Mohammed Al Mady

Al Mady has spent the last 15 years as CEO completing the dramatic transformation of SABIC into the world’s biggest chemical maker. He took over in 1998 and continued its expansion to become the largest listed company in the Middle East.

SABIC grew from a firm that employed six people in 1976 to one that employs 33,000 staff and boasts a market capitalisation of over $71 billion.