Ibrahim Q. Al Buainain was appointed Chairman of Luberef in August 2022.

He is currently Vice President of Sales, Trading & Supply Planning at Saudi Aramco, having previously served as President and CEO of Aramco Trading Company for six years from 2016.

An oil & gas industry veteran with a 30-year portfolio of leadership and management experience, Al Buainain also serves on a number of other boards including National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia and Aramco Trading Company.

Al Buainain holds a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering, an MBA in Global Management, and a master’s degree in Innovation and Global Leadership from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Andrew Katz is the Director of Downstream Business Development at Saudi Aramco. He joined Saudi Aramco in 2015 and has held senior roles in a number of areas including chemicals business strategy, capital markets and financing, and transaction development and execution.

Prior to joining Saudi Aramco, Mr. Katz was a Managing Director and Global Head of Refining and Chemicals at Standard Chartered Bank in Singapore  for nine years. He was previously a chemicals industry investment banker with other notable firms based in London and New York. Mr. Katz began his career as a refinery process engineer in the US in 1991. 

Mr. Katz holds a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the Stevens Institute of Technology and an MBA in Finance and Operations Research from the New York University Stern School of Business.

Abdulatif Saleh A. AlShami is a Yanbu refinery manager at Saudi Aramco, a position he has held since 2017.

Prior to taking on this role, AlShami held a number of other roles at Saudi Aramco, including heading major projects and holding a number of positions at various Saudi Aramco gas plants.

AlShami holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of North Carolina and a master’s degree in Human Resource Development from the University of Minnesota.

Khalid Dawood Alfaddagh is currently a member of several Boards, including Vision Invest.

Since 2018, he has served as an advisory board member and chairman of the audit and risk committee at Eastern Health Cluster, a government entity operating in the medical care sector.

He was previously Saudi Aramco’s General Auditor, from 2010-2015.

Alfaddagh holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Technology Baghdad, a master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Manchester and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College, London.

Nabelah AlTunisi is currently a board member at Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma’aden) and Dar Al-Hekma University, a private university in Jeddah.

She was previously the Executive Director of the energy and water sector at NEOM.

Prior to this, she was the Chief Engineer for Saudi Aramco, responsible for engineering for all above surface oil and gas facilities. She has more than 25 years of experience with Saudi Aramco, where she has held various technical and management positions for multiple organisations, including central engineering, project management, and supply chain management.

AlTunisi holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Portland and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Oregon State University.

Mohammed Faiz S. AlAhmari currently serves as the manager of downstream finance at Saudi Aramco. 

AlAhmari previously held a number of other roles at Saudi Aramco, including as manager of affiliates support, an administrator in financial reporting and tax compliance and as leader of the finance team of the acquisition of SABIC.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals and a master’s degree in Accounting from the University of Denver.

Samer A. Al-Hokail joined Luberef in 2023 as P&CEO.

Prior to this, Al-Hokail was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Saudi Petroleum International in New York since 2016, with the responsibility of managing Saudi Aramco’s crude sales to North America.

Eng. Samer holds an MBA from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan School of Management, along with a fellowship in innovational and global leadership, and a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Arizona State University.

Mohammed AlNafea became CFO of Luberef in 2021.

AlNafea has previously held senior finance roles at Saudi Aramco, including in the accounting, and planning and forecasting divisions.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Imam Mohammad bin Saud Islamic University and an MBA from Missouri State University.

Waleed M. Murad has been the Director of Sales & Marketing at Luberef since 2020.

Prior to taking on his current role, Murad was the head of the Aramco Base Oil Alliance at Saudi Aramco and has previously served as head of the Aramco Base Oils strategy execution team.

He currently serves as a national base oils and lubricants committee member in the council for Saudi chambers of commerce and industry.

Murad holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals and a master’s degree in Construction Engineering Management from King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals.

Fahad A. Al Therwi has been the Vice President of Engineering & Projects at Luberef since 2019.

Prior to assuming his current position, AlTherwi was the operations division head at the Jazan refinery at Saudi Aramco.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals.

Ibrahim Al Faqeeh has been the Vice President of Manufacturing at Luberef since 2011.

Prior to this, AlFaqeeh held a number of roles at the Yanbu refinery from 1996, including technical manager, production planning manager and manager of the refinery.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from King Abdulaziz University and a master’s in mechanical engineering from King Abdulaziz University.

Aasem S. Jamjoom has been the Manager of Corporate Planning and Enterprise Risk since 2020. In addition to this role, he is also Company Secretary.

Jamjoom joined Luberef in 1991, initially as a process engineer and has served as a planning supervisor in a number of roles.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals and an MBA from the University of Business and Technology.