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BASIM AL-RUWAII

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BASIM AL-RUWAII

COMPANY : SAUDI ARAMCO REVENUE : US $ 440.8BN ( 2023 ) EMPLOYEES : 70,000 CEO : AMIN H . NASSER FOUNDED : 1933
Al-Ruwaii , the CISO of Saudi Aramco , is responsible for the company ’ s and its subsidiaries ’ global cybersecurity programmes . He provides resilient cybersecurity capabilities to safeguard the business and enable continuous growth . With over 20 years of experience in the oil and gas sector , and in cybersecurity oversight , cybersecurity operations and information technology engineering and communications operations , he has held multiple leadership roles at Saudi Aramco , including managing its IT engineering , communications operations and information protection departments .
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