Mahdi Alsalem

Mahdi Alsalem has a diverse work experience in the field of information security and IT management. Mahdi started their career at Samba Financial Group as a Project Manager in 2005 and later joined Watan Investment & Securities as a Senior IT Project Manager. In 2009, they became the IT Head at AL Rajhi Capital, where they served until 2012 when they were promoted to the role of Head of Information Security. Mahdi held this position for two years before joining Riyad Capital in 2014 as the Head of Information Security & Governance, where they are currently responsible for monitoring and evaluating IT standards and compliance, as well as improving business practices and processes.

Mahdi Alsalem completed their Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Management Information Systems, General at King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals from 2000 to 2005. Mahdi has also obtained several certifications including CISSP from (ISC)² in March 2018, Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT® (CGEIT) from ISACA in October 2017, and COBIT 5 from ISACA (as the month and year of obtaining this certification are not specified in the provided information, it is not possible to determine when exactly it was obtained).