SADARA CHEMICAL COMPANY APPOINTS NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 400 views

Fayez Al Sharef was appointed as the company’s new CEO effective 1 September 2023

Sadara Chemical Company, a GPCA full member, has appointed Fayez Al Sharef as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer effective 1 September 2023.

Al Sharef succeeds Faisal M. Al-Faqeer who served in the role from 2017-2023.

Al Sharef brings extensive industry experience in the oil and gas and petrochemical sectors, having begun  his career at SABIC in 1997 before taking up leadership roles at Saudi Aramco and ARLANXEO, a wholly owned subsidiary of Saudi Aramco.

Prior to joining Sadara, Al Sharef served for nearly five years as the Director of one of Saudi Aramco’s Giga Projects, the Amiral Project.

Al Sharef began his career with Saudi Aramco in 2002 after his tenure at SABIC as Operations Group Leader for one of SABIC’s affiliates. At Saudi Aramco, he worked in various leadership roles in the areas of operations and business development, including leading the commercial team who shaped the formation of Sadara.

He is a Board Member for ARLANXEO and was a Board Member for Sadara from 2020.

Al Sharef holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals and is a graduate of the Harvard and Stanford Executive Program in General Management.