Abdullah Mohammed A Al Zamil

Abdullah Mohammed Al Zamil serves as Non-Executive Chairman of Zamil Industrial Investment Company, a position he has held following his transition from Chief Executive Officer. He holds a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from the University of Washington in Seattle, US (1987), and an MBA in finance from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia (1992).

Al Zamil began his professional career in 1987 with Zamil Air Conditioners as an industrial engineer, where he subsequently became vice president for sales and marketing and purchasing and materials management. He served as senior vice president and Chief Operating Officer of Zamil Industrial Investment Company before his appointment as CEO in 2009. When he stepped down as CEO in 2022 to become Chairman, Mohammed Al-Sahib was promoted to the CEO position.

Career History

• 1987: Industrial Engineer, Zamil Air Conditioners
• Vice President of Sales & Marketing and Purchasing & Materials Management, Zamil Air Conditioners
• Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Zamil Industrial Investment Company (since January 2004)
• Chief Executive Officer, Zamil Industrial Investment Company (October 2009 onwards)
• Chairman, Gulf International Bank - Saudi Arabia (2019)
• Non-Executive Chairman, Advanced Building Industries Co. (2022)
• Vice Chairman, The National Shipping Co. of Saudi Arabia (2026)

Al Zamil is Chairman of Saudi Global Port LLC, which he founded, and serves on multiple regional boards. What Abdullah Mohammed Al Zamil could bring to his Non-Executive Chairman role at Zamil Industrial: His appointment reflects his deep institutional knowledge of the company and the industrial sector, combined with his extensive international finance experience at Gulf International Bank. His leadership transition from operational CEO to board-level oversight positions him to provide strategic governance and access to regional financial networks while allowing executive management to drive operational execution in the construction and manufacturing sectors.