Leader Database

Salman Al Jishi

Position

Chairman & Managing Director

Company Name

National Gas & Industrialization Co. (GASCO)

Bio

Salman Al Jishi is a keen investor with good business acumen. He is a farsighted visionary and a very dynamic businessman.

He began his first venture with a commercial license for a printing press (Al Raja Printing Press) back in the year 1988. In a short time he made a success of this business and began his expansion and diversification. He set up a company involved in carton making and other packaging solutions under the name of Noor Carton & Packaging Industry.

He then set up a company dedicated to manufacturing adhesive labels under the name of Fafa Adhesive Labeling Industry.

He also owns a prestigious travel agency under the name of Noor Travels and Tours and a commercial establishment specialized in trading, called Al Raja Advanced East for Commerce.

Furthermore, Mr Al Jishi also has significant investments in real estate.

Information

Education:

Salman Al Jishi completed his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration at the King Saud University, Riyadh, KSA.

Since then he has completed several professional courses at various universities and educational institutes all over the world to add to his capabilities and hone his innate business talents.

Among the notable professional qualifications he has earned are:

• Financial Strategies for Creating Value – from Harvard Business School, Boston, USA
• Ist Islamic Finance Summer School – from the Davos Institute, Switzerland
• Art of Banking – from the Robert Kennedy College, Davos Switzerland
• Governing the Corporation – Global Perspectives, Wharton Business School, Pennsylvania, USA
• Merger, Acquisition and Strategic Transactions – from Barcelona, Spain
• Growing Your Business Programme – London Business School, May 2008
• High Performance Board – IMD, Switzerland, October 2008
• Presidents Seminar – Harvard Business School, Bostan, USA, January 2009
• Involvement in for-profit and honorary positions

Experience

Mr Al Jishi’s prowess to promote, manage and facilitate businesses has been well recognized and this has brought him many prestigious positions in trade and industry associations in Saudi.

Non-Profit Organizations

• Professional Associations & Memberships:
• Board Member since March 2002 in the Eastern Province Chamber of Commerce & Industry.
• Chairman of the Industrial Committee in the Eastern province Chamber of Commerce & Industry.
• Vice Chairman of the Industrial Committee of Council of Saudi Chambers of Commerce and Industry.
• Board Member of Saudi Organization for Industrial Estates and Technology Zones
• Professional Associations & Memberships

Profit Organizations

• President & Chairman – Saudi Advanced Refineries and Petrochemicals Co
• Board Member – Petrochemical Corporation
• Board Member – Assas Real Estate Development Co.
• Board Member – Venture Capital Bank, Bahrain
• Board Member – Saudi United Insurance Co.
• Board Member – Al Khobar Enterprise and Development Co.
• Board Member – Chemical Development Co.
• Advisory Board Member – Arqaam Capital, Dubai
• Board Member – Universal Investment Co. (Kuwait)
• Board Member – Watan Investment Co.
• Board Member – Gulf Installment Co.

It has been Mr Al Jishi’s ability to look ahead and see opportunities and to face new challenges that has enabled the Salman Group to grow and diversify. Well respected by his associates, Mr Al Jishi is a progressive man, who is an interested and active member of his society and feels it is his civic duty to contribute to his country in any way he can.