Corporate Governance

His Highness Prince Naif Bin Sultan has extensive experience and a long career in business administration, spanning more than 25 years. In addition to his presidency of the Almarai Board of Directors, His Highness chairs the boards of directors of several well-known companies, including Zain, the Arabian Shield Insurance Company, Sultan Holding Company, the International Manufacturing Industries Company, the International Chemical Industries Company, and 70 Investment Company.

His Highness serves on the boards of directors of several companies, including Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Yamama Cement Company, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Farabi Gulf Petrochemical Company, and Tejoury Company, in addition to chairing several charitable committees that meet the needs of society in various fields.

His highness holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration & marketing from King Saud University in 1999

Mr. Sulaiman Muhaidib is the Chairman of Abdulkadir Al-Muhaidib and Sons Co. (“Al-Muhaidib Group”). He is also the Chairman of Savola Group, RAFAL Real Estate Development Company. In addition, he sits on the Board of Directors of Vision Invest, Tarabot investment & Development, King Salman Center for Disability Research and Prince Fahad Bin Salman Charity Association for Renal Failure Patients Care.

Mr. Ammar Alkhudairy is a prominent fixture in the finance industry, with over 30 years of experience in various areas including M&A, Corporate Finance, Asset Management, Corporate Banking and Project Finance. One of Mr. Alkhudairy’ s most notable achievements were serving as the Chairman of the Saudi National Bank, the largest bank in Saudi Arabia, which was created because of the merger of National Commercial Bank and Samba, where he served as Chairman prior to the merger. 

Prior to his role as Chairman, Mr. Alkhudairy also served as a Board member, Chairman of the Audit Committee and Managing Director/CEO at Banque Saudi Fransi. Mr. Alkhudairy has also held numerous public and private board memberships, including Chairmanship positions at Goldman Sachs Saudi Arabia, Morgan Stanley Saudi Arabia and Allianz Saudi Arabia, as well as serving as a Board Member of Almarai. He is the Founder and Chairman of Amwal Capital Partners, an alternative assets management business based in Dubai and Riyadh. 

He has served as a director in government-related entities such as the Real Estate Development Fund and the Economic Cities Authority. He is also a member of the High-Level Advisory Council of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and member of The McKinsey External Advisory Group. Mr. Alkhudairy holds a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering and an M.Sc. in Engineering Administration from George Washington University.

Bader is a board member of Almarai Company and the CEO of Assila Investment Company. Mr. Bader also serves as the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Savola Group and is a member of several boards of directors, including the Saudi French Bank, Dur Hospitality, Panda Retail Company, Afia International, United Sugar Company, and Savola Foods.

Bader is a CFA charter holder and holds a BA in Economics at the University in Virginia and an MBA from Rice University in the United States.

Mr. Hosam Al Qurashi has over 20 years of rich professional industry experience with government entities and national and multinational conglomerates. He is currently a Board Member at the Saudi Coffee Company (PIF Subsidiary), The Madinah Heritage Company (PIF Subsidiary) and Nana, the largest grocery app in the Kingdom. As an Executive Advisor to The Royal Commission for Riyadh City, Hosam has played a key role in the development of the Riyadh City brand and marketing strategy, leading a multi-government entity program to attract regional headquarters of multinational companies to Riyadh, established the city marketing and investment promotion function covering the investment support office, the city marketing department, marketing operations, diversity equity and inclusion, city diplomacy and city excellence. 

Prior to that Hosam was the CCO/CMO of Panda Retail Company, the largest grocery retailer in the Middle East and Africa. In this venture Hosam was accountable for category management, merchandise planning, strategic buying, and marketing. As the CEO of Whites (fast-growing lifestyle retailer), Hosam developed a five-year strategy which restructured the companies’ end-to-end operations. Whilst in the role of CMO of Nahdi Medical Company (largest pharmacy chain in MENA), Hosam redefined the company’s brand and created an entirely new marketing function for the chain, launched its award-winning loyalty program (Nuhdeek) and its private label range which also led to Hosam winning the Middle East ‘Retail Professional of the Year’ award in 2015 from the ICSE. In addition, Hosam has experience with Procter & Gamble and managed several mega brands across the GCC such as Bonux, Downy, Fairy and Pantene.

Mr. Mohammed Almousa is the Group CEO Advisor for SALIC Co., and previously was the Group CFO for the same Group. Prior to this, he assumed various executive roles within Al Faisaliah Group Holding Co. and its affiliates, the last of which was Group CFO in addition to his directorship on various boards and committees. He is currently a Board Director for SALIC Ukraine Co. (Ukraine), Minerva Foods Co. (Brazil), and SALIC Australia Co. (Australia). 

