Al-Benyan has been in his role since 2015, before which he was the CFO of the company. SABIC is one of the world’s largest petrochemical manufacturers, with operations in over 50 countries and a global workforce of over 31,000 people. SABIC reported $46.6 billion in revenues and assets worth $84.9 billion in 2021. Saudi Aramco owns 70% of the company’s shares, and the rest is publicly traded on the Saudi Exchange. SABIC has 66 manufacturing and compounding plants across the Middle East, Asia, Europe, and the Americas and develops an average of 95 new products every year.