Olivier Gerard Thorel

Eng. Olivier Gerard Thorel, is a member of SABIC Board of Directors, and a member of the Risk and Sustainability Committee.

He holds a master’s degree in finance from Paris-Dauphine University. He also completed an executive MBA at Insead. 

Eng. Thorel is currently the Vice President, Chemicals, Saudi Aramco Oil Company (Saudi Aramco). He also serves a member of the Board of Aramco Chemicals Company (ACC), Aramco Performance Materials LLC, Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures LLC, and Saudi Aramco Technologies.

Prior to that, Eng. Thorel was the Executive Director, Chemicals, Saudi Aramco; and he also held several leading positions in “SHELL” including: Vice President, Chemicals Asia, Ventures & New Business Development, ; Vice President, Global Intermediates, Shell, Singapore; and Vice President, Supply, Distribution, and Shell Pipeline , Shell- North America.

He was earlier a board member of several companies, including PENGERANG Petrochemical and PENGERANG Refining Companies, Fujian Refining and Petrochemical Company Limited, Sadara Chemical Company and Saudi Aramco Total Refining and Petrochemical Company (SATORP).