Saudi Tourism Names New CEO As Kingdom Pulls Back On Vision 2030 Spending

Skift Take Ageel Alshaibani inherits a goal of drawing 150 million tourists — a tough ask now that the Public Investment Fund is pulling back on the giga projects built to draw them. Saudi Arabia’s Tourism Authority appointed Ageel Alshaibani as chief executive, the STA announced on LinkedIn Tuesday. He succeeds Fahd Hamidaddin who left the role in May after seven years. Alshaibani previously served as Saudi deputy minister of tourism for strategic planning and monitoring, where he helped develop and implement the National Tourism Strategy. He has also worked at McKinsey and the Mohammed bin Salman Foundation, and sat on the boards of the STA, Saudi Red Sea Authority, Jeddah Airports Company, and the General Entertainment Authority. Saudi Tourism Minister Ahmed Al Khateeb said on LinkedIn that Alshaibani would “dr