Saud Al-Bawardi served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Zain KSA until the end of 2015. He has over 16 years of experience in telecommunications and banking. Mr. Al-Bawardi also holds several leadership positions, including being a Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Gypsum Company and Chairman of both the Excellent Foods Company and the Smart Parking Company. He holds an MBA in International Business from the Swiss Business School, Zurich, Switzerland, alongside a BSc in Media from King Saud University.