BIO

Ahmed Hafiz is Chief Operation Officer of Novel Non-Metallic Solutions, the Non-Metallic growth platform in the heart of Saudi Arabia. His professional background includes over 21 years’ diverse experience in the oil and gas industry. 

In 2003, Ahmed joined the Oil and Gas sector as a field service engineer, gaining hands-on experience in Algeria, and Saudi Arabia. In 2008 he got his first leadership position as the field service manager in Mexico before moving to HR role in the United Arab Emirates. Through the recognition of his accomplishments and dedication to his craft, Ahmed appointed as the Sub-Segment Operational Manager for the Saudi Arabia & Bahrain region within the Schlumberger Services Company. In 2013. Ahmed joined General Electric Oil & Gas division in Saudi Arabia as an Oil Field Equipment Service Manager for Saudi Arabia and Bahrain and was selected for an executive growth program between 2016 and 2019 where he extended of expertise to include working as a Merger & Acquisition Specialist in the United States, Supply Chain/Manufacturing Manager in China, and Sales & Commercial Director in Malaysia. Before being appointed to his current position, Ahmed has held the post of Product Manager in Non-Metallic Solutions in Saudi Arabia representing Baker Hughes’s shareholders and working closely on Novel business strategy development and planning.

Ahmed holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering (1998) from the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals and a master’s in business administration (2016) from Herriot Watt University in Edinburgh.