Saudi Arabian national Walid Abukhaled is GE’s President & CEO of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.

Based in Riyadh, Walid is responsible for leading the company’s operations in the Kingdom and Bahrain, accelerating growth and exploring further opportunities for broadening public private partnerships.egion.

With over 21 years of experience in the industry, Walid joins GE from BAE Systems where he was most recently the Director of Portfolio Management & Chairman of BAE Systems Saudi Arabia Operations Board. ustry.

In that role Walid was appointed as Chairman of the Board for “Aircraft Accessories & Components Company” and Board Directors for “Advance Electronics Company”, “International Systems Engineering” Company and “Saudi Development & Training Company”, all of which carry the status of being Economic Offset Companies.

He began his career in 1990 as a graduate engineer and has held a variety of technical support, field operations, Communications, Sales &  Marketing, Strategy and various executive positions within the Middle East & Europe.

Walid is considered as one of the most respected new generation Saudi business leaders. He is well-known as a public speaker addressing the key issues effecting global companies operating in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East.