Zain KSA Appoints Abdullah Al-Faris to Audit Committee

Zain KSA announced on Thursday the Board of Directors’ decision to appoint Board Member Eng. Abdullah Fahad Al-Faris (Independent Member) as a member of the Audit Committee.

According to the Company, Eng. Abdullah Fahad Al-Faris is Deputy Minister for Strategy & Planning at Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources, and has extensive experience in the Government and Private Sectors, where he has worked in several fields, the most important of which are Strategy, Transformation, Corporate Governance and Change Management.

He was also appointed as a Member of the Board of Directors and Audit Committee at Marble Design Company. He has also held several leadership positions during his career, including a Chief Strategy Officer at one of the Public Investment Fund’s subsidiaries, Vice Governor for Strategy at Small & Medium Enterprise General Authority, and Head of Vision Realization Office at Ministry of Municipality, Rural Affairs & Housing.

Al-Faris holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from Prince Sultan University, and a Bachelor’s Degree (BSc) in Electrical Engineering, Communication & Technology from King Saud University.