Aramco CEO Amin Nasser to receive 2020 Kavaler Award in Dec 3 virtual event

LONDON (ICIS)–Saudi Aramco president and CEO Amin Nasser will receive The Chemists’ Club Kavaler Award sponsored by ICIS, in a virtual event featuring a Q&A session on December 3.

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ICIS invites you to join The Chemists’ Club, The Valence Group of Piper Sandler, members of the ICIS Top 40 Power Players and fellow industry professionals for the presentation of this prestigious award.

The presentation will be accompanied by an interview with Nasser, in which he will provide insights into Saudi Aramco’s strategy in petrochemicals, and outlook for the global industry.

The Kavaler Award is given each year to a senior executive recognised for outstanding achievement, as voted on by his/her peers in the ICIS Top 40 Power Players – a global ranking of the leaders making the greatest positive impact on their companies and the chemical industry, and published in ICIS Chemical Business magazine.

“Aramco CEO Amin Nasser has made huge advances in petrochemicals with the $69bn acquisition of SABIC, the company’s continuous global downstream expansion plans and the ongoing development of crude oil-to-chemicals technology,” said Joseph Chang, global editor of ICIS Chemical Business.

“The level of activity for Aramco is unprecedented for any company. Its global ambitions and investments in petrochemicals will create waves in the industry for years to come,” he added.

Previous winners of the Kavaler Award include LyondellBasell CEO Bob Patel (2019, 2018), former BASF CEO Kurt Bock (2017), INEOS chairman Jim Ratcliffe (2016), former Dow Chemical CEO Andrew Liveris (2015), former LyondellBasell CEO Jim Gallogly (2014) and former PPG CEO Charles Bunch (2013).

Register here for the 2020 Kavaler Award, sponsored by ICIS.