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Rayan M. Qutub
Investor, Economic Developer, Digital Transformer,
Specialized Advisor, Board Member
Summary:
Rayan Qutub is the Chairman of Nama Al Baraka Investments and a board member of several companies,he has more than 24 years of Investments, Economic Development, Logistics, Real state, Industrial, Education, Healthcare, Regulations Development and FMCG experience gained from reputable companies such as EMAAR, UNILEVER and SAVOLA.
In his current capacity at Nama Al Baraka, Rayan is leading a multi million dollar investments portfolio in Logistics, Mobility Solutions, ICT, E-commerce Development, Trading and Specialized Advisory Services with focus on technology and Saudi Vision 2030 future growth sectors.
In his previous assignment as a CEO of King Abdullah Port (KAP) and the Chairman of Specialized Marine Services (SMS), Rayan led the development and operation of the SAR 10B first privately owned port in the GCC region which at full completion will be one of the top 10 ports in the world with an annual capacity of 20 million containers, 1.5 million vehicles and 15 million tons of bulk cargo. In less than two years, he has managed to grow KAP to become the second largest port in Saudi and the second fastest growing port globallybased Alphaliner Ranking. This exceptional performance allowed KAP to obtain many international awards and was ultimately recognized by his Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud the Saudi crown prince official inauguration on the 11th February 2018.
Prior joining KAP, Rayan worked with Emaar, King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) for 10 years and successfully led the establishment, development and execution of various sectors including Real estate, Mixed Use, Industrial, Logistics, Healthcare, Primary and Higher Education, in addition to Economic Cities Bylaws.
During his last 4 years with KAEC as a CEO of the Industrial and Logistic Valley (IV), he led the development and operation of a 55 km2 state of the art Industrial, value-added logistics and technology special economic zone and succeeded to attract and establish operations of more than 120 leading companies in the Pharmaceutical, Food, Logistics, Automotive, Construction and Data Center Sectors such as Pfizer, Sanofi, Mars, Ikea, Total, Unilever, Toyota, Volvo, Savola, Johnson Controls, General Electric, Al Marai, NCB, etc.
During his journey with the Economic City, Rayan led the development, construction and operations of various projects including Al Murooj Golf residential community, Al Talah Gardens med-income residential communities, Views commercial offices, Haramain Train mixed use district, Babson Entrepreneurship College, the World Academy GEMS K-12 International School, Primary Healthcare Family Clinic, City Ambulatory Care Unit, 10 Economic Cities bylaws and many more ad-hoc projects.
Preceding King Abdullah Economic City, he worked with Unilever International for 10 years as Marketing Director, Head of Mergers and Acquisitions in the Middle East. In his capacity, Rayan has managed to successfully lead the launch and growth of Unilever’s largest sector globally foods in the middle east after long years of market absence which resulted in obtaining more than 10 Unilever growth awards.
In addition to his current role, Rayan holds the following positions and memberships:
• Board member of Flow-IKEA Company.
• Chairman of Flow-IKEA Audit Committee.
• Board member of Shift Mobility Solutions Company.
• Board member of Generation C Software Solutions Company – Egypt.
• Board member of Shipwaves E-Logistics Solutions Company – India.
• Board member of the Ministry of Transport Logistics Advisory Committee.
• Founding member of the National Logistics Sector Program at the Council of Saudi Chambers.
• Founder of the Logistics Committee at Jeddah Chamber for Commerce and Industry.
• Former chairman of Specialized Marine Services Company.
• Former member of the Industrial Committee at Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
• Former member of the Tourism and Entertainment Committee at Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
• Former member of Education Transformation Advisory Council at Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
• Founder of the Saudi Top CEO’s Think Tank Platform, which aims to activate the contribution of business leaders in realizing Vision 2030.
• Member of the Global Young Presidents Organization (YPO).
• Member of Minaret of Business Organization (MBO).
• Member of TOMOUH Community of Leaders Organization.
• Member of Employers Advisory Board at Prince Mohammad Bin Salman College For Business and Entrepreneurship.
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