Ammar bin Abdulwahid Alkhudairy

Ammar A. Alkhudairy has been serving as Chairman of Samba Financial Group since January 2019. Prior to Samba, he played key leadership roles in various Saudi financial institutions such as Riyad Bank, United Saudi Bank, and Banque Saudi Fransi. In addition, Alkhudairy served as a Board Member from 2015 to 2018, Chairman of the Audit Committee from 2015 to 2018, and was the interim Managing Director/CEO from October 2017 to March 2018 at Banque Saudi Fransi. Alkhudairy’s expertise, which spans over 30 years in the financial sector, focused on areas such as Corporate Banking, Project Finance, Corporate Finance, M&A, and Asset Management. Alkhudairy has also served in various public and private board memberships, including Chairmanship of Goldman Sachs Saudi Arabia, Chairmanship of Morgan Stanley Saudi Arabia, SAVOLA, Kingdom Holdings, Herfy, Al Tayyar, Chairmanship of Allianz Saudi Arabia, Deputy Chairman of SPIMACO, and board member of Almarai. He founded and chaired Amwal AlKhaleej and Amwal Capital Partners, an alternative assets management business based in Riyadh and DIFC. He also served as a director in government-related entities, including the Economic Cities Authority. Alkhudairy earned an M.Sc. in Engineering Administration and B.Sc. in Civil Engineering from George Washington University.