Walid Abukhaled

Walid Abdulmajid Abukhaled is the CEO of Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) and the former Chief Executive of the global defense and aerospace corporation Northrop Grumman in the Middle East.^[1] He is a board member of Dussur.^[2]

Walid Abukhaled
وليد بن عبدالمجيد أبوخالد
Born	1966 (age 57–58)[citation needed] Saudi Arabia
Occupation	CEO

Career

Abukhaled is from Saudi Arabia. He resides in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He holds a Bachelor's degree in industrial and management systems engineering from the University of South Florida.^[3]

He is the a board director of the DUSSUR Company,^[4] the Vice Chairman of the Board Northrop Grumman Mission Systems Arabia,^[5] and a member of Northrop Grumman Council for Diversity & Inclusion.^{[citation needed]}

Awards

• Arabian Business Achievement KSA Awards - 2015 ^[6]
• Entrepreneur of the year award “ Enterprise Agility – Thought Leadership 2018” Entrepreneur Middle East ^[7]

References

1. "Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Appoints Walid Abukhaled as Chief Executive for Saudi Arabia". Northrop Grumman Newsroom. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
2. "Dussur - About Us - Board of Directors". dussur.com. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
3. Corporation, Northrop Grumman. "Northrop Grumman Appoints Walid Abukhaled as Chief Executive for Saudi Arabia". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2019-04-30.
4. "Dussur - About Us - Board of Directors". www.dussur.com. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
5. "Northrop names new CEO for Saudi Arabia business". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
6. "Arabian Business Achievement KSA Awards 2015". ArabianBusiness.com. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
7. "Entrepreneur ME". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2019-04-30.