Chairman and CEO, Abdul Latif Jameel
Origin: Saudi Arabia
Residence: Saudi Arabia
Sector: Diversified
Abdul Latif Jameel has grown into a multinational company with interests in real estate, energy, media, health and financial services. Jameel is leading the business’ global expansion. He is spearheading the expansion of Fotowatio Renewable Ventures’ global portfolio with the commissioning of a solar farm in Spain in March and the acquisition of the company’s tenth solar farm in Australia in December 2022. The company advanced its sustainability credentials through a partnership with Voluntary Carbon Market in November 2022 and is expanding its clean energy business in the UK and Germany. It is electric truck maker Rivian’s third-largest shareholder via its subsidiary Global Oryx Group Holding, which owns 113.9 million shares valued at $3.64bn as of November 2022.