Chemanol board ends Acting CEO term, Al-Waridah takes helm

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Methanol Chemicals Co.'s (Chemanols) board of directors terminated the Acting CEO tenure of Fares Al-Abbad as of July 14, according to a Tadawul statement

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Al-Abbad will resume his role as Vice President of Manufacturing.

The company said the board appointed Awad Al-Waridah as the new CEO, starting today, July 15.

Al-Waridah holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from King Saud University in Riyadh and brings over 25 years of professional experience in the petrochemical industry with Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC), both inside and outside the Kingdom.

He worked across various domains, including research and technology, manufacturing, strategic business units, local content development, and growth projects. Most recently, he served as General Manager of SABIC’s strategic transformation project “STAR.”

In addition, Al-Waridah held board memberships in several SABIC subsidiaries and chaired multiple committees both locally and internationally.

Chemanol had terminated the contract of former CEO Sabri Al-Ghamdi last May. Al-Abbad, current Vice President of Manufacturing, was then assigned as Acting CEO, according to Argaam’s data.