Ziyad Abulhamayel

Board Director, Chairman and CEO

Ziyad Abulhamayel is Board Director, Chairman, CEO and co-founder of GCE Consulting, and a former Executive Director at SABIC. He has more than 30 years of leadership experience in the petrochemicals and refinery industry, progressing from mechanical project engineer at Sasref, then Samref, where he held several supervisory and leadership roles, to senior executive roles within one of the world's leading refining and petrochemical enterprises. He has held pivotal leadership roles across maintenance, technical services and manufacturing at SABIC and its affiliates, including Yanpet (a SABIC–ExxonMobil joint venture) and Ibn Rushd. His accomplishments include directing multi-disciplinary teams, advancing EHSS performance, implementing operational strategies and optimising large-scale maintenance and technical functions to strengthen reliability and efficiency across petrochemical plants, with major transformation projects such as the Manufacturing Services project covering feasibility study, detailed design and execution, as well as process safety leadership and asset aging assessment. Known for driving transformation and creating sustainable value, he continues to champion innovation, operational optimisation and long-term strategic growth in the energy and petrochemicals sector. He holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from KFUPM, an MBA and a master's degree in Political and Diplomatic Relations.