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Mansour Al-Harbi is the executive vice president of the business division at Advanced Electronics Co., a Saudi Arabian military industries company.
He joined the AEC in its early years and has served the company for nearly three decades in various roles across the business, most notably within the defense and aerospace unit.
In his present role, Al-Harbi oversees all the activities across the company’s business units — defense and aerospace, communications and IT, security, and energy. He is responsible for the business organization, management, direction, and implementation of the long-term strategic and financial objectives of the company.
He also identifies, evaluates, and implements new business opportunities. He also leads the business development, negotiations, program management, contract management, and pricing functions.
Having joined AEC as a project support engineer in 1992 immediately after graduating, Al-Harbi rose through the ranks while handling multifarious responsibilities. He gained extensive experience across engineering, program management, integrated logistics support management, and business development in the defense and aerospace sectors.
He served the company as vice president of project management from 2015 to 2017 and was the senior vice president of the defense and aerospace unit from 2017 to 2021.
Al-Harbi’s most recent appointment as the executive vice president of business underlines his role in AEC’s sustained growth as a national leader in the field of modern electronics, manufacturing capabilities, and repair and maintenance services. He has actively supported the company’s commitment to strengthening Saudi Arabia’s military industries sector in line with Vision 2030.
Al-Harbi holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from King Saud University and has completed the Management Acceleration Program from the world-renowned INSEAD Business School.
He served as a board member at Advanced Electronics Support Services Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of AEC, and is currently the chairman of the board at Advanced Arabian Simulation Co.