Abdullah Al-Salehi

Abdullah Al-Salhi was appointed Managing Director and Acting CEO at Tabuk Agricultural Development Company (TADCO) on January 15, 2026, taking on the chief executive role to ensure business continuity. His Acting CEO tenure ended on May 31, 2026, and he retained his position as Managing Director (executive board member).

Education & Executive Development: Al-Salhi holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from King Abdulaziz University (2008) and an executive master's degree in strategic planning from the British Board (2018). He completed the Future Leaders Development Program at Harvard Business School.

Career History

• Al-Watania Poultry Company – led strategic and operational planning, performance management, productivity enhancement, process re-engineering, and digital transformation initiatives
• Al-Jomaih (Pepsi) factories – contributed to organizational restructuring, cost reduction, and job evaluation
• Saudi Research and Marketing Group – organizational restructuring and performance optimization
• Tabuk Agricultural Development Company (prior to Managing Director role)

Al-Salhi is recognized as an exceptional executive and strategic leader with extensive experience in agriculture, organizational development, operational performance improvement, and digital transformation.

What Al-Salhi could bring to his Managing Director role at TADCO: His career demonstrates a consistent focus on operational excellence and modernization across multiple sectors—from large-scale poultry production at Al-Watania to food manufacturing at Al-Jomaih. At TADCO, a diversified agricultural company operating five business units (forage, olive, vegetable, fruit, and grain), Al-Salhi's documented expertise in process re-engineering, cost reduction, and digital transformation suggests he is well-positioned to drive efficiency improvements, optimize supply chains, and modernize TADCO's operations across its integrated agricultural portfolio.