He also chairs the Executive Committee of G3 Canada Co., an affiliate of G3 Global Holdings Co. in Canada, and sits on the Audit Committee of Abdullah Al-Othaim Markets. Mohammed holds a master’s degree in accountancy from Missouri State University and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from King Saud University. He also participated in executive leadership programs and effective boards programs at IMD, Harvard Business School, and INSEAD, and holds several professional certifications (CPA, CME1).

Mr. Salman Al Sudaery holds a master’s degree in Finance and commenced his career in the financial sector in the United States of America, working in both the private equity and investment banking field. Following several years in this sector, Salman moved back to Saudi Arabia, where he launched his first company, Tejoury, a company specializing in Records and Information Management. This company has grown to be the largest provider of RIM services in the Kingdom. In addition to launching several other start-ups, he also participates on several boards and committees of both publicly and privately held companies.

A business administration graduate of King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals. He is also a board member at Sultan Holding Group & Aldar Chemicals Company and Chairman of 30 Exports. Prince Saud joined Almarai in a role within the marketing department following two years of working at Banque Saudi Fransi.

Mr. Waleed Bin Khalid Fatani is the CEO of Savola Group since January 2021. He also held Saudi Fransi Capital CEO (from June 2015 till 31 December 2020). He worked as the Group Treasurer of Abdul Lateef Jamil and Capital Markets & Investment Advisor from June 2013 to June 2015. He was also the General Manager of Deutsche Bank KSA from May 2011 to June 2013. 

Additionally, he started his career with Banque Saudi Fransi in 1994. He was the Head of Group Treasury and was a member of several executive committees. Waleed has over 28 years of banking, financial and investments experience, and his career has given him vast experience across various business sectors and the financial services sector. He holds a bachelor’s degree of science in accounting from California State University (1993).

Abdullah Albader joined Almarai in 2000 and was involved in the strategic functions, until he was appointed as the company's CEO in March 2021.

Through a career with Almarai of more than 20 years, Albader held several positions within the company different sectors, including Manufacturing, Distribution, Sales, Marketing, and Shared Services. The most recent position he held was the Executive Vice President of the Bakery Division.

Albader holds a master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Leicester in the UK.

Engineer Ahmed bin Mohammed Abu Al-Ghaith holds the position of Executive Vice President for Quality and Support Services (Regulatory, HSS and Sustainability and is responsible for quality and support services for Almarai Company by applying business strategies that are compatible with the overall strategy of the company
Before joining Almarai, Abu Al-Ghaith worked for several companies in the food and beverage sector, including the National Water Company, where he undertook many tasks, including developing governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) operations, regulatory requirements for information security, industrial security and occupational health, crisis and disaster management, innovation, strategy development and implementation, and business planning.
Abu Al-Ghaith holds a bachelor’s degree in systems Engineering with a focus on Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM).
 

Andrew Mackie is the Executive Vice President for Farming at Almarai through which he is responsible for the global farming operations for Dairy, and Arable Farming.

Andrew joined Almarai in 1977, after which he held several positions in the Farming sector of the business. He was the General Manager of Farming from 1998 after serving as the Regional Manager of Farming. Andrew holds a qualification from the West of Scotland Agricultural College, UK.

Danko Maras was appointed as Almarai’s CFO effective 6 April 2020. He is an experienced financial professional having had senior international positions in the fast-moving consumer goods industry such as Unilever, Leaf and Cloetta, where in addition to being Group CFO, he also has held positions such as CEO and President. He holds a GMP from Harvard Business School (HBS) and a B.Sc. in Business Administration and Economics from Uppsala University.

Fahad Aldrees joined Almarai in 2006 and was appointed as Chief Human Resources Officer in March 2021. During his 17 years at Almarai, Fahad has worked in several capacities from farming, manufacturing, supply chain and sales. Most recently, he held the position of Head of Human Resources Services. Fahad holds a Bachelor of Arts in English Language and completed specialized courses in Human Resources from the University of Michigan,USA. Plus other executive Development programs from London Business School, UK and IMD, Switzerland.

Faisal Alfahadi is the Executive Vice President of Corporate Affairs for Almarai where he leads on all corporate and government affairs throughout the organization and its investment portfolio.

During his tenure at Almarai he has held several senior positions, including General Manager of Human Resources and Support Services and General Manager of Juice Business.

Faisal holds a Master’s degree in Marketing from the University of Salford, UK.

Fawaz Aljasser is currently the Executive Vice President of the Bakery Division at Almarai Company.

