Essam Akhonbay

Essam Akhonbay is an experienced marketing and product management executive currently serving as Vice President of Marketing & Product Management at SAUDI AIRLINES since June 2020. Prior to this role, Essam held the position of Head of Trade Marketing at Basamh Trading & Industries Group from April 2018 to April 2020. Essam’s career at Procter & Gamble spanned over a decade, during which various roles included Account Executive, Marketing Manager, Media Manager, and Supply Chain Manager. Essam also served as a Business Planner at Saudi Aramco Base Oil Company-Luberef for a year. Academically, Essam holds a Master of Science in Management Information Systems from The George Washington University School of Business and a Bachelor of Science in Decision Science & Management Information Systems from George Mason University, along with secondary education from Randolph-Macon Academy and TASIS-Switzerland.