sharing and a venue for members to network and institutions to collaborate, SPE is already active. “Because SPE joins together individuals from different professional disciplines, different regions of the world and different organizations … it is an ideal venue for the pooling and creation of essential knowledge,” he said. Dialdin, the only female chairperson outside of North America, and previous chairperson and former Saudi Aramco senior vice president of Industrial Relations Yusof Rafie, are examples of individuals who make SPE the organization what it is today, Al-Falih said. “Yusof Rafie is the epitome of an individual who combines strong technical skills, analytical abilities and leadership capacity with a human touch and a commitment to addressing people issues,” he said. “Given the future trajectory of our industry and its activities, this is a combination which will be in ever greater demand.” --More
