2015 Annual Report
Who we are
Management Committee
Front row from left: Khalil Bin Ibrahim Al-Watban, Majed Bin Youssef Al-Mugla, Khalid Bin Saleh Al-Mudaifer, Nabil Bin Abdulaziz Al-Fraih, Khaled Bin Salem Al-Rowais Top row from left: Thomas Walpole, Stephen Bodley, Khaled Bin Solaiman Al-Ohali, Yahia Bin Mohammed Al-Shangiti, Bruce Kirk, Kobus Moolman.
Khalil Bin Ibrahim Al-Watban
Majed Bin Youssef Al-Mugla
Khalid Bin Saleh Al-Mudaifer
Nabil Bin Abdulaziz Al-Fraih
Senior Vice President, Phosphate and IM SBU
Senior Vice President, Engineering Projects and Procurement
President and CEO
Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Sustainability
Khalil Al-Watban has led the Phosphate and Industrial Minerals SBU since August 2013. Previously, he served as President of Ma’aden Phosphate Company (MPC), overseeing the company’s startup of commercial operations and implementation of key management practices and policies. Al-Watban earned his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Basrah in 1985. He has been the Chairman of the Saudi Mining Polytechnic’s Board of Directors since its establishment in 2012, and sits on the Board of Ma’aden Infrastructure Company (MIC) and the executive committees of Ma’aden Aluminium Company (MAC) and Ma’aden Wa’ad Al Shamal Phosphate Company (MWASPC). Prior to joining Ma’aden, Al-Watban held leadership positions in several Saudi companies, such as IBN RUSHD and SAFCO (both SABIC subsidiaries) and Marafiq.
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Majed Youssef Al-Mugla graduated from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals with a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering and subsequently earned his MBA. Besides being SVP, he is also Vice President of the Wa’ad Al Shamal phosphate company (MWASPC). He began his career as an operations engineer at the Ras Tanura refinery in 1985, later becoming the director of the planning department. He served as President of the Saudi Aramco-Shell Refinery Company (SASREF) from 1998 to 2000. Between 2001 and 2005, he held senior management positions in refining and distribution, and subsequently became Vice President for Project Management of Sadara in 2009. Al-Mugla has also served as a Board member of national and international joint venture companies.
Khalid Bin Saleh Al-Mudaifer has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of Ma’aden since January 2011 and also sits on the Executive Committee and Nomination and Remuneration Committee. He joined Ma’aden in March 2006 as the Vice President of Industrial Affairs and subsequently served as Vice President of the Phosphate and New Business Development Unit from October 2007 to December 2010. Al-Mudaifer secured a civil engineering degree in 1984 and MBA in 1986, both from the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in Saudi Arabia. Before joining Ma’aden, Al-Mudaifer was the General Manager of Qassim Cement Company from 1993 to 2006. Prior to that, he served as Vice President and Director of Finance at Eastern Petrochemicals Company (SHARQ).
Nabil Al-Fraih has 30 years of experience in the fields of corporate and industrial project management and marketing. He holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from King Saud University in Riyadh. Al-Fraih began his career at the Saudi Industrial Development Fund (SIDF). He joined Ma’aden in October 2005 as Executive Director for Human Resources and Industrial Security and sat on the Management Committee. He moved to Al Rajhi Cement Holding Company in 2009 as Vice Chairman and Managing Director. Al-Fraih returned to Ma’aden in October 2011 as Vice President of the Precious Metals SBU, overseeing the expansion of its portfolio. In 2014, he was appointed Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Sustainability. He is also the Chairman of Board of Directors of the Ma’aden Gold and Base Metals Company (MGBM).