Akram Alchammaa, CFA, CMA, MBA is widely regarded as one of the most influential under‑40 leaders shaping Saudi Arabia’s corporate and investment landscape. As Vice President of Corporate Strategy, Planning & Performance Management, Partnerships and M&A at Mobily, he operates at the heart of one of the Kingdom’s most important telecom players, helping steer long‑term growth, strategic transformation, and ecosystem partnerships aligned with Saudi Vision 2030.
Architect of Strategy at Mobily
In his current role at Mobily, Akram is entrusted with the critical mandate of defining and driving the company’s strategic direction. He leads corporate strategy formulation, enterprise-wide planning, performance management, and the development of high‑impact partnerships and M&A initiatives. This remit places him at the center of decisions that influence how Mobily competes, innovates, allocates capital, and collaborates with both regional and global partners.
Rather than treating strategy as a static document, Akram works to translate shifting market dynamics, regulatory developments, and technological change into clear roadmaps that business units can execute against. He champions performance frameworks