DUBAI: Fahad Alajlan, who oversees the Kingdom’s Circular Carbon Economy National Program, is the new president of the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center, replacing Adam Sieminski, it was announced on Sunday.
Before the appointment, Alajlan was the director of the Saudi Ministry of Energy’s hydrocarbon sustainability program where he looked after long-term energy trends.
He worked at the Ministry of Economy and Planning advising on energy markets, policy, and trends, as well as the petrochemical industry.
The center’s board of trustees also appointed Sieminski, a former head of US Energy Information Administration, as a senior advisor.
