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Mohammad Al-Khereiji
Mohamed Al-Khereiji is an ambitious young entrepreneur who has taken companies under his helm to greater heights and business standing. He currently is the Chairman for MMS and SMC as well as the CEO of Al-Arabia Out Of Home (ALARABIA - Tadawul)
In 2010, Mohamed took over Elegant Hotels company and transformed the business into a regional corporation with interests in a wide range of industries including Hospitality, F&B and Real Estate Development to name a few. Some of the names that Elegant Hotels partner with today include international chains such as Rotana Hotels and Golden Tulip. The franchise has extended among the other industries within his positive transformation to include Benihana, Furusato, Leila, Asador de Aranda, Scalini, and Umaymati restaurants.
Previously, Mohamed started his journey as an associate in Deutsche Bank at CEMA assigned to Global Markets, and Middle East Coverage. He was part of the Structured Finance Team in Dubai, covering all Saudi Fls and dealing with both corporate loan books and treasuries in equal measure. He was one of the catalysts in the promotion of Principal Finance as a new asset investment class.
The results he achieved over the course of his career nominated him for roles in Riyadh Chamber of Commerce where he currently holds the position of Chairman of Advertising Committee as well as a Board Member of Marketing Committee.
With a portfolio that encompasses Finance, Hospitality, F&B, Real Estate, and Advertising, Mohamed continues to explore the opportunities for further growth and advancements across the entire business spectrum.
Khalid Al-Khudair
Khalid Al-Khudair is the CEO of SMC. His previous role to SMC was CXO to one of the largest banks in the Kingdom leading the experience and brand transformation, and chairs the Media committee on behalf of all Saudi Banks.
Khalid Founded Glo work in 2010, an employment organization that created thousands of jobs for women and placed over 40,000 women thus far.
He is the first Saudi Ashoka Fellow, Young Global Leader at the World Economic Forum & an Endeavor Entrepreneur. Khalid has held the role of Chief Operating Officer- Markets at KPMG in Saudi, Kuwait, Lebanon and Jordan.
He has a Bachelors Degree in Commerce from Saint Mary's University in Canada with three majors, Marketing, HR and Psychology, and has completed his Executive Education in Leadership at the University of Yale, and in Public Policy from Harvard Kennedy School.
Khalid a multi-award leader with and acclaimed personality with awards and titles such as the Chaillot Prize for Human Rights by the European Union, The King Salman Award for Entrepreneurship, Ranked3# Most Influential Arab by Arabian Business, EY Entrepreneur of The Year, amongst many others.
Khalid also sits on a number of Advisory boards throughout the Globe including the L'Oréal Global Panel of Critical Friends, The Global Agenda Council on Middle East and North Africa Issues at the World Economic Forum, and is an Amend's Fellow at the University of Stanford.
Husni Bekdash
24 years of professional experience: Year 2000 Husni started his career in Lebanon as an accountant for FMCG company, then postgraduation in year 2003 he moved to the African Continent in the capacity of Chief Accountant for one of the leading agrochemicals companies in Nigeria.
Back to Lebanon in year 2005 where he worked as internal auditor for on of the largest banks in Beirut to land in Saudi Arabia early2006 joining WPP's leading multinational advertising agency as Finance Director for 15 straight years before moving in February2021 to explore the Media Production side of the business.
Husni is a trusted financial expert with a remarkable history of designing highly efficient reporting systems and internal controls, he has an outstanding background in supporting the executive bord. He has a certification from Harvard business school, Passing with honors their Credential of Readiness and he is a member of the Institute of Management Accountant upon completion of his CMA in 2004.
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