Ghassan Al-Shibl Explained

Ghassan bin Abdurrahman Al-Shibl (Arabic: غسان بن عبدالرحمن الشبل) is a Saudi engineer, born in 1959, and the chairman of the board of directors of the Local Content and Government Procurement Commission appointed by King Salman on December 27, 2018.^[1] Al-shibl is also a member of Council of Economic and Development Affairs.

Ghassan bin Abdurrahman Al-Shibl
Office:	chairman of the board of directors of the Local Content and Government Procurement Commission
Country:	Saudi Arabia
Incumbent:	chairman of the board of directors
Primeminister:	King Salman
Termstart1:	27 December 2018

Education

• B.S.c in Civil Engineering from King Saud University, 1982.^[2]
• M.S. in Engineering Management George Washington University, USA in 1986.
• Ph.D. degree in Engineering Management George Washington University, USA in 1990.

Career

• Teaching Assistant at the university (1982 - 1983).
• Served as the director of the follow-up department, General Administration of Projects, Ministry of Interior (1983 - 1990).
• The founder of the Boroz Advanced Technology.
• Joined Advanced Electronics Company (AEC) in 1990 as vice president, chief operating officer, then became executive vice president in 1994.
• Chairman of Saudi Research and Marketing Group (SRMG), 2018.
• Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director at SRMG (2017-2018).
• Chairman of the Board at Saudi Arabian Airlines Corporation since (2017-2018).

References

1. Web site: A number of Royal Orders Issued 34 Riyadh The official Saudi Press Agency. www.spa.gov.sa. 2019-01-13.
2. Web site: Profile: Meet Ghassan Al-Shibl, Chairman of Saudi Local Content and Government Procurement Commission. ArgaamPlus. en. 2019-01-13.