Khalid A. Al Falih

• President and Chief Executive Officer, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia

BSc, Texas A&M; University; MSc in Business Administration, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals. Over 30 years with Saudi Aramco, including: 1999-2000, President, Petron Corporation; since 2004, Member of the Board; Chairman of the Board, South Rub' al-Khali, a joint venture between Shell, Total and Saudi Aramco; 2004-05, Senior Vice-President, Gas Operations; 2005-07, Senior Vice-President, Industrial Relations; 2007, Executive Vice-President, Operations Business Centre. Founding Member, Board of Trustees, King Abdullah University. Member: International Advisory Council, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology; JP Morgan International Council.