Bank (GIB). Engineer Mudaifer holds a BSc in Civil Engineering (Honours) and an MBA (Honours) from King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia.
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Holds a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering and a Bachelor's degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Worked in the Royal Saudi Air Forces for 10 years.
Held several senior positions in private companies including CEO of Advanced Electronics Company, CEO of Saudi Electricity Company and CEO of Tatweer Education Holding Company.
Position: Non-executive; Independent
SENIOR MANAGEMENT
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Engr Mudaifer joined Ma'aden in March 2006 as Vice President, Industrial Affairs. Prior to joining Ma'aden, he was the General Manager and Board Secretary of Qassim Cement Company where he oversaw a period of growth and efficiency gains. He spent the early years of his career with Eastern Petrochemical Company (SHARQ a SABIC joint venture) , where he held a number of roles culminating in his appointment as Vice President, Finance.
He continues to hold a number of public and board positions, including a position on the board of Qassim Cement Company, Saudi Railway Company and Gulf International Bank (GIB). Engineer Mudaifer holds a BSc in Civil Engineering (Honours) and an MBA (Honours) from King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia.
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Abdullah has over 30 years of experience in leadership positions in the development and management of mega projects, engineering, marketing, industrial operations and business, human resources, and executive management
He is working at Saudi Arabian Mining Company (MA'ADEN), a public joint stock company formed to develop the Kingdom's mineral resources. His current position is Vice President of the Aluminium & Metals SBU as well as Ma'aden's Project Management Division. Abdullah is responsible for leading Ma'aden's Aluminium portfolio, which includes the development of a Ma'aden-Alcoa Joint Venture for construction of an US$ 11 billion Aluminum complex in Ras Al-Khair. Prior to this, Abdullah was Vice President for Projects where he led the development of all Ma'aden projects including a US$ 5.5 billion phosphate fertilizer complex to its formation stage. He also played a key role in the planning and implementation of Ma'aden's corporate restructuring programs. Prior to Ma'aden he had a professional and leadership roles in reputable publicly and privately owned companies.
Abdullah is a member of Maaden Management Committee, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of Maaden Aluminium Company, Maaden Rolling Company & Maaden Bauxite and Aluminum Company, and the Chairman of the Board of Arabian Company for Vinyl Chloride (Maaden-Sahara JV). He is a founder of the Gulf Aluminium Council (GAC) and a member of its Board of Directors. He is also member of the Chamber of Commerce Industrial Committee in Dammam and the National Industrial Committee in Riyadh. Abdullah has served as the Chairman of Board of Ma'aden Industrial Minerals Company (MIMCO), Chairman of the Joint Ma'aden-Alcoa Aluminium Project Development Committee (ALPDC), and Chairman of the joint Ma'aden-Sabic Phosphate Development Committee. He has also served as an Executive Committee member of Prince Sultan Colleges, SASO Committee and as board member of Dammam Industrial City.
Abdullah graduated with honors from the University of Colorado in Electrical Engineering. He completed Colombia University's Senior Executive Program and other leadership programs in Harvard, Stanford and the Creative Leadership Centre in the US.
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Immediately after graduating from Accounting Department at King Saud University in 1984, Mr. Khaled Al Rowais joined Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) in the Banking Control Department where he spent most of his career in the supervision of the stock market and Islamic banking products.In 1996 Mr. Rowais left SAMA and joined SABIC Head Quarter where he ended up as a Director of Finance. He has undertaken the project Finance of SABIC grass root and expansion projects in addition to the Acquisitions financing.In 2002 Mr. Rowais joined Ma'aden as a Treasurer until he was promoted to Executive Director of Corporate Planning in 2008.Mr. Rowais is a registered CPA in the USA and a member of the AICPA.
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Mr Al-Fallaj joined Ma'aden in September, 2001 as Vice President, Finance. Mr Al-Fallaj began his career in Saudi Arabia as head of the Accounting Department at King Faisal University where he also lectured in Accounting. Subsequently, he moved to the Eastern Petrochemical Company (SHARQ), a SABIC affiliate, where he worked for more than thirteen years in various positions, becoming the Director of the Finance Division. Mr Al-Fallaj has a BSc (Honours) in Business, with a Major in Accounting, from King Saud University, Saudi Arabia, and an MSc in Accountancy from Arkansas State University, USA.
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Dr. Yamani joined Ma'aden in July 2009 as Executive Director, Corporate Human Resources and Industrial Security. Before joining Ma'aden Dr Yamani was the Managing Director of Naft Services Company Limited, a Board Member of Corral Petroleum and a member of Jeddah City Council having previously held senior positions at HIDADA Company and Saudi Aramco. Dr Yamani's extensive voluntary sector experience includes Membership of the National Advisory Committee for Public Schools, four years as Secretary General and Board Member of the Community Centres Organisation and board membership of the AlBir Charity organization.
Dr. Yamani holds a PhD in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the University of Florida, a Masters Degree in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University and a BSc in Systems Engineering from King Fahad University for Petroleum & Minerals.
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Abdullah is a graduate of KFUPM with a degree in Chemical Engineering. He has a total of 27 year operational and engineering experience in petrochemical plants. He has held a managerial position within the operational, engineering and project management division of SABIC.
Currently he is Vice President, Corporate Support Unit at Ma'aden.
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Engr. Nabil Al Fraih has over 27 years of experience in the field of management, industrial projects and marketing. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from King Saud University in Riyadh.
In 2005, he joined Ma'aden as Executive Director for Human Resources and Industrial Security and was part of the Management Committee team. Subsequently, he joined Al Rajhi Cement Holding Company in 2009 as Vice Chairman and Managing Director.
Engr. Al Fraih again joined Ma'aden in October 2011 as Vice President of its Precious Metals SBU in charge of overseeing the expansion of Ma'aden's Precious Metals business.
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Engr. Yahya S. Al-Yami holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals in Dhahran. In February 2010, he joined Ma'aden as Director of Operations & Planning, Phosphate SBU and is currently the Acting VP for the Phosphate & Industrial Minerals SBU.
Prior to joining Ma'aden, Engr. Al-Yami held a number of positions at Sabic in their fertilizer operation as well as in process engineering, planning & economics and project management leading to his appointment as General Manager of Operations and Planning in 2002.
Engr Al-Yami has extensive experience in senior management posts including; strategic planning, financial analysis, investment evaluation and performance management. He also held a number of board of directors positions during his tenure with SABIC.
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Mr. Bruce Kirk is a geologist with over thirty five years of experience. He holds the degrees of Bachelor of Science Geology and Bachelor of Laws from the University of Queensland and Master of Applied Science in Geology from the University of New South Wales. Mr. Kirk is a Fellow of Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
During his career, Mr. Kirk has held senior roles in mineral exploration, project evaluation, mine geology and business development with leading global resource companies including BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto. He has extensive international experience in several countries including Australia, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Argentina, Ecuador, Chile, Canada, India, Sierra Leone and Oman.
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Director's Report 2010
