Executive Profile

CEO. Board member. Strategic advisor.

Boardroom judgment paired with operating execution — across Saudi industry, Africa, and global markets.

Farraj Al-Shahrani is a Saudi CEO, board member, and strategic advisor with more than 20 years of experience across industrial development, mining, petrochemicals, logistics, and transformation. He currently serves as CEO of Arise Saudi Arabia, a Vision Invest portfolio company focused on strengthening industrial and logistics connectivity between Saudi Arabia and Africa.

Across his career he has worked on more than $10 billion in projects and strategic initiatives, combining board-level perspective with hands-on execution. His international experience spans Canada, the United States, South Korea, Japan, and the United Kingdom.

His governance, engineering, and project-leadership credentials include IoD training, Consultant Engineer status with the Saudi Council of Engineers, and PMP certification held since 2007.

IoD Governance TrainingConsultant Engineer — Saudi Council of EngineersPMP (since 2007) Industrial InvestmentMega-Project LeadershipCorporate Governance
Farraj Al-Shahrani
Career

Two decades of leadership.

Present

Arise Saudi Arabia

Chief Executive Officer — building Saudi–Africa industrial and logistics connectivity (Vision Invest portfolio).

2019 – 2025

Dussur

Head of Investments — the Kingdom's industrial investment company, across cleantech, chemicals, and advanced manufacturing JVs.

2017 – 2019

NIDLP

Strategy Vice President — the National Industrial Development & Logistics Program, a $10B Vision 2030 master plan.

2014 – 2016

InoChem

Director — industrial diversification beyond hydrocarbons at Ras Al-Khair.

2009 – 2014

Ma'aden

Project Manager — phosphate and aluminium mega-JVs with Mosaic, SABIC, and Alcoa.

2003 – 2009

Sipchem

Project Manager — methanol, acetyls, and specialty-chemicals complexes in Jubail.

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