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Sadara Chemical Company represents a unique alliance between two corporate leaders in their respective industries – Saudi Aramco and The Dow Chemical Company – brought together through shared values and a dedicated vision to create a game changer in the chemical industry. Sadara is constructing in Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest chemical complex ever built in a single phase, with 26 integrated world-scale manufacturing plants that will produce more than three million tons of products every year. Sadara will be a Fortune 500 company within the first year of full operation. At Sadara, ...

we seek to create value through chemistry. At the same time, we are committed to contributing to the economic diversification and downstream development in Saudi Arabia.

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Sadara brings advanced, state of the art technologies to create innovative products, enabling many new downstream applications and adding new value chains to transform Saudi Arabia’s existing chemicals industry landscape. Our differentiated product slates, for instance, are the building blocks used in high performance flexible packaging, hygiene and medical applications, chemicals and additives for the oil and gas industry, chemicals for water treatment, soaps, detergents, cosmetics and other personal care products …as well as adhesives, brake fluids and car seats for the automotive industry.

Faisal M. Al-Faqeer

Dr. Faisal Al-Faqeer joined Sadara Chemical Company as Chief Executive Officer in October 2017, bringing with him over 23 years of experience in the oil & gas industry, having previously led different functions in within Aramco, including in Engineering Consulting Services, Research and Development, Refining and Gas Operations. He also served as a Board Member on the Sadara Board of Directors from January to September 2017, and comes to his new role with a deep understanding of the Company and its operations. Prior to joining Sadara, Dr. Faisal served as the acting General ...

Manager of Ras Tanura Refinery, a complex refinery with a capacity of 550 thousand barrels per day, making it the largest refinery in the Middle East. He also previously led the Engineering and Operations Departments in the Refinery, where he was responsible for the safe and reliable operation of the assets, meeting the production commitment and managing major refinery upgrades. Prior to joining Ras Tanura Refinery, he led Aramco Research and Development Center where he was responsible for establishing different research satellite centers in North America and Europe. Dr. Faisal holds a Master’s Degree and a PhD in Materials Science & Engineering from Pennsylvania State University, and Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

Massimiliano Leopardi

Massimiliano joined Sadara Chemical Company as Chief Financial Officer in July, 2014, bringing with him a wealth of experience spanning almost 20 years in the finance and petrochemical industries. In his new role, Massimiliano plays a key role in the continued growth of Sadara, serving as an integral and strategic member of its senior management team, and is primarily responsible for the management of the company's present and future financial position, and building a strong and capable financial team to support the company's business and operations. Massimiliano's career at Dow spanned various global positions prior ...

to being appointed to his current role. He most recently served as senior finance director with Dow Chemical for Sadara, beginning in 2011, where he has been directly involved in managing the financial activities of the Aramco-Dow JV. He was also instrumental in the execution of the Sadara joint venture formation in 2010, when he was serving as Dow's Director of Mergers & Acquisitions for the EMEA region. Prior to that, in 2008, Massimiliano was appointed Global Finance Director for Styrenics as well as the Hydrocarbons & Energy Finance Director for the EMEA region. This dual role included leading the restructuring of Dow's Styrenics portfolio globally, as well as managing the Dow petrochemical portfolio in EMEA. Massimiliano has held a number of other leadership roles in Europe during his time with Dow , which began when he joined the company in Milan, Italy in 1998 after beginning his career in trading and portfolio management at HSBC in 1995. Massimiliano holds an MBA in Business Administration, specializing in Financial Markets from Bocconi University in Milan, Italy.

Dr. Abdullah Al-Ahmari

Dr. Abdullah was appointed VP of Business and Services for Sadara in March 2018. In this role, he is responsible for four main functions, namely, Information Technology, Procurement, Site Logistics and Commercial. Dr. Abdullah also serves as the Engagement Lead for Third Party agreements with the Jubail Royal Commission, Saudi Rail, King Fahad Industrial Port, Jubail Commercial Port, and other major Sadara stakeholders in Jubail. A career Saudi Aramco leader, Dr. Abdullah was seconded, with the approval of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman ibn Abdulaziz, to the Ministry of Health as Assistant ...

Deputy Minister of Supply and Operations from 2015-2017. His responsibilities included procurement, contracting, warehousing and logistics, as well as demand planning and supplier relations for 367 hospitals, 2,300 primary care clinics and four major medical cities. Abdullah was a key member of the MOH 2030 Transformation Team and played a major role in transforming his assigned areas, resulting in significant savings for the Kingdom. Dr. Abdullah joined Saudi Aramco in 1992, working in various entrepreneurial and leadership capacities. His areas of expertise include IT, Supply Chain Management, Contracting, Procurement and Logistics. From 2012-2014, he served as the Manager of Procurement, Contracting and Logistic Services for Aramco Services Company in Houston, USA. Prior to that, he held a number of leadership positions from 2005-2011, serving as Acting Manager of various departments in Saudi Aramco, during which time he led a number of key initiatives, including working on design and implementation of Saudi Aramco’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) SAP system. He also served in the management of several strategic projects in the Procurement and Supply Chain Management departments. Dr. Abdullah served as a Board Member for the Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASAO), a Founding member of Saudi Health Investment Holding Company (SEHA) and a member of Saudi Council of Engineers and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Dr. Abdullah holds a Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) degree in Electrical Engineering from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) in Dhahran. He has a Master’s of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Hull, U.K., and a Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership in Information Systems and Technology from the University of Phoenix, USA. He also completed his senior Executive Program with London Business School, UK in October, 2010.

Bob Brandt

Bob Brandt was appointed Vice President of Manufacturing and Engineering for Sadara Chemical Company in January, 2017, bringing with him over 30 years of international experience in the chemicals industry. He joins Sadara at a critical juncture in the evolution of the company as Sadara moves from construction to an operational company. In his new role, he will be overseeing the commissioning and startup of the remaining facilities at the Sadara chemical complex, in addition to all site operations, including maintenance, manufacturing and engineering. Bob has extensive global experience having worked across ...

several markets including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Canada and the United States. Prior to joining Sadara, Bob was VP of Operations for Equate Petrochemicals in Kuwait, where he was appointed after serving as VP of Manufacturing at MEGlobal in Canada. At Equate and MEGlobal, Robert served in similar roles, overseeing all operations and manufacturing, environmental, health and safety procedures, as well as work processes and quality control. Under his stewardship, both companies saw record performances in Asset Capability, Reliability and Production. Bob began his career at Union Carbide in 1985. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas - Austin.

Farhan M. Al Qahtani

Farhan was appointed Vice President of Industrial Relations for Sadara Chemical Company in November 2017. His area of responsibility covers a wide-range of critical business functions, including human resource strategy development, planning and execution, as well as employee training and development, and all types of government and corporate communications. He is also responsible for overseeing the complex housing and transportation requirements of Sadara’s diverse workforce. Farhan joined Saudi Aramco in 1980 and has worked in a variety of entrepreneurial and leadership capacities. Most recently, he led the Human Resources Joint Venture and Subsidiary Support Department, ...

where he played a key role in integrating HR best practices for all of Saudi Aramco’s in-Kingdom joint ventures and subsidiaries as well as establishing annual HR forums and collaboration meetings. Prior to that, from 2012-2013, he served as Vice President of Industrial Relations for the Yanbu Aramco Sinopec Refining Company (YASREF), where he led Human Resources, Support Services, Industrial Security & Fire Protection and Supply Chain. Before his tenure at YASREF, he occupied various key positions at Saudi Aramco, including acting Director of Saudi Aramco’s Staffing Services Department and head of the Supplemental Manpower & Contracts Administration Division. From 2005-2009, Farhan headed the Social Insurance & Retirement Affairs Division. He also acted as Assistant to the Vice President of Community Services between 1998 and 2003, he was the Planning Staff Coordinator for the Community Services Administrative Area. From 1986 to 1998, he held a number of supervisory positions in various locations under Community Services. Farhan holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR), USA. He also completed various Saudi Aramco leadership programs, including those of the Saudi Aramco Leadership Forum (SALF) and the Manager Assessment Center (MAC).

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