
Chairman, CEO & President ExxonMobil Saudi Arabia Inc. (effective April 1, 2023)
Born in Spain, Fernando Vallina is a graduate of the
Autonomous University of Madrid, where he earned a
Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry. He also holds a
Master of Business Administration degree from Instituto de
Empresa in Spain.
Mr. Vallina joined ExxonMobil in 1987 in Spain and has held a
wide range of management positions in sales, marketing,
technology, planning and supply chain throughout the world,
including in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
Mr. Vallina was based in Saudi Arabia from 2001 to 2002 as Senior Core Venture Coordinator.
Fernando also represented ExxonMobil in the Steering Committee that oversaw the Saudi
Elastomers Plant investment in Al Jubail in 2015 and 2016.
Fernando is currently Chairman ExxonMobil (China) Investment Co., Ltd. based in Beijing
since 2017, responsible for ExxonMobil activities in the People’s Republic of China. Effective
April 1, 2023 Mr. Vallina will become Chairman, CEO & President for ExxonMobil Saudi Arabia
Inc., based in Riyadh, with an oversight for all ExxonMobil affiliated companies in the
Kingdom.