Ahmad S. Al Humaid

Independent Director

Ahmad S. Al-Humaid joined Saudi Aramco in 1952 and occupied a variety of jobs and positions the last of which was Senior Vice President for Industrial Relations. His Saudi Aramco career spanned various aspects of the Company’s activities. After completing an educational assignment in the United States in 1967, Al-Humaid was steadily promoted, attaining the rank of Superintendent in the Transportation Department in Ras Tanura. After a developmental assignment in Dhahran, he became Superintendent of Equipment Services in 1970. From 1973 to 1978, he served as Superintendent for Equipment Services and Industrial Maintenance in Dhahran and then in Udhailiyah Producing, Mubarraz Producing and Dhahran Producing. From 1978 to 1980, he served as Director of Employee Relations. Al-Humaid completed the Executive Program at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville and then spent two years on a development assignment for Employee Relations Policy & Planning. He was promoted to General Manager of Employee Relations in 1982, and he spent another year as General Manager of Pipelines. In 1984, he returned to Employee Relations as Vice President, and in 1986, he became Vice President for Employee Relations & Training. From 1988 to 1991, he served as Vice President of Government Affairs. He capped his career by serving as Senior Vice President of Industrial Relations from 1991 to 1997, before retiring in 1997. Mr. Al-Humaid holds a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Management from Armstrong College, Berkeley, California, in the USA.