Why Us

- Founder, President, and CEO of AISA Group since 2014; the Solutions & Technology Provider to leading KSA companies such as SEC, Aramco, SABIC, and many companies in the power and water sectors.
- Handling some of the leading projects in infrastructure, power, oil, gas, and water in KSA together with associates.
- Enabled many investors and leading companies to establish JV partnerships or localize their technology, solutions, and manufacturing capabilities in KSA.
- Senior Investment Consultant for University of Prince Mugrin in 2021.
- Chairman, Renewable Energy Committee of Riyadh Chamber of Commerce in 2018.
- Power and Renewable Energy Consultant for BIAC (TAQNIA) in 2018.
- SGE President and CEO of one of ACWA power subsidiaries in 2011.
- Head of Siemens O&G in KSA in 2010; closed agreements with Aramco, SEC, and Siemens to build the Siemens/Saudi gas turbine manufacturing facility – the largest in the Middle East, a 400 million Euro investment that created over 1000 Saudi jobs and involved immense knowledge and knowhow transfer.
- GE Infrastructure Global Account Executive, CEO of the O&G sector in 2008, in charge of a USD 1 billion business.
- General Manager for GE Repair & Manufacturing facilities (GE Meelsa & GE Mepco) in KSA in 2006; persuaded GE management to invest USD 85 million to build the largest GE service and repair shop in the world in Dammam, KSA, creating more than 800 jobs.
- BSc. In Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Brighton University, UK.

- Seasoned expertise exceeding 42 years in the power, oil, and gas sector including technology, solutions management, design and manufacturing.
- Held leadership positions in several local and international companies in the energy sector.
- Managing Partner of Black & Veatch KSA in 2015.
- Managing Director of Black & Veatch Middle East in 2012.
- Founder of a private energy consulting firm in Saudi Arabia.
- Led projects at Altoukhi, Saudi EPC contractor, transformed the business and prequalifying with international partners to bid for steam power plants, combined cycle power plants, and high-voltage overhead transmission projects.
- CEO of General Electric energy business KSA for 8 years.
- Vice President for General Services at Saudi Electricity Co. for 16 years.
- General Manager of Sales & Marketing at Saudi Cable Co. for 5 years
- Began his career with Saudi Aramco in 1976.
- Six Sigma Green Belt.
- Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program (AMP156) alumnus.
- Registered Electrical Engineer at the Saudi Council of Engineers.
- Member of the Project Management Institute.
- BSc. in Electrical Engineering, King Fahad University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM), KSA.

- President of the Business Intelligence Technology Center (COBIT), Taibah University.
- Associate Professor at Information System Division at the College of Computer Science and Engineering, Taibah University.
- Board Member of National Adilla Establishment for Technology, Training and Development.
- Vice-Dean at Prince Mugrin bin Adbdulaziz University for Business Development.
- General Supervisor of Jawdah Company for Information Technology, Prince Mugrin University.
- Member and President of five internal committees at the National Adilla Establishment.
- Participate in and supervise, to date, the implementation of several projects through Prince Mansour bin Mugrin Business Development Center at Prince Mugrin bin Adbdulaziz University.
- Participated in and supervised advanced development projects at Wadi Taibah Company including Blockchain, AI, IoT, and AR/VR smart factories.
- Participated in more than 13 initiatives for National Transformation at different ministries and universities.
- Supervised the Digital Transformation Project at Taibah University.
- Author of various published research studies and scientific papers.
- Ph.D. in Information Systems and Big Data, Essex University, UK.
- Master’s in E-commerce Information Systems, Sussex University, UK.
- BSc. in computer Science, Taibah University.

- Business Developer Consultant, Modern Quality Company, UPM.
- Direction, Prince Mansour bin Mugrin Center for Business Development, UPM.
- Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, Taibah University.
- Head, Scientific Research Unit, Computer Science Department, Taibah University, 2020.
- CTO, Taibah Valley, Madinah, 2019.
- Vice-Dean at the Deanship of Information Technology, Taibah University, 2017-2018.
- Web Developer at the Coleman Institute for Cognitive Disabilities in Boulder, Colorade, USA 2016 – 2017.
- Co-author of a number of publications including: Agent-enabled task offloading in UAV- aided mobile edge such as. Computer Communications, 149, 324-331, A Novel Approach to Ensemble Classifiers: FsBoost-Based Subspace Method, and Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 2020 among many others.
- Fellow, Coleman Institute for Cognitive Disabilities, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA, 2017 – present.
- Doctoral Consortium, the 16th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility, Rochester, NYC, October 2014.
- Academic presentations at universities and in conferences across USA such as NYC, Denver, and Colorado.
- PHD in Computer Science, University of Colorado Boulder, USA
- MS in Computer Science, University of Colorado Boulder, USA
- BS in Computer Science, Taibah University, Saudi Arabia

