Faisal Al Suwailem

Faisal Ibrahim Al-Suwailem served as the Executive Vice President of SABIC Shared Services before his appointment as the Executive Vice President of SABIC Corporate Human Resources.

During his career with SABIC, Al-Suwailem has held several positions in key roles, including VP, Internal Audit, and General Manager, Board Affairs and Corporate Governance, where he played a significant role in establishing and enhancing Corporate Governance standards.

Earlier, he served as the General Manager, Enterprise Risk Management, where he demonstrated an effective leadership in formalizing and enhancing the company-wide Risk Management and Business Continuity Management (BCM) framework and practices, including insurance and credit. He also supported the formalization of the relevant roles and oversight structures on risk management at various levels in the organization. 

Al-Suwailem sits on several boards and committees. He is the Board Chairman of the Jubail United Petrochemical and Ibn Rushd Arabian Industrial Fibers companies. 

He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Western Illinois University and a Master’s in Business Administration (Executive MBA) from Thunderbird School of Global Management (Arizona State University). He has completed many leadership and executive development programs from IMD and Harvard.