Executive Overview
Khalid currently is the CXO at SNB, prior to that, Khalid joined SMC in 2022 to lead the company into becoming the largest Media, Sports & Entertainment company in the region. SMC managed almost 80% of the regional medias commercial assets which include BeIN sports, the Saudi broadcasting Authority,the inflight entertainment of Saudia and over 70 digital platforms. SMC operates Alawwal park which is the home of Alnassr football club and Khalid transformed it into a world class venue. SMC also looks after the sponsorship rights of the Saudi football federation and all its assets which includes the Kings cup and national team as well as a host of other IPs in the Kingdom.In 2024 Khalid was appointed by the Council of Ministers on the Board of the General Entertainment Authority. Khalid also worked as an advisor to the Saudi Banks Media Committee in which he was tasked to restructure it in 2021 as an acting Secretary General. Prior to this role Khalid Founded Glowork, an employment organization that created thousands of jobs for women and placed over 40,000 women thus far. He is the first Saudi Ashoka Fellow, Young Global Leader at the World Economic Forum & an Endeavor Entrepreneur. Previously he held the role of Chief Operating Officer- Markets at KPMG in Saudi, Kuwait and Jordan. In 2013 Khalid led Glow Group to an investment to expand its current operations into different verticals. He has a Bachelors Degree in Commerce from Saint Mary’s University in Canada and has completed his Executive Education in Leadership at the University of Yale, and in Public Policy from Harvard Kennedy School. Khalid has been awarded many awards such as the Chaillot Prize for Human Rights by the European Union, The King Salman Award for Entrepreneurship, Ranked #3 Most Influential Arab by Arabian Business, EY Entrepreneur of the year, amongst many others. Khalid also sits on a number of Advisory boards throughout the Globe such as the L'Oréal Global Panel of Critical Friends, The Global Agenda Council on Middle East and North Africa Issues at the World Economic Forum, and is an Amend’s Fellow at the University of Stanford.
Career Timeline
- Apr 2025–Present· 1 yr 5 mos
- Chief Experience OfficerCurrentApr 2025–Present
- Feb 2024–Present· 2 yrs 7 mos
- Chairman of the NRC (Nomination & Remuneration) CommitteeCurrentDec 2024–Present
- Member, Board of DirectorsFeb 2024–Present
- World Economic ForumCurrentOct 2011–Present· 14 yrs 11 mos
- Young Global LeaderCurrentMar 2014–Present
- Member, Board of Directors2020–2022
- Global Agenda Council Member on the Middle East & North AfricaJul 2014–Jul 2016
- Member of the Talent Mobility Steering Board and Advisor to the ProjectAug 2012–Apr 2014
- Global Shaper and Curator for the Riyadh HubOct 2011–Oct 2016
- Apr 2022–Mar 2025· 2 yrs 11 mos
- Chief Executive OfficerApr 2022–Mar 2025
- Apr 2018–Apr 2022· 4 yrs
- Chief Experience OfficerApr 2018–Apr 2022
- Jun 2015–Feb 2024· 8 yrs 8 mos
- Global Panel of Critical FriendsJun 2015–Feb 2024
- Mar 2011–Feb 2024· 12 yrs 11 mos
- FounderMar 2011–Feb 2024
- Jun 2010–Jun 2011· 1 yr
- Marketing Director | Head of MarketingJun 2010–Jun 2011
- Oct 2006–Sep 2013· 6 yrs 11 mos
- Manager, Marketing CommunicationsOct 2009–Jun 2010
- Chief Operating Officer - Markets & Head of Marketing, Communications & CSROct 2006–Sep 2013
Education
Executive Education
Global Public Policy
Harvard Kennedy SchoolMaster's Degree
Leadership in 21st Century
Yale UniversityCertificate
Advanced Human Resource Management
Institute of International ResearchChartered Marketer
Marketing
CIM | The Chartered Institute of MarketingBCOMM
Marketing
Saint Mary's UniversityAVCE
Multimedia & Radio
West Herts CollegeAVCE
Journalism
West Hert College