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Sunday, 29 October 2023

Neom Green Hydrogen Company taps Wesam Y. Alghamdi as new CEO

KSA’s Neom Green Hydrogen Company has a new CEO: Neom Green Hydrogen Company (NGHC) — the joint venture managing the USD 8.4 bn Neom hydrogen plant — has named Wesam Y. Alghamdi (LinkedIn) as its new CEO, according to a statement. Alghamdi succeeds David Edmondson, who oversaw the financial close on the utility-scale project back in May. Prior to his appointment, Alghamdi served as the Vice President of Strategy and Business Development at KSA’s Ma’aden and has 25 years of senior leadership experience including in engineering, operations, and project management with companies including Sabic and Shell, the statement notes. Edmonson will remain in office till the end of the year then return to US-based AirProducts upon completion of his term.

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