Saudi Arabia – MEIRA

Our Chapter in Saudi Arabia was established in May 2017 supported by the Saudi stock Exchange “Tadawul”. The founding members are:

Paul Gay and Ikram Ulhaque from Almarai
Walid Al Hakim from Ma’aden
Faisal Al Modlij from Sipchem
Rayan Al Karawi from Zain KSA
Samantha Bartel Al Khalaf.

The Saudi Chapter is formed by the following members, each volunteering for at least one area of key responsibility, or ‘pillar’ in line with MEIRA structure:

Khalid Ahmed, Aramco
Nayef S. Al Athel, Tadawul
Faisal Al Modlij, Sipchem
Ibrahim Alkharji, STC
Rayan AlKarawi, Chairman
Samantha Al Khalaf, Instinctif Partners
Walid Al Hakim
Ikram Ulhaque, Almarai

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Sat, 27 Oct, 2018

Saudi CMA Announcement regarding the IR function

On October 2018, the Saudi Capital Markets Authority published an announcement which urges all listed companies to activate the IR function.

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Wed, 14 Mar, 2018

Rules for Qualified Foreign Financial Institutions Investment in Listed Securities

Saudi Arabia's Capital Market Authority (CMA) issued on January the amended rules governing the Qualified Foreign Investor (QFI) framework that will ease the range and qualification requirements for QFIs.

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Sat, 22 Apr, 2017

Saudi Arabia Corporate Governance Regulation

Saudi Arabia's Capital Market Authority adopted new regulations to enhance corporate governance, transparency and communication between companies and shareholders. The new corporate governance structure will come into effect on April 22, 2017.

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Fri, 04 Oct, 2019

Middle East IR Practitioners Survey 2019

The Middle East IR Practitioners Survey 2019, produced by MEIRA in collaboration with Carter Murray, was released at the 2019 MEIRA Annual Conference. This year's report includes some case studies and interviews with IR professionals in order to analyse the results of our annual survey.

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Tue, 24 Jul, 2018

Tadawul Investor Relations Best Practice Toolkit

The aim of the IR Toolkit is to assist those companies through examining the key principles of underlying current international practices, and an explanation of the benefits for doing so.

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Sun, 04 Oct, 2020

Crisis Communications: Developing an IR strategy for COVID-19

The impact of COVID-19 is being felt broadly, across all regions, sectors and markets. The Investor Relations (IR) professional plays a critical role in how a company communicates through rapidly changing market dynamics. In addition to a well-thought-out crisis communications plan, it is crucial for companies to showcase basic tenets of good corporate governance, such as their leadership and business resiliency, as well as to maintain control of the dialogue when handling a crisis like COVID-19.

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Wed, 20 Sep, 2017

The opportunities and challenges of a potential MSCI classification upgrade

MSCI Inc. announced in June 2017 that is to open a consultation into the status of the Tadawul in its market classifications, with the potential for Saudi Arabia to be officially recognised as an emerging market as early as June 2018.

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MEIRA Saudi Chapter Members

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Chapter Head

Rayan Al-Karawi

Chairman

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Rayan Al-Karawi is a founder and Chairman of the Saudi Chapter the Middle East Investor Relations Association (MEIRA KSA) as well as a member of the main MEIRA Board.

Group Head of IR for Fawaz Alhokair with two listed companies, is an award-winning Investor Relations professional, with a career that spans over 27 years, having held key positions covering areas such as financial markets, corporate finance and financial policies, apart from investor relations. The organizations he worked for include: the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority, the Saudi Arabian Investment Bank, Dar Al-Arkan and Zain KSA. Rayan earned his Bachelor’s Degree in International Business in 1993 from Schiller International University, London.