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Board Memebrs Listing

H.E. Dr. Tawfig F. Alrabiah

Chairman

Dr. Tawfig Alrabiah was appointed Minister of Commerce and Industry vide Royal Order No. A/14 dated 18/1/1433H (13/12/2011G).

He had been the Director General of the Saudi Industrial Property Authority (Modon) since April 2007. He served as Deputy Minister of Industrial Affairs at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and the Supervisor of the National Industrial Strategy.

Under the leadership of Dr. Alrabiah, Modon has achieved a number of important goals, including the development of new industrial cities and the expansion and renovation of most of the existing ones across the kingdom. This new development equals the total area developed over the previous 40 years, doubling the area available for industry in Saudi Arabia.

Enabling Business and Encouraging Industry

Over the last two years, Dr. Alrabiah has commissioned several projects to promote the privatization of water services, and to provide investors with business-enabling services such as district cooling and high-tech data and communications services in all the major industrial cities. In addition, new services were offered that included the development of luxurious and well-equipped residential quarters for families, engineers, technicians and Saudi youth. Dr. Alrabiah pushed for the development of commercial services culminating in the construction of large commercial complexes and four and five star hotels inside the industrial cities. He also made strenuous efforts to further support investors with much needed infrastructure such as transportation and warehousing which is being provided by a number of world-class international companies.

In addition, Dr. Alrabiah has also established agreements with various government agencies which resulted in the opening of offices for the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Labor as well as the Passport Department.

A Commitment to Development Beyond The Bare Minimum

Dr. Alrabiah led an initiative to bring industrial cities to the next level by transforming them into environment-friendly zones in which more than 700,000 square meters of land are cultivated and turned into green areas, and by spearheading the Smart Industrial Cities initiative where high-speed telecommunication infrastructure is being built throughout the kingdom. This in turn will provide investors with data services that support managed and highly sophisticated business-enabling IT and Telecom services.Over the past two years, and thanks to Dr. Alrabiah's leadership, Modon has obtained a number of awards including the “Best Working Environment” Award in the government sector for two consecutive years. It has also obtained the Distinction Award in Electronic Services that was provided by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. Modon was also highly successful in enhancing its business processes by developing a Geographical Information Systems (GIS) that is being heralded as one of the most advanced in the region.

Making Business Easier With Technology

Dr. Alrabiah, as Deputy Minister of Industrial Affairs, has also heavily contributed to streamline business administrative processes at the agency. Industrial licenses can now be obtained electronically without the inconvenience of having to visit the ministry in person for this purpose. He has also made tangible efforts for the development of the “Custom Exemption” and “Chemical Clearance” services which is now completely automated.

Overall, he is currently working to further develop the business processes and procedures in the agency as well as establishing an electronic system to collect and manage country-wide industrial data and statistics.

Present Success Built on Past AchievementsDr. Tawfig Alrabiah has contributed in the establishment and development of a group of manufacturing companies and businesses in the Kingdom, working as Director General of the Information and Communications Technology sector at the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) where he played a distinguished role in attracting huge international investments in this field.

Dr. Alrabiah worked on the development of the national IT plan, and co-authored the Saudi National IT Plan vision document which was the basis of the Saudi National IT plan. He also worked as a board member of the Saudi National IT Plan Council, faculty member at King Saud University, board member of the Saudi Computer Society and a teaching fellow at the University of Pittsburgh.

Academic Career and Published Articles

Dr. Alrabiah holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Pittsburgh, M.S. in Computer Science and another M.S. degree in Information Science, a bachelor's degree in Financial Management and Mathematics from the College of Business Administration, King Saud University. He has published more than 16 papers in refereed international journals and conferences, and co-authored a book on high speed networks.

He has contributed many articles to different local newspapers related to e-government, e-commerce, telecom and has also participated in different discussion panels. Dr. Alrabiah worked as consultant for a number of government and private organizations.

Mr. Mohammed S. Al-Ghufaily

Vice President

• Masters in Economics - University of Western Illinois.
• Bachelor in Economics, King Saud University.
• Member Board of Directors Saudi Industrial Property Authority – MODON
• Member Board of Directors of Samba Financial Group.
• Member Board of Directors of the Arab company for industrial investments.

