Dr. Abdulmalik Abdullah Al-Hogail

Vice Chairman of the Board

Dr. Abdulmalik Al-Hogail is the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Kuwait Food Company (Americana) KSCC (the “Company) and has been a member of its Audit Committee since June 2017. Also, he has been the Vice Chairman of the Company’s affiliate, Americana Restaurants International PLC, and a member of its Audit Committee since 25 August 2022.

In addition to his current roles in the Company and the Company’s affiliate, Dr. Abdulmalik Al-Hogail is an Independent Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Executive Committee, and a member of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee at Alinma Bank. Also, he is an Independent Board member and the Chairman of the Audit Committee at the National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri).

Prior to his current roles, Dr. Abdulmalik Al-Hogail worked as the Vice President & CFO of Al Faisaliah Group, and he was a faculty member at the Institute of Public Education. In addition, he was the Independent Chairman of the Board of the National Chemical Carriers of Saudi Arabia (Bahri Chemicals), the Vice Chairman of the Board and a member of the Strategy & Investment Committee at the National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri), a Board member of the Public Pension Agency (PPA) and chaired its Audit, Risk, Compliance & Governance Committees, a Board member at Saudi Electricity (SEC) where he chaired its Audit Committee and was a member of its Risk & Compliance Committee, and a Board member at Al Inma Investment where he chaired its Audit Committee and was a member of its Nomination & Remuneration Committee. He was a member of the Audit Committee at the Capital Market Authority (CMA) and a member of the Accounting Standards Committee at the Saudi Organization for Certified Public Accountants (SOCPA).

He was a Board member in other multiple companies such as Accenture Saudi Arabia, Philips Healthcare Saudi Arabia, Arabian International Healthcare Holding (Tibbiyah), and Electronics & Systems Holding.

He holds a Ph.D. and a Master’s degree in Accountancy from Case Western Reserve University in the USA, and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from King Saud University in the KSA. He also holds a Certified Public Accountant license from the USA, a Certified Public Accountant license from the KSA, a Certified Management Accountant license from the USA, and a Certified in Financial Management license from the USA.