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Executive Team
Mr.السيد. Waleed Al Bader
CEO & Board Member
Mr. Waleed Al-Bader is the Chief Executive Officer of the Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC) since February 2021.
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CEO & Board Member
Mr. Waleed Al-Bader is the Chief Executive Officer of the Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC) since February 2021. He has the confidence of the senior leadership in his ability to complete the journey of establishing and operating the Al-Zour oil complex projects that will contribute to pushing the wheel of Kuwait towards growth and prosperity.
Al-Bader has a long professional history that extends for more than 31 years in the sectors of operations, planning and International oil marketing, which are the experiences he gained through his work at the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC), where Al-Bader held several positions, including Deputy Managing Director Marketing Middle Distillates, Fuel Oil & Special Products and Bunkers, and Deputy Managing Director Marketing Crude Oil & Petroleum Products, he also assumed the position of Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Olefins & Aromatic) at Petrochemical Industries Company in October of 2017. Then he returned again to the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, where he was appointed as Deputy Managing Director for Global Marketing in January 2018 to Appointed later as CEO of Kuwait National Petroleum Company in 2019 and Acting CEO of Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries (KIPIC).
He holds a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Kuwait University. Al-Bader also assumed the Chairman of board member at Equate Company in October 2017 to March 2019 and was appointed as a board member at the Kuwait Oil Company in 2016, and also a Board member at Al-Sour Company from October 2012 to March 2016.
Mr.السيد. Abdullah Fahad Al-Ajmi
Deputy CEO Admin and Commercial
Mr. Abdullah Fahad Shabib Al-Ajmi assumed the position of Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Petrochemicals and Liquefied Gas in Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC) in February 2021 and as of January 2023, he was appointed as Deputy Chief Executive Officer Admin & Commercial. Prior to assuming this position, he held the position of Deputy Chief Executive Officer for Projects in the Kuwait National Petroleum Company, and he holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Science and Engineering from Kuwait University in 1989.
Al-Ajmi had previously held many leadership positions throughout his career that spanned more than 33 years. He began working in the oil sector as an Electrical Engineer at the Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) immediately after graduating from university. Through his gradation in the job ladder, he was able to gain a lot of experience and knowledge in the field of oil projects, which contributed to heading many technical and engineering teams specialized in the implementation of oil projects.
Mr.السيد. Khaled Anwar Al-Awadhi
Deputy CEO Planning and Finance
Mr. Khaled Al-Awadi holds the position of Deputy Chief Executive Officer at the Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC) responsible for the Al-Zour Refinery Project. In January 2023 he was appointed as DCEO Planning and Finance for Planning and Finance Directorate. He has distinguished experience in the oil and gas industry, especially in the management of capital projects, spanning more than 33 years. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Kuwait University in 1987. Prior to assuming this position, Al-Awadhi held several administrative and leadership positions, including Chairman of the Board of Directors at TKSC (The Kuwait Styrene Company) one of the leading petrochemical industries in Kuwait, and Chairman of the Capital Budget Committee at KPC for FY 2021/22. In addition to chairing several financial committees.
During his career with the Kuwait National Petroleum Company(KNPC), which he joined after graduating from Kuwait University, he has implemented several major projects related to oil, gas, and marine facilities, in addition to leading the largest project in the region, which is the construction and commissioning of Al-Zour Refinery. Al-Awadi also participated in the heading and membership of a number of committees and technical teams in KIPIC, such as the chairman of the Employees Grievance Committee at KIPIC for the fiscal year 2021/2022, the Sponsor of the KIPIC Engineering Standards Committee, the Sponsor of KIPIC R&D/Technology Task Force for establishing R&DT Team and Representing KIPIC as a member in the Target Review Committee Target Setting FY 2021/22.