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Fares Lahoud, Group CFO

Fares Lahoud

Group CFO·Basic Chemical Industries JSC

Saudi Arabia

Master's degree, Business Administration

Work experience

Total years of experience: 33 years, 7 months

Group CFO

August 2021 - Present

Basic Chemical Industries JSC

Dammam, Saudi Arabia

August 2021 - Present

Company industry:
Chemicals Manufacture
Job role:
Finance and Investment

Group Financial Controller

January 2017 - August 2021

Al Qahtani Holding

Khobar, Saudi Arabia

January 2017 - August 2021

Proactively led company finances, including financial reporting & consolidation, FP&A, finance shared
services, VAT, zakat & tax, insurance, bank & funding agencies, risk management, analysis of data and
record-keeping in compliance with IFRS and local standards.
Company industry:
Corporate Management Office
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Finance Director

January 2013 - January 2017

January 2013 - January 2017

Took primary responsibility for managing company finances, monitored execution of contracts with
major clients (such as MAADEN, ARAMCO, NOV, TIW, Drill quip, etc..); dealt with JV’s (joint ventures)
generating, presenting and discussing separated and consolidated comparative results.
• Attended quarterly and annual board meetings and presented reports on financial performance in
alignment with approved budgets, forecasts, and annual operating plans to shareholders, including
commentaries, COC and recommendations.
• Dealt with banks and financial institutions, maintaining positive cash flow, securing additional lines of
credit financing existing and new projects, and handling existing facilities/financing.
Key Achievements:
• Led the enhancement of the quality of deliverables, including budgeting processes, reporting,
standardizing the chart of accounts, financial reporting, costing analysis and BOD package.
• Restructured the finance department, created a high performing team. Spearheaded improved hiring
practices and enhanced the team quality through investment in team building, training, and
development.
• Implemented SAP FI/CO for mining and cement service industries.
• Enhanced reporting packages.
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Group Chief Financial Officer

January 2013 - August 2013

BASIC CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES

Saudi Arabia

January 2013 - August 2013

(JSC); listed in Tadawul (Saudi Stock Exchange) - Ticker: 1210,
Dammam, KSA Aug, 2021 - Present
key player in chemicals industry in Saudi Arabia; Operating under four LLC subsidiaries; Saudi Water Treatment
(SWTC), Basic Chemicals National Company (BCNC), Chemical Marketing and Distribution (CMDC), OKAZ - UAE;
and two multi-national joint ventures; Huntsman APC and HENKEL National Adhesive Limited (NAL), covering all
KSA and UAE.
Company industry:
Petrochemicals & Refined Petroleum Products Manufacture
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

January 2011 - January 2013

Saudi Arabia

January 2011 - January 2013

Saudi - German joint venture, with diverse product range and recognized leader in the production of (LSAW)
steel pipes.

Group Financial Controller

January 2007 - January 2011

Rammah International Holding

Saudi Arabia

January 2007 - January 2011

Company industry:
IT Services
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

General Manager

January 1993 - January 2006

Standard General Company Ltd

Lebanon

January 1993 - January 2006

Job role:
Management

Cost Accountant

January 1992 - January 1993

Conserves Modernes Chtaura SAL

Lebanon

January 1992 - January 1993

Company industry:
Manufacturing
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Education

La Sagesse University

January 1998

January 1998

Master's degree, Business Administration

Lebanon

in

Saint Joseph University (USJ)

January 1992

January 1992

Bachelor's degree, Accounting and Finance

Lebanon

in

Skills

IFRS

Expert

Corporate Finance

Expert

Strategic Planning

Expert

Feasibility Studies

Expert

Internal Controls

Expert

ACCOUNTANCY

Expert

FINANCE

Expert

FINANCIAL

Expert

POLICY ANALYSIS

Expert

PROCESS ENGINEERING

Expert

BUDGETING

Expert

CASH FLOW

Expert

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

Expert

CONTRACT MANAGEMENT

Expert

CREDIT

Expert

IFRS

Expert

Corporate Finance

Expert

Strategic Planning

Expert

Feasibility Studies

Expert

Internal Controls

Expert

Languages

Arabic

Expert

English

Expert

French

Expert