Finance & Executive Director at Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) and Board Chair for State Street Saudi Arabia Financial Solutions

Since 2012, Haifa Al Khaifi FCMA CGMA UK has been the Finance and Executive Director at Petroleum Development Oman (PDO). She has repeatedly been listed as one of the Most Powerful Arab Women by Forbes Middle East and has received a plethora of other awards. She was the Interim CEO at Energy Development Oman (EDO) between December 2020 and March 2022 in addition to her PDO role.

Haifa first joined PDO in 1995, and has worked in the Energy business in Oman, the Netherlands, the UK, and the UAE. Previous roles have included being Shell’s Regional Manager for Planning & Reporting and PDO’s Finance Manager for Enhanced Oil Recovery Projects.

Haifa also serves as the Board Chair and related committees for State Street Saudi Arabia Financial Solutions. State Street Corporation has $33.52 trillion in assets under custody and and $3.05 trillion in assets under management.

On a pro bono basis, Haifa sat on various boards outside of PDO, including Board Director and Treasurer of the Oman Society for Petroleum Services (OPAL) and the Sultan Qaboos University Academic Innovation Assistance Programme Advisory Board.