Ali Saleh Al-Sagri, CCO, Safari Co.

Ali Saleh Al-Sagri has been chief commercial officer of Safari Co. since 2008. Safari Group is one of Saudi Arabia’s leading companies in the field of facility management, construction, trading and investment., and has been running since 1984. Al-Sagri received a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Marymount University in Virginia, US. He is also CEO of Dar Al-Jadawel Publishing and Distribution Co., Elyzee Medical Center and UHC Co. Between 2002 and 2004, he was the customer relations manager at SABB. Then in 2004, Al-Sagri joined Safari Motors Co. as a deputy general manager, a position where he stayed for a year before moving to the position of general manager. In 2008, he became CCO of Safari Co. and has remained in the position since. Besides his degree, Al-Sagri has also completed courses around the world, including J.P. Morgan’s Wealth Management Workshop in 2018, which he attended in London; the Course of Innovation Leadership Certificate Program from Boston College University in Dubai in 2015; a course on effective business communications and supervisory skills from The Institute of Banking; and a course on management leading from Citibank. Al-Sagri is also a board member of various associations and companies, including the Down Syndrome Charitable Association, The National Committee for Automobiles Agencies, Tabuk Fisheries, Kingdom Investment and Development Co., and Alpha Capital. Today, Safari group owns more than 10 businesses with over 10,000 people working under its wing. On his website, Al-Sagri said that his goal is to change Safari Group for the better. The group now focuses on environmental sustainability, energy conservation and efficiency as priorities. It has also mentioned that its goals fall in line with Saudi Vision 2030.