Saudi Hollandi Bank and the Riyadh Group for British Business honour Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Zamil

Held at the British Embassy and attended by many of the most prominent British and Saudi businessmen in the Kingdom, the executive management from Saudi Hollandi Bank, and embassy staff, Dr Al-Zamil spoke at length about the history of the petrochemical industry in the Kingdom, its importance to the world economy, and the potential of the Saudi private and public sector in developing further opportunities in the global petrochemical industry moving forward.

A board member of the Al Shoura Council, Chairman of the Board of the Saudi Export Development Centre, and Board member of companies including Saudi International Petrochemical and Sahara Petrochemicals, described as a dynamic problem solver. His insights have been sought by companies in Saudi Arabia, the wider Middle East, and in America where he gained his PhD.

"As one of the first banks to invest in the Kingdom's petrochemical industry, we saw its promise for developing the country as a whole. Saudi Hollandi Bank has, is and will continue to invest heavily in the petrochemical sector as witnessed by Saudi Arabia's largest ever Greenfield project financing for Saudi Basic Industry Corporation's subsidiary, Yanbu National Petrochemicals Company "Yansab" last year," said Bernd van Linder, GM Treasury, Saudi Hollandi Bank.

"We appreciate very much Dr Abdulrahman Al-Zamil's insight and experience and both Saudi Hollandi Bank and the Riyadh Group for British Business would like to thank him for his valued insights," he added.

"Events such as this serve to strengthen the bonds that exist between our two Kingdoms. We at the Riyadh Group for British Business would like to extend our thanks to Dr Abdulrahman Al Zamil for sharing his candid views with us and we'd also like to thank Saudi Hollandi Bank for sponsoring the event. As an organization which has dedicated itself over the past 26 years to developing business interests between our two countries, such gatherings are vital for enriching our understanding of each other's cultures and beliefs, and we look forward to hosting more successful evenings in the future," said Luke Bowen, Chairman, RGBB.

Members of the Riyadh Group for British Business and their guests also enjoyed a prize draw sponsored by Saudi Hollandi Bank offering a free trip to Dubai with accommodation for two people. "We were delighted to share information about our free for life credit card with the members of RGBB. It is the first free for life card to be launched in the Kingdom and we are certain that the benefits will prove to be very attractive for our clients. Tonight's prize draw is in addition to the others we are running in the campaign which grants a prize of a family trip to lucky winners every day," said Philip King, GM Consumer Banking, Saudi Hollandi Bank.