Walid Abdulmajid Abukhaled is the CEO of Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) and the former Chief Executive of the global defense and aerospace corporation Northrop Grumman in the Middle East.[1] He is a board member of Dussur.[2]

Walid Abukhaled
وليد بن عبدالمجيد أبوخالد
Born1966 (age 57–58)[citation needed]
OccupationCEO

Career edit

Abukhaled is from Saudi Arabia. He resides in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He holds a Bachelor's degree in industrial and management systems engineering from the University of South Florida.[3]

He is the a board director of the DUSSUR Company,[4] the Vice Chairman of the Board Northrop Grumman Mission Systems Arabia,[5] and a member of Northrop Grumman Council for Diversity & Inclusion.[citation needed]

Awards edit

  • Arabian Business Achievement KSA Awards - 2015 [6]
  • Entrepreneur of the year award “ Enterprise Agility – Thought Leadership 2018” Entrepreneur Middle East [7]

References edit

  1. ^ "Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Appoints Walid Abukhaled as Chief Executive for Saudi Arabia". Northrop Grumman Newsroom. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
  2. ^ "Dussur - About Us - Board of Directors". dussur.com. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
  3. ^ Corporation, Northrop Grumman. "Northrop Grumman Appoints Walid Abukhaled as Chief Executive for Saudi Arabia". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  4. ^ "Dussur - About Us - Board of Directors". www.dussur.com. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  5. ^ "Northrop names new CEO for Saudi Arabia business". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  6. ^ "Arabian Business Achievement KSA Awards 2015". ArabianBusiness.com. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  7. ^ "Entrepreneur ME". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2019-04-30.