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Sahara Internationa<\/a><\/strong>l Petrochemical Company<\/a><\/strong> (Sipchem) tapped Ibrahim Al Rushoud<\/strong> (<\/strong>LinkedIn<\/a><\/strong>) as its new CEO<\/strong>, after Abdullah Saif Al Saadoon (LinkedIn<\/a>) \u2014 who held the position from 2019 \u2014 resigned due to private reasons, it said in a Tadawul disclosure<\/a> yesterday. Al Rushoud has been serving as vice president of manufacturing and president of affiliates at the company.<\/p>\n

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Al Jouf<\/a><\/strong>Cement<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s board removed the managing director position as part of a transitional<\/strong> phase<\/strong> to improve the company\u2019s performance, it said in a Tadawul disclosure<\/a> yesterday. The move follows the appointment of Samir Mohammed Al Rehaili as its new CEO last week<\/a>. The company did not provide details on the fate of newly appointed managing director Qais Hussein Balas, who assumed the role in<\/a>July<\/a><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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