Yousef Abdullah Al Benyan
Vice chairman and CEO, SABIC
Driven by its CEO Yousef Al Benyan, the petrochemicals firm SABIC posted a net income of SAR23bn for 2021, a massive surge from SAR70m during the prior year.
Last year, SABIC signed an MoU with Omani energy company OQ to study the development of a new petrochemical project in Oman. In collaboration with Malaysia’s HHI, SABIC also produced the world’s first certified circular polymers through the advanced recycling of recovered ocean-bound plastic. Outside of SABIC, Al Benyan chairs the Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA).