2 Nesma — 40 Years of Impact © 2020 Copyright Nesma. All rights reserved. TABLE OF CONTENTS Leadership Messages 2 Reflections on Our Founder 4 Nesma at a Glance 6 Business 14 People 26 Community 38 Looking Forward 52 Leadership Messages Faisal Alturki President 2019 marks forty years since Tata Group (Nesma Tata), Our Vision my father, Saleh Ali Al-Turki, among others. Through these set out to establish a business partnerships, we have contributed in what he believed to be the to the introduction of high- To be the most most promising and competitive profile solutions and services respected industries for Saudi Arabia’s in the Kingdom. For instance, future: Engineering, Services, our partnership with Telecom diversified and Marketing. Highlighting the Australia kept Saudi Arabia’s company in our local focus of this business, he telecommunications networks prefaced the selected industry working through the Gulf War; countries names with the term “National,” NESMA Internet introduced DSL and NESMA was born. internet to the Kingdom; and the of operation GCC’s first branded shamagh (the Over the decades, the company traditional Arab male headdress) expanded into a variety of other to reflect on our history, values, was introduced by Nesma sectors, growing in parallel with and principles which have Shaheen in 1996. When our the new opportunities offered continuously guided our founders esteemed clients most needed by the Kingdom’s diversifying and leadership team these past us, Nesma & Partners fortified economy. Nesma’s footprint now forty years. Today, our vision – to Jeddah with dams and storm spans the construction; power be the most respected diversified water drainage to prevent deadly and energy; oil and gas; real company in our countries of floods, and Nesma International estate and property management; operation – and our core values Water & Energy delivered the hospitality and tourism; – quality, reliability, innovation, technology and know-how to operations and maintenance; value-for-money, and a sense of critically enhance the water port, marine and shipping competitive challenge – remain as supply in the Riyadh area. services; aviation and logistics; important as ever. and telecommunications and IT Above all, throughout these With Vision 2030 guiding the industries. We have also entered past four decades, we have path for the Kingdom in the several new geographic markets maintained our resolve to deliver coming decade, we want to since 1997, including Egypt, reliable, high-quality products and thank all our partners, suppliers, Turkey, the UAE, and Croatia. services with business integrity. company leaders, employees, Our relationships with our clients, Throughout our history, we have and community stakeholders for customers, and banking partners been privileged to join forces with being part of our journey, and we remain of utmost importance, leading international companies look forward to continuing to build along with our commitments such as Pan Am World Services on our shared 40-year legacy well to our employees and the (PANNESMA), the Port of into the future. communities in which we operate. London Authority (National Port Services), DHL Global Forwarding This publication, 40 Years of (Namma Cargo), and, recently, Impact, is an opportunity for us 2 Nesma — 40 Years of Impact Noura Alturki Vice President In August 2018, six months their lives, their children, their This unique ahead of our 40th anniversary, plans, and, at the same time, His Excellency Saleh Al-Turki to share his vision and goals culture, along was appointed Mayor of Jeddah, for the company. As a result, with Nesma’s and Nesma Holding achieved a managers and staff across all new milestone: succession from levels have had the opportunity values, remains the first to a second generation to internalize and embody the of leadership. It proved a values that shaped both our the cornerstone smooth transition, thanks to Founder’s personality and of the company’s Nesma’s existing foundation of Nesma’s culture. good governance – particularly reputation This unique culture, along with at the Board level – and the Nesma’s values, remains the and success. presence of strong, professional cornerstone of the company’s management at our subsidiary reputation and success. As the companies. values in our interactions with new Board of Directors picks colleagues, clients, and the This positive experience has up the torch of leadership, we community. renewed our commitment to have the same responsibility implementing an even stronger to preserve and instill our core During a time when change is system of governance across values and founding culture continuous, and in a business the Nesma Group through among new generations and that endlessly evolves, there supporting high functioning joiners across the evolving and is nothing more important boards that demonstrate expanding Nesma family. than ensuring these guiding forward thinking, innovation, principles are as alive and well To do so in an organization as and transparency; to overseeing in the Nesma community for the large and diversified as ours, a workforce characterized by next 40 years as they have been featuring multiple industries accountability, inclusiveness, since the company was founded and geographies, requires that and diversity; and, finally, to 40 years ago. systems and processes are modeling good corporate put in place that ensure the citizenship in the communities adoption and perpetuation of around us. our values, even as we continue Throughout the first forty years to grow and prosper. From our of the company, many Nesma National Day celebrations to employees enjoyed personal the Nesma Insider, from our interactions and meaningful various employee forums to relationships with our Founder our business ethics training and President, who seized every programs, we will focus on opportunity to talk directly with empowering each one of us staff of all levels, to ask about here at Nesma to embody our Leadership Messages 3 Reflections on Our Founder His Excellency Saleh Al-Turki In 1979, at a time when modern In addition to growing the Finish the project on Saudi-based business and company from its first operation “ time, do the best you industry was in its formative and maintenance project, stages, His Excellency Saleh to the large and diversified can, and the clients Al-Turki had a vision to build an holding company it is today, His and profit will innovative Saudi company that Excellency Saleh Al-Turki has follow. was capable of meeting the also served the broader Saudi — His Excellency diverse needs of the rapidly- business community and held ” Saleh Al-Turki growing Kingdom. With a trusted positions in social welfare profound knowledge of the and education. Notably, he has a moment to recognize and honor country, and insight into the been Chairman of the Jeddah His Excellency Saleh Al-Turki, opportunities presented by the Chamber of Commerce, the whose vision, determination, and Kingdom’s development goals, Council of Saudi Chambers of support of the Nesma Group he set out to build a company Commerce, the Al-Birr Society CEOs and executives played that would be widely respected for Orphans, and the Tarahom such a crucial role in making our for its quality, reliability, and Society for prisoners’ welfare. success a reality, and whose know-how, while also prioritizing He has served on the boards of vibrant and charitable personality positive relationships with – the University of Prince Muqrin in acts as a legacy that will and meaningful advancement Medina, Dar Al-Hekma University, permanently inform our unique, prospects for – each and every Effat University, and the University familial culture. employee. of Business and Technology in Jeddah, as well as the Saudi Research Science Institute at King Honors and Awards Abdullah University for Science At Nesma, our sense and Technology. In 2010, he was • Al-Birr Society/ “ of ‘family’ is truly appointed Honorary Consul of Arab Orphan Day the most important the Republic of Austria, and in • Honorary Doctorate, thing. 2011 the Saudi Ministry of Social University of Mindanao, Affairs honored him as one of Philippines — His Excellency ” the Kingdom’s most important • Honorary Consul Saleh Al-Turki supporters of social work. He of the Republic is also a recipient of the King of Austria Salman Award for the Support His Excellency Saleh Al-Turki • King Salman Award of Young Entrepreneurs and the served as President and Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd • Prince Mohammed Bin Fahd Chairman of Nesma Holding Award for Service of Charitable Award until his appointment, under the Activities. leadership of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, as Mayor of We cannot look back on Nesma’s Jeddah in August 2018. 40 Years of Impact without taking 4 Nesma — 40 Years of Impact Sheikh Saleh empowered me from the Having worked with Sheikh Saleh for such a “beginning, and his trust and the authority “long period of time, I have learned many things he gave me made me want to strive to from him and admire his business ethics and his succeed every day.” trust in his people.” — Rana Abdullah Zumai, Executive Manager, — Abdullah Al-Shahrani, Vice President, Corporate Corporate Communications You always need someone who is a visionary to be the glue that holds the company “ together. Sheikh Saleh was the glue of the company. His thinking, his philosophy, and his vision are what made Nesma grow.” — Dr. Marwan Gholmieh, CEO, Nesma Trading Sheikh Saleh is an intellectual person, Working with Sheikh Saleh studying“ society’s social and economic issues was “like graduating from the school of life. and trying to propose a solution to these He was like a parent, teacher, director, and dear normative problems.” friend, all rolled into one.” — Refaat Kamel, Assistant to the President — Mubarak Al-Shahrani, Chief Services Officer Usually the focus of businessmen is short-term profit and loss, but not Sheikh Saleh. “ He was looking to, and investing in, the future….