Engr. Ahmed S. Al-Rajhi

Member

Mr. Ahmed Al-Rajhi assumes the position of Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors at Al-Rajhi Holding Company. He holds a Bachelor degree in Systems Engineering (Industrial Engineering) from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals. He is also a member of the group of the following Committees and Boards:
Member of Committees and Boards:

Board Member - Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Riyadh.
Chairman of the Industrial Committee - Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Riyadh.
Member of the Board of Directors and member of the Executive Committee - Saudi Industrial Property Authority (MODON).
Member of the National Industrial Committee.
Member of Board of Directors - Board of Social Responsibility.

Member of the Boards:

Chairman of the Board of Directors - The Land Holding Company.
Chairman of the Board of Directors – Injaz Real Estate Company.
Chairman of the Board of Directors - Gulf Packaging Industries Ltd (GPIL).
Member of the Board of Directors - National Company for Polypropylene Co. Ltd.
Member of the Board of Directors - Takaful Al-Rajhi Company.
Member of the Board of Directors - Al-Farabi Petrochemical Company.
Member of the Board of Directors - Saudi Arabian Carpet Materials (MATTEX).
Member of the Board of Directors – Trayo Mada International Plastics Company.
Member of the Board of Directors - Arab Water and Energy Projects Co. Ltd. (Aquapor).
Member of the Board of Directors – Riyadh Techno Valley.

Mr. Al-Shareef Khaled Al-Ghalib

Member

Prince Turki bin Saud bin Mohammed Al-Saud

Member

Vice President for Research Institutes,
King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology

Holds Ph.D. in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Stanford University, U.S.A.
Joined King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology in 1997.
Director of the Space Research Institute, KACST (1997-2004)
Vice President for Research Institutes, KACST since 2004.
Chairman of the KACST’s Scientific Council
Chairman of the Supervisory Committee for National Science and Technology and Innovation Plan.
Chairman of the Supervisory Committee for King Abdullah Incubation programme for Desalination of water by solar snergy.
Member of the Regency Council of Al Faisal University, Riyadh.
Member of the Advisory Council of the School of Engineering, Stanford University, U.S.A.
Principal Investigator for the Ionized Gas Experiment during the Space shuttle Mission 51-G.

Mr. Hussain H. Abudawood

Member

Engineer Hussain Abudawood was born in January 9, 1946 in Jeddah and received Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering in 1970 from the University of Texas. He, together with the late Sheikh Mohammed Ali and Ismail Abudawood, founded Clorox factories in Jeddah and Dammam. He also founded, along with his brothers, Abudawood for Industry, Yanbu Industry and Abudawood Commercial.
He participated in the membership of various commissions in the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and the Council of Chambers since its inception, including the national industrial committees. He was a Deputy of Export Development Center since its inception, and the committees of the latest Labor Law and a member of the Board of Directors of Standards and Metrology Organization and Saudi Industrial Property Authority.

Mr. Khalid A. Al-Gwaiz

Member

Mr. Khalid Al-Gwaiz is holding the position of Executive Director in Astra Industrial Group since April 2007 until now. The group is a holding company that owns several companies operating in different industrial sectors, including drugs, chemicals and steel industries. The group is listed on the Saudi stock market. Mr. Khalid has 25 years of experience in the banking and project financing, where he began with the Saudi Industrial Development Fund, Arab National Bank and SAMBA Financial Group. During this period, Mr. Khalid worked in the field of insurance for Tawuniya Insurance Company. Mr. Khalid holds a bachelor's degree in urban planning from the University of Washington, USA, and participated in many specialized training programs in accounting, financial analysis, marketing, management and insurance. He is a member of the Board of Directors of many authorities in both, public and private sectors.

H.R.H. Prince Saud Bin Khalid Al-Faisal

Member

Deputy Governor for Investment Affairs at the
Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA).

President, National Competitiveness Center Experience Deputy Governor for Investment Affairs, SAGIA
December 2010 – Present.
HRH Prince Saud K Al-Faisal heads the Investment Affairs department, which is responsible for managing the investment environment and competitiveness agenda of Saudi Arabia. The Investment Affairs department has focused on establishing a more liberal investment environment in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. As part of these efforts, HRH Prince Saud K Al-Faisal also chairs the Saudi negotiation team for bilateral investment treaties. In 2010, Saudi Arabia was ranked among the most competitive economies in the world according to the World Bank Ease of Doing Business Report and the UNCTAD World Investment Report.

