Saudi Aramco Announces Key Appointments Ahead of IPO

Published May 16th, 2017 - 05:00 GMT
Saudi Aramco has appointed a new senior deputy chairman, eight executives and six deputy chairmen ahead of its much- anticipated IPO. (AFP/ File)
Saudi Aramco has appointed a new senior deputy chairman, eight executives and six deputy chairmen ahead of its much- anticipated IPO. (AFP/ File)

Saudi Aramco, the largest oil firm in the world, has announced appointing Abdulaziz Al Judaimi as senior deputy chairman for downstream operations, Bloomberg reported.

The company also appointed eight executives as it seeks to improve its production capacity and expand its natural gas and chemical businesses.

The new appointments come ahead of a highly anticipated initial public offering (IPO) that may be the largest in the world.

Aramco also appointed six deputy chairmen and two associate general councils, according to an initial memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by its CEO Amin Nasser on Sunday, Bloomberg added.

Aramco’s top executives had previously said that the company was considering offering up to 5% of its shares to the public and that it was considering several international bourses, including London and Tokyo.

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