Sharqiyah Desalination Company SAOG announced that at its board meeting held on 9 February 2023 resolved the following: Approval of temporary appointment of Mr. Denis Le Mout in replacement the chairman of the board Mr. Sebastian Chauvin?s who resigned on 31 December 2022; Acknowledgement of the resignation of the chairman of the Audit committee Mr. Jean Farancois Roberge and approval of temporary appointment of Mr. Khalid AI Ansari as his replacement. Khalid Al Ansari is currently the 2021 Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Consulting firm Khalid Masud Ansari & Partners LLC. Khalid is commerce graduate from Sunderland University and fellow member of Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Khalid has around 40 years of experience in financial consulting, majority of which associates with KPMG.