HRH Prince Saud K Al-Faisal is Vice Chairman of the: Swiss Saudi Joint Economic Commission; Saudi Russian Joint Economic Commission; Saudi Uzbek Joint Economic Commission; Saudi Kazak Joint Economic Commission; Saudi Greek Joint Economic Commission; Saudi Azerbaijan Joint Economic Commission; and Saudi Senegal Joint Economic Commission.

President, National Competitiveness Center
December 2010 - Present
The National Competitiveness Center (NCC) was established by SAGIA in 2006 to act as an independent body to monitor, assess and support the enhancement of competiveness in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The NCC fulfils this role by serving as a think tank, facilitator and communicator of change.

Board Member at Saudi Industrial Property Authority (MODON)
December 2010 – Present.

Chief Operations Officer for Investment Affairs at SAGIA and NCC
January 2009 – December 2010.

Chief Financial Officer for Investment Affairs at SAGIA and NCC
July 2008 – January 2009

Financial Analyst at Saudi Aramco
May 2001 – July 2008.
HRH Prince Saud K Al-Faisal was based in the Treasury Department and worked in a number of departments including Internal Auditing, New Business Development and other financial and planning related departments.

The Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco), the state owned oil company in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is a fully integrated, global petroleum enterprise and a world leader in exploration and producing, refining, distribution, shipping and marketing. The company manages proven reserves of 260.1 billion barrels of crude oil and it manages the fourth largest gas reserves in the world, 275.2 trillion cubic feet. Saudi Aramco employs over 56,000 people across the globe.

Education
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
BSc Finance, 1996-2001.

Previous Speaking Engagements
• Saudi Arabian International Chemical Sciences Chapter, CHEMINDIX 2010 Al Khobar
• Naseba CFO Conference, Dubai, 2010
• Eastern Province Chamber of Commerce, Young Businessmen's Council, Dammam, 2009.

Memberships
HRH Prince Saud K Al Faisal is a member of the following organizations:
• Global Federation of Competitive Councils
• Board of trustees of the King Faisal Foundation
• Several government commissions
• Several regional investment councils.

Mr. Salman M. Al-Jeshi

Member

Mr. Saleh H. Al-Afaleq

Member

Chairman of Chamber of Commerce & Industry in Al-Ahsa
Chairman of Al Kifah Carton Box Factory
Director-Finance in Al Kifah Holding Company
Chairman and founder of Al Kifah School

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

General Manager for Al Kifah Printing Press
From September 1990 to April 1992

General Manager for Al Kifah Cars
From April 1992 to October 1994

Chairman of Al Kifah Carton Box Factory
From October 1994 to-date

Establish under direct supervision as a medium scale factory and developed to be a large scale factory within a short period of time. Al Kifah Carton Box Factory achieved the prestigious ISO 9000:2000 certificate and continues to maintain its high standard to compete with international market. Presently Al Kifah Carton Box Factory rank No.03 in the packaging field in Saudi Arabia.

Director-Finance in Al Kifah Holding Company
From September 1995 to-date

Overseeing 22 branches in 5 main divisions and Companies in all over the Kingdom.

Chairman and founder of Al Kifah School
From November 2000 to-date

Developed from the grass root level from designing to completion of the structure, to meet international standards with up-to-date facilities and selected well qualified professionals who are capable of providing high standard education to the students. Today Al Kifah School has become the most preferred school by the parents to educate their children in the area. Presently Al Kifah School filled with 2000 students and 400 employees.

EDUCATION

B.S. (MIS) from King Faisal University in 1988
Masters in "Human Resources Development" from Seattle University, U.S.A., in 1990

ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

• Chairman of Chamber of Commerce & Industry in Al-Ahsa
• Chairman and founder member of Al-Ahsa Amusement and Tourism Co., (AHSANA)
• Board Member of Capital Management House (C.M.H), Bahrain
• Vice President of Al-Ahsa committee for Serving society
• Supervisor of Genetic diseases control Center in Al-Ahsa.

Dr. Abdulrahman H. Al-Sheikh

Member

Dr. Abdulrahman S. Al-Orainy

Member

Mr. Ali I. Al-Bakri

Member