Eng. Fahad A. Al-Naeem

Executive Vice President - Business Division

His responsibilities in this new post include, but not limited to, leading digital transformation transition to support Saudi government directions into finding the right solutions from Architecture, Design, Functional, and Quality aspects. He is a believer in the need of process reengineering, and automation as a way to accelerate transactions to achieve better user experience with “I am a citizen this is how would I like to be treated!” personal key success factor in mind.

IT utilization and optimization of its value to try to match the need is his main thrust and he is immensely interested in latest technology trends such as Cloud, RPA, AI, and AIOPs to lower the amount of capital investments of the clients.

Before joining Advanced Electronics Company, he worked in Saudi Industrial Development Fund in charge of the development for HR related software programs. He moved to lead onsite and offshore teams in software development working as Senior Software Engineer at Advanced Electronics Company (AEC). After that, He was appointed as Software Quality Manager for the E-Government Program (Yasser) spending more than two years managing software quality team and UN e-Government Index (2014), in which Saudi Arabia ranked 36, and tasked on implementing an automation for the software development life cycle (SDLC). In 2014, he joined Advanced Electronics Company (AEC)’s team working as Technical Account Manager ICT for almost 2 years, then as a business partner executive director. He was appointed on Nov 2018 as VP Sales & Development, and lastly, he was appointed as SVP ICT on August 2021. He achieved Individual Employee award in AEC in 2009 and he achieved AEC President Award in 2018. and in September 2023 AD, he was appointed as Executive Vice President of the Business unit.

In his current position as, Executive Vice President of Business he is responsible for all business units' activities (Defense & Aerospace, Digital Business Unit, Security and Energy), as well as the organization, management, direction, and implementation of Business Units' marketing and development strategies to achieve the company's strategic and financial objectives.

Simultaneously, Al-Naeem pursued his high studies doing his Master in Information Security from a collaboration program by Colorado State University and Saudi Electronic University.

Al-Naeem has expertise and extensive experience and industry knowledge in a variety of areas including Software Project Management, Software Engineering, integration and testing, project planning, Business and systems analysis, quality assurance and overall IT management. In addition, he is knowledgeable about different tools and technologies and most importantly, when and where it is right to utilize these technologies. Moreover, those who have worked with him endorse his management and leadership qualities.

Besides his education and experience, he attended many significant training courses mainly in management and information technology.

Al Naeem aims to utilize his professional knowledge, experience and skills to meet the work needs and to strive more heights and achievements.