JEDDAH: Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Co, an affiliate of Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC), replaced its non-executive chairman of the board, the company said in a statement.

Omar Al-Amoudi, executive vice president of shared services at SABIC and an existing Kayan board member, took over from Mutlaq Al-Morished, who resigned after becoming chief executive of National Industrialization Co. (Tasnee), Kayan said.

Al-Morished left his post as chief financial officer of SABIC to take up the position at Tasnee, Reuters reported on Dec. 14.

Al-Amoudi is also the chairman of Saudi Methanol Co, another Sabic subsidiary, and a board member of Marafiq, the utility company for the Jubail and Yanbu industrial cities, where most of the Kingdom’s petrochemicals industry are based.