- Riyad Bank - Chief Information Officer (June 2019 till present)
- Bachelor and Master of Science degree in Computer Science from Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR (1988 and 1994 respectively).
- He has been involved in computing on a full-time basis since 1984. In that time, he has developed substantial hands-on technical anddigital transformation, technological, consulting, business and management skills. Such skills has contributed to assumed roles Riyad Bank CIO, Arabian Centres CIO, Bank Albilad CIO, Senior Vice Present of Information Technology Governance, Chief Architect of Riyad Bank, head of Technical Support SAMBA, Assistant Manager of Technical Services of Saudi Customs.
- He is an entrepreneurial visionary with a thorough understanding of the application of information technology and concepts to business. Simplicity, focus on delivery, cost effectiveness and never losing the sight of the fact that IT is there to serve business. With a proven track record of delivering cost effective leading edge IT solutions.
- He has an excellent record of building and motivating teams; his negotiation skills that are 2nd to none.
- He has an accumulated experience in the area of Banking, Real-estate and Mall management.
- His IT career has brought him into extensive contact with various clients on a consulting basis where he has a successful track record in team building, IT Transformation, IT Strategy, IT Management, Business Analysis, IT Architecture, eCommerce, pplication Development, Corporate Strategy Formulation, Process Optimization, Contract Negotiations, Program Management, Cost Savings and support/service.

- Worked at Bank of America for more than 13 years. She started her career with the investment banking team in London and Dubai then founded the office in Saudi Arabia in 2008.
- Head of Corporate and Investment Banking, Bank of America, KSA since 2007.
- Represented Bank of America in Saudi Arabia and worked in matrix organization structure to leverage and mobilize expertise within BofA New York, London and Dubai offices to transact business across Corporate and Investment Banking disciplines. 

- Broad experience including Capital Market, Debt Capital Market, Margin Loan, M&A advisory, as well as structured finance.
- In 2021, advised on $1bn commitment in the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia (PIF) $15bn multi-currency revolving credit facility.
- In 2020, advised on $69bn sell-side mandate of the PIF’70% stake in Sabic to Aramco (2020).
- In 2019, advised on $29.4bn IPO of Aramco, largest IPO ever, and $1bn commitment in PIF $10bn Bridge loan.
- In 2018, advised on $392m commitment in PIF $11bn 5-year club term loan, $450m balance sheet commitment to the Saudi Ministry of Finance, and $250m upsize of the margin loan facility against US listed share.
- In 2015, advised POSCO engineering & construction company for the sale of 38% stake to the PIF. Deal size US$1.1bn through the sale of both primary and secondary shares.
- MBA, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA.
- Master’s degree, Accounting and Finance,University of Southampton, UK. 

- A technology evangelist and business leader with over 21 years of experience in the Financial Service Industry.
- CEO, Quara Finance, 2021 - present
- Executive Vice President Retail Banking, Bank Al Bilad, 2014 – 2021
- Head of Operations, HSBC Saudi Arabia Ltd., 2013-2014
- Head of Country Operations and Processing, The Saudi British Bank 2000-2013
- Board Member at Al Bilad Capital Company Funds.
- Participated in several key banking industry transformations such as reengineering the Saudi Travelers Cheques Company (SAMA 2012) and establishing the Innovation Center (SAMA 2014/2015), and Retail Banking at Bank Al Bilad (2016-108), among many others.
- Recipient of IT Leadership Award 2007, Banking Operations Expert Certificate (2008), and recognized as Leading Practitioner in Retail Banking (The Asian Banker 2016).
- Active membership in various senior committees, including the Management Committee, Operations Risk Management Committee, Business Continuity Management Committee, Senior Credit Committee, among others.
- Chairman of SAMA’s Banking Operations Officers Committee (BOOC) (2012-2013).
- Bachelor’s Degree in Systems Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson AZ, USA.

- Held key managerial positions at leading Saudi companies in the energy sector.
- Managerial positions in Operational Maintenance Engineering at Saudi Aramco between 2006 to 2020, including Saudi Aramco Bulk Plant in Madinah, Saudi Aramco Bulk Plant in Northern Jeddah, Saudi Strategic Storage Program in Madinah, King Faisal Air Base at Tabuk Bulk Plant.
- Managerial positions in Engineering Divisions at Saudi Strategic Storage Program between 1994 and 2005, including Division Head of Electrical Engineering, Division Head for Quality Assurance, and Division Head of Safety and Security.
- Seasoned expertise in Quality Management, international standards and specifications.
- Leadership, management, supervision of construction projects
- Member of the International Register of Certified Auditors (IRCA) and assessing eligibility for ISO standard.
- Master’s Degree in Quality Management from the Arab Academy for Science & Technology.
- Diploma in Safety and Control Systems, ABB in Oslo, Norway.
- Advance Electrical Design Engineer, Snamprogetti in Milan, Italy.
- BSc. Electrical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM).

- More than 20 years of experience in financial management and accounting, financial strategies and planning, and optimizing financial performance.
- Director of Accounting & Financial Reporting, SAPTCO.
- Director of Governance and Compliance, SAPTCO.
- Ph.D. in Financial Management, Royal Swiss Academy for Economics and Technology, 2020.
- Disclosure Professional Certificate, Tadawul.
- Corporate Governance and Compliance Certificate, London School of Business and Finance.
- Member of the Saudi Organization for Certified Public Accountants.
- Member of the Saudi Accounting Association.
- International license for Social Responsibility, International Islamic University, Malaysia.
- Member of the Global Social Responsibility Alliance.
- Master’s in Business Administration, American University, 2016.
- BSc. of Accounting, King Saud University.