Deema Hassan, General Counsel

Deema Hassan

General Counsel

Aramco Trading Company

Location
Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
Education
Doctorate, Juris Doctorate
Experience
22 years, 11 Months

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Total years of experience :22 years, 11 Months

General Counsel at Aramco Trading Company
  • Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
  • My current job since January 2023

General Counsel of Aramco Trading Company a global legal organization that operates in five regions focusing on supporting the company’s commodities trading and shipping activities of various refined and petrochemical products

Maritime, Sales and Trading Practice Area Lead at Saudi Aramco
  • Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
  • March 2021 to December 2022

Leading the legal team supporting the crude oil and product sales, trade, retail and related logistics activities;advising on applicable regulations. As logistics are via sea, the practice also includes specialized maritime support.

Head Of Legal Department (Aramco Secondee) at PRefChem
  • Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur
  • May 2018 to March 2021

PRefChem is a Malaysian joint venture between Aramco and PETRONAS owning a refinery and petrochemical plants in the Pengerang Integrated Complex. Experience includes reporting directly to the Company CEO, member of the Company’s Management Team, managing the Company’s Law Department, regulatory compliance and corporate secretariat office.

Legal Counsel at Saudi Aramco
  • Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
  • October 2017 to April 2018

Managing various projects relating to corporate governance and large transactions. Areas of specialty include technology licensing for refineries and petrochemical facilities. Also, assuming the role of Corporate Secretary and Assistant Secretary of various companies, including a publicly listed company, reporting directly to the President and Board of said companies and in some of these companies providing general counsel for these companies.

Head of Corporate Secretariat at Saudi Aramco
  • Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
  • September 2016 to September 2017

Report to General Counsel and Associate General Counsel of Saudi Aramco in their capacity as Corporate Secretary and Assistant Secretary. Manage staff responsible for providing counsel on company governance, preparing board and committee papers, drafting shareholder, board, and committee resolutions, and record management thereof. Also, oversee subsidiary and affiliate corporate secretariat support.

Chief Counsel (Aramco Secondee) at Aramco Overseas Company
  • Netherlands - The Hague
  • August 2015 to August 2016

AOC is the European subsidiary of Saudi Aramco headquartered in the Netherlands. Experience includes reporting directly to the Company’s CEO, manage the Company’s law department, and serve as Corporate Secretary to the Company, it’s subsidiaries and European affiliates.

Legal Counsel at Saudi Aramco
  • Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
  • August 2011 to July 2015

Assumed various roles including: Managing Attorney and Corporate Secretary of Saudi Aramco Enterpreneurship Center, a Saudi venture capital and subsidiary of Saudi Aramco. Technology Licensing Attorney responsible for developing and negotiating acquisition of technology for Saudi Aramco oil and gas projects. Developed various transaction contracts ranging from EPC contracts to joint venture agreements. Provided counsel on various matters involving different governing law, including Saudi Law.

Intern at White & Case (Aramco Secondee) at White & Case
  • United States - New York
  • May 2010 to August 2011

Associate at White & Case with concentration on Software License Agreements and Technology License Agreements.

IT Project Manager at Saudi Aramco
  • Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
  • April 2003 to July 2007

Managing staff to develop and implement SAP solutions in various business lines in Saudi Aramco, including managing the implementation of a pharmacy solution at the Company’s hospital and a recruiting system in the Company’s Human Resources Department.

IT System Analyst at Saudi Aramco
  • Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
  • November 1999 to March 2003

System Administrator at Saudi Aramco’s SAP Data Center.

Technology Integration Facilitator at Dhahran Ahliyyah Schools
  • Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
  • September 1998 to September 1999

Technology integration facilitator responsible for integrating technology into teacher’s instructions.

Education

Doctorate, Juris Doctorate
  • at George Mason University School of Law
  • May 2010

Admitted of the Virginia State Bar in October 2010 Scholarship: Saudi Aramco Law Program for full tuition and expenses

Master's degree, Masters in Education
  • at Harvard Graduate School of Education
  • June 1998

Technology in education concentration, with focus on math education Scholarship: Saudi Ministry of Education for full tuition and expenses

Bachelor's degree, Computer Science
  • at Wellesley College
  • June 1997

Scholarship: Saudi Ministry of Education for full tuition and expenses

Specialties & Skills

Project Work
Technology
Governance
Corporate Law
Legal Management

Languages

Arabic
Native Speaker
English
Native Speaker

Memberships

Virginia State Bar
  • Associate
  • January 2021