Mr. Al-Benyan assumed his present position on February 14, 2015. Before this assignment, he was the Executive Vice President, Corporate Finance and CFO, Executive Vice President, Chemicals, and earlier the Executive Vice President, Corporate Human Resources. He has held a number of senior positions at SABIC, including General Manager of Fiber Intermediates at SABIC HQ, General Manager of SABIC Americas, Inc., Houston, USA from 2005 to 2007; General Manager of SABIC Asia Pacific from 2002 to 2005 and other leadership positions where he was engaged in key areas such as international sales transactions, operational management, with a broad-based products knowledge, as well as responsibilities over the financial decision-making process. Mr. Al-Benyan is noted for his marketing and leadership success in improving the company’s market share mainly in SABIC Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. and SABIC Americas, Inc. Houston. Mr. Al-Benyan holds an Economics Degree and a Master's Degree in Industrial Management.