Author: Mr. Abdulrahman F. Al-Wuhaib
Affiliation:
Senior Vice President of Operations Services, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia

Mr. Abdulrahman F. Al Wuhaib was appointed to the position of Business Line Head for Operations Services at the Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) on April 10, 2007.  He previously held Executive Management positions as Vice President, Information Technology; Vice President, Engineering Services; Vice President, Ras Tanura Refinery; and Vice President, Project Management.  He holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from King Fahad University of Petroleum and Mineral (1976) and an MBA from the University of California, Riverside (1981). 

Mr. Al Wuhaib joined Saudi Aramco in 1976 and has held several engineering and operational executive positions.  In 1993 he was appointed Chief Engineer, Engineering Services, in 1994 he was appointed Executive Director of Project Management and in 1996 was elected VP of Project Management.  In 1998 until 2000 he was assigned VP of Ras Tanura Refinery where he was in charge of RT Refinery, RT Terminal, Juaymah Gas Plant and Power Distribution Department.  In 2000 he was appointed VP Engineering Services, where his duties included Corporate Research and Development, Engineering Technical Support, Environmental Protection, Facilities Planning, Inspection and Professional Engineering Development.  In March 2006 he was appointed VP Information Technology.

Mr. Al Wuhaib served as a Board Member for S-Oil, South Korea from 1999 to 2003.  He was also a Board Member of the Saudi Engineering Committee. Mr Al Wuhaib served as a Director to the Saudi Electrical Company (SEC) from 2002 until December 2005.   He was a Board Member of the Saudi Arabian Standards Organization (SASO).   He is a member of the Society of Organization Learning (SOL) and served previously as Trustee for the Project Management Institute (PMI).   Mr Al Wuhaib was appointed Chairman of the Board for Saudi Aramco Mobil Refinery (SAMREF), from January 1st, 2004.   He was appointed to the Board of Petro-Rabigh in 2005.