Before that, Fawaz held a number of positions at Almarai Company, including Chief Human Resources Officer, where he managed the Company’s Human Resources and Support Services unit.

He was also Director of the Technical Institute for Dairy and Food and General Manager of “Teeba” company, a joint venture for Almarai in Jordan.

Fawaz holds a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature from Imam Muhammad bin Saud University in Saudi Arabia and a Higher Diploma from the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom.

Michael McDonald was appointed Executive Vice President of Poultry in January 2020, prior to which he held the role of Head of Business Unit Poultry.

Michael joined Almarai in 2000, during his time he has held several positions within the Almarai Farming and Poultry divisions.

He holds a Higher National Diploma from Greenmount Agricultural College, a Postgraduate Certificate in Food Safety and Security from Queens University Belfast, as well as an MBA from Liverpool University, UK.

Mohammed Al Shuhail is the Executive Vice President of Food Service manages Almarai portfolio within B2B operations (HoReCA). Mohammed joined the company as Chief Executive Officer of the International Pediatric Nutrition Company (IPNC). Prior to this, he worked in Al Safi Danone and Danone Group in the Middle East and Spain, holding several key positions. These included CEO of Al Safi Dairy Company, where he built a sustainable B2B business model, and EVP of Human Resource of Alsafi Danone Company, Head of Export where he developed the company’s portfolio and opened new International markets and managed different brands in the marketing department. In addition, he was the Innovation Manager in Danone Dairy Company in Spain. Mohammed was awarded an Executive MBA from London Business School (LBS), UK, and holds a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM).

Niall Mackay is the Executive Vice President of Supply Chain for Almarai, a role in which he is responsible for planning, distribution, and logistics throughout the Almarai supply chain including all sourcing and purchasing activities. Prior to joining Almarai he held senior operational positions at Pedigree Pet Foods (a part of Mars Inc.), Coca-Cola Enterprises, British Bakeries (part of Rank and Hovis McDougal) and Royal Mail, UK. Niall holds a Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College, UK, and an MBA from Henley Management College, UK.

Nikolaos Stavridis is the Executive Vice President of Sales for Almarai. He is responsible for the overall Almarai sales function.

Nikolaos has extensive sales experience in FMCG. Prior to joining Almarai, he held various executive positions, such as Key Account Manager at Pepsico (Greece), Sales Director at Danone (Greece and Cyprus), Commercial Director at Global Finance Group (Greece, Romania, Bulgaria, Spain, and Cyprus), COO- Board Member at Group Linette (North and East Africa), General Manager at Almarai, and Vice President and Board Member at Olayan Group (GCC and Africa).

Nikolaos holds a Master’s degree in Corporate Finance from the University of Indianapolis, USA and a Master’s degree in Business Administration and Strategy from the University of Nottingham, UK.

Omar Salim is the Executive Vice President for Dairy and Juice, a role in which he is responsible for all Dairy and Juice business units in the Company. Prior to joining Almarai, he worked for Mars Inc. as Director of Marketing for the Africa, India and Middle East regions and he also worked at Procter and Gamble across many regions in its Research and Development team. When he first joined Almarai he was appointed to the position of General Marketing Manager. Omar holds a Master of Industrial Engineering from the University of Oklahoma, USA.

Chris Langhorne is the Chief Strategy and Planning Officer for Almarai, where he is responsible for developing corporate strategy, managing M&A from planning to execution, and aiding in expansion strategies, including geography, adjacencies, and other general growth areas.

Chris brings a diverse background of over 25 years working in leading global companies, including Nestle, where he recently served as the Global Sr. Director of Strategic Planning, leading global strategy, and M&A for the pet care category. Before his time at Nestle, he worked in similar strategy, planning and corporate development roles at Altria, Dell Computers & Johnson, and Johnson with increasing responsibility. Out of undergraduate college, Chris supported various clients in an audit and consulting capacity at KPMG and Andersen Consulting.

Chris holds an MBA in Strategy/Finance from the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration and a bachelor’s in systems engineering from the University of Virginia.

Shadi Elqutati is the Executive Vice President of the International Business Unit at Almarai. Shadi joined the Company as CEO for Teeba company in Jordan in 2018 and prior to this, he worked for Nestle KSA as General Manager for Infants Nutrition.

Shadi has 21 years of experience in well-known pharmaceutical companies like Merck, AstraZeneca and Janssen Inc which includes different fields like sales and marketing in which he held several key positions.

Shadi holds an MBA degree from New York Institute of Technology University, USA and a Bachelor’s degree in Pharmaceutics from Applied Science University, Jordan