Sabri Abdullah Al-Ghamdi

Eng. Sabri Abdullah Al-Ghamdi holds a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals in Saudi Arabia and brings three decades of leadership experience across the Middle East's petrochemical sector. His employment contract as CEO of Methanol Chemicals Company (Chemanol) was terminated effective May 15, 2025, with his board membership status subsequently changing from executive to non-executive.

Career History

• Operations Engineer, Refinery Processes at Saudi Aramco (1994–2007)
• Global Technology Licensing Manager at SABIC (2007–2009)
• Executive Director of the Center of Expertise, Global Technology Licensing and Contract at SABIC (2009–2013)
• President of Global Company for Downstream Industries (GDI) (2013–2021)
• Chief Executive Officer of Methanol Chemicals Company (2024–2025)

Al-Ghamdi also served as Chairman of the Investment Committee at GDI and held board memberships at Global Company for Chemical Industries (GCI) and Rufayah Chemicals Company (RCC), both GDI affiliates. He was welcomed to the Board of Directors of the Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA) in October 2022.

What Al-Ghamdi could bring to his non-executive role at Chemanol: With extensive tenure in petrochemical operations, technology licensing, and downstream industry investment strategy—spanning three major Saudi enterprises (Aramco, SABIC, and GDI)—Al-Ghamdi brings deep process engineering expertise and strategic governance acumen to Chemanol's board. His background in transformational projects and global technology partnerships positions him to provide valuable oversight on the company's product diversification and operational efficiency initiatives in the highly competitive methanol-derivatives market.