Abdullah Hassan Al Qahtani holds a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from King Saud University, Riyadh, where he graduated in 1994. He has 30+ years of experience in the petrochemical industry, he began his career at Al-Jubail Petrochemical Company (Kemya), a SABIC/ExxonMobil joint venture, on July 4th, 1994. During his 18 years at Kemya, he held various roles, including process engineering, process control, operation management, process engineering management, and project management.
In 2013, he moved to SABIC Corporate Manufacturing, where he led the Process Review & Operation Improvement (PROI) function, oversaw Manufacturing 2025 Strategy execution, and currently works in the Process Risk Management function. One of his current responsibilities includes leading the SABIC Process Safety Competency Development Strategic Initiative.
Additionally, as Arabian Gulf region support, he has held the Chairman role of the GPCA Responsible Care Process Safety Taskforce in 2019-2021 and now holds the Chairman role the GPCA Gulf Process Safety Network (GPSN) since inception and through its 1st Cycle (2022-2024). He also led the development and delivery of the GPCA Inaugural Process Safety Conference in 7-10 October, 2024.