Eng. Fawaz Al-Homoud was appointed as Vice President of Enterprise Risk and Information Security in December 2021 and is currently responsible for creating and implementing information security policies and procedures.

Eng. Al-Homoud brings over 16 years of experience in cybersecurity managerial and technical positions where he specialized in building cybersecurity strategies. Before joining Zain KSA, Eng. Al-Homoud held senior management positions in several public and private enterprises across a variety of sectors. He served as Senior Manager of IT Security at Qiddiya Investment Company and, before that, held several positions at Saudi Aramco, including as Head of Corporate Red Team Group and Head of Network Security Group, in addition to several other positions in other institutions.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, and master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) from the Open University of Malaysia (OUM), and a master’s degree in Info Sec from Georgia Tech.