Robert Wilt

Robert Wilt was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Ma'aden, the Saudi Arabian Mining Company, in February 2022. Ma'aden is the largest mining company in the MENA region, with $11B in sales in 2022, and is the fastest growing mining company in the world over the last five years. Wilt has over 30 years of executive and operational experience globally in metals and mining.

He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a bachelor's degree in Engineering Management from the United States Military Academy at West Point. Upon completing his MBA, Bob enlisted in the US Army, serving in the 101st Airborne Division as a combat engineer officer and platoon leader during the Gulf War. When he left the US Army, Bob worked as a senior consultant for the organising committee for the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.

He worked for Alcoa for 17 years, culminating in leading the entire upstream segment of the business as EVP and President of Global Primary Products, responsible for the entire portfolio of mining, refining, smelting and energy businesses globally. After Alcoa, Wilt managed two aerospace and industrial metals companies for Precision Castparts, a Berkshire Hathaway Company. Most recently, Wilt was CEO of Sofina Foods, one of Canada's leading food manufacturers.

Career history

• Chief Executive Officer, Ma'aden (February 2022–present)
• President & CEO, Sofina Foods (2020–2022)
• President, Metals Group, Precision Castparts, Berkshire Hathaway Company
• EVP and President of Global Primary Products, Alcoa (17 years)
• Senior Consultant, Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games Organizing Committee

What Robert Wilt could bring to Ma'aden: Wilt's appointment reflects his proven ability to lead complex global mining and metals operations at scale. His strategic vision for Ma'aden centers on positioning Saudi Arabia as "the epicenter of the new minerals and new mining globally" while emphasizing that "the world cannot make the energy transition" without metals and minerals. His cross-sector experience spanning metals, aerospace, and food processing, combined with deep mining expertise and military leadership background, uniquely positions him to execute Ma'aden's transformation agenda under Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030.