DRIVING A VISION

Sarah is currently the Chief Executive Officer and Board member of Al-Ahli Capital, the investment arm of NCB, in addition to her membership in the International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation trustees. She worked for two years as Vice-Chairperson of the Advisory Committee of the CMA Board of Directors.

Previously, she led the Asset and Wealth Management Division at Jadwa Investment Company, where she was also the Chief Investment Officer and a member of the Jadwa Management Committee. Prior to that, she was a member of the Asset Management team and Investment Management at Samba Capital.

Sarah received a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting with Honours from King Saud University, and a Certificate of Public Administration Executive Program from Harvard Business School.

   Memberships in Board Committees: Nomination and Remuneration Committee

Currently he is the Chief of Staff of the Public Investment Fund, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Security Services Company, and Vice-Chairman of the Samba Financial Group. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Arabian Airlines, the Saudi Civil Aviation Holding Company and Flyadeal Company.

He previously worked at PwC from 2004 until 2008, and then moved to the Capital Market Authority and took over the management of mergers and acquisitions. In 2015, he joined the Public Investment Fund as consultant to His Excellency the Governor.

Yazeed obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting with Honors from King Saud University. He also followed executive programs provided by major educational institutions such as Harvard University and London Business School, in financial, administrative, and leadership fields.

   Memberships in Board Committees: Audit Committee

Currently he is the CEO and Board Member of the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul), Chairman of the Securities Depository Center Company (Edaa) and Securities Clearing Center Company (Muqassa).

Khalid has more than 13 years of capital market experience. His experience spans from business development and corporate planning to strategy and operations. Before being appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Tadawul in March, 2016, he assumed executive roles that covered cash markets, listings, operations and deposits as well as strategy and market data. He has sponsored key programmes within Tadawul that covered the introduction of QFIs framework, introduction of Independent Custody Model and Tadawul’s inclusion in main international indices. He also sponsored the restructuring programme of the Financial Infrastructure companies. Prior to that, he worked in various sectors including the insurance sector, business management and product development, marketing, PMO, and strategy.

He obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, in addition to an MBA from the University of Colorado in the United States of America in which he is also a certified entrepreneur.

   Memberships in Board Committees: Regulatory Policy and Oversight Committee

He previously worked as Deputy Governor of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) for developing the financial sector and national initiatives, and he also co-founded Dirayah Finance, and has worked as a CO-CEO responsible for operations and technology.

He has 30 years of experience in the field of technology, analysis, system design, and engineering work procedures and investment accounts. He began his career in 1983 as an auditor at SAMA; after holding several positions there, he then moved to NCB, where he supervised systems development projects in addition to supporting and maintaining existing systems.

He obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Services from King Saud University in 1981, and a professional Diploma in Financial Supervision from the Institute of Public Administration in 1983. He has also participated in technical and management training programmes at various institutions, including Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

   Memberships in Board Committees: Audit Committee

Currently he is the CEO of Riyadh Capital, an investment bank that works in all areas and activities of financial markets.

He started his career with PwC, and previously worked as Vice President of the Listed Companies and Investment Products Agency in the Capital Market Authority, where he assumed responsibility for overseeing six different departments in the Authority, performing many organizational and development tasks in the following areas: public and private securities offers, mergers and acquisitions, investment product development, asset management, disclosure and corporate governance of listed companies.

He obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from King Saud University, and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Colorado Technical University, and he also obtained a Certified Public Accountant’s license from the Saudi Organization for Certified Public Accountants (SOCPA).

   Memberships in Board Committees: Risk Management Committee

Currently he is the CEO and Vice-Chairman of the Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Arabian Fertilizers Company (SAFCO), Chairman of the Yanbu National Petrochemical Company (Yansab), and a member of the Board of Directors of the General Authority for Foreign Trade.

Previously, Yousef worked as Deputy Chief Financial Officer, and Executive Vice President of the strategic Chemicals Business Unit in Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC).

He obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and a Master’s Degree in Industrial Management.

   Memberships in Board Committees: Risk Management Committee

Currently she is the CEO of Samba Financial Group, and a member in the Boards of Directors in Samba Capital, Samba Bank Limited in the Republic of Pakistan and Samba Global Markets Limited Company. Rania has also been a member of the advisory committee of the Capital Market Authority since 2019. In addition, she is a member in the Board of Directors of the International Finance Institute and the Board of Directors of the Saudi Space Authority.

Her career in the Banking sector started in 1997 when she joined the Samba Financial Group and moved between several banking sites and departments within the group. She had a major role in developing Samba’s e-banking strategy and launching the Samba banking services system online.

She obtained a Bachelor’s Degree with Honours in Computer Science from King Saud University, in addition to joining the Leadership Development Program from Darden College of Business Administration at Virginia American University, and then she obtained a certificate in Governance, Risk Management and Compliance with Cooperation from the School of Business in George Washington University.

   Memberships in Board Committees: Nomination and Remuneration Committee

Currently he is the CEO of CQS Mgt (Ltd) and he previously worked as a CEO of the London Stock Exchanges Group (LSEG) from 2009 until 2017. While Xavier was heading the London Stock Exchange, the market capitalization of the exchange increased from GBP 800 Mn (USD 1.2 Bn) to GBP 14 Bn (USD 21 Bn).

Prior to that, he worked at Lehman Brothers in New York as head of trading in global equities and derivatives. In London, he worked as head of European and Asian stocks. In Paris, he served as CEO of Lehman Brothers. He also joined the Credit Suisse First Bank in Boston as the global head of European stocks.

After graduating from the CEDGE School of Business with a Master’s Degree in Administrative and Financial Sciences in 1981, Xavier worked as a Second Lieutenant and a Trainer at the French Air Force Academy. He received a Master of Business Administration from the Columbia College of Business and Graduate Studies in 1984. He also obtained a certificate from the Institute of Advanced Studies in National Defence in Paris in 2008.

   Memberships in Board Committees: Risk Management Committee

Currently he is a Non-Executive Chairman of Information Services at the London Stock Exchanges Group (LSEG) and UNICEF Vice President in the UK since 2011.

Mark started his career in the financial services field in 1985 after joining the London Stock Exchange and worked during this period to develop the stock market’s business in the field of information technology and services. He also led the securities organization in the United Kingdom, and participated in establishing the first international stock market across borders in Europe. He was the founder and CEO of FTSE Russell.

He also has experience of more than 20 years in developing successful joint ventures, and has succeeded in establishing alliances with stock exchanges, academics and leading industrial groups all over the world. He has founded large companies in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas, and was also the first Chairman and Founding Member of the Index Industry Association.

   Memberships in Board Committees: Nomination and Remuneration Committee