Omar Althukair is a seasoned Digital & Information Technology leader, boasting over 30 years of experience in spearheading organizations across the fields of Cybersecurity, Digital Transformation, Enterprise Applications, and Communication & Computing Solutions. Omar was appointed recently as Acting Vice President and Chief Digital Officer moving from his previous role as the Director of Information Protection Department (IPD) in Digital & IT oragnisation of Saudi Aramco, where he lead the team since 2021 on critical cybersecurioty operations initiatives. Omar joined the “Accelerated transformation program” of Saudi aramco in 2012, and worked directly with senior executives to develop various strategic initiatives aimed at transforming the company from a traditional oil and gas producer, into, a global integrated energy and chemicals company. Omar also has led various long-term leadership assignments, at Aramco, including Director of Computer Applications Department from 2014 - 2016, and IT Engineering Department from 2016 -2021 where he delivered several enterprise application programs and successful infrastructure projects. He spearheaded critical strategic projects in ERP implementation, mobility applications, enterprise portals, analytics, wireless communication and networking. Althukair joined the company in 1995, and holds a B.S. degree in Computer Science from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM). He is is currently a Board member in Cyberani, a wholy owned cybersecurity subsidiary of Saudi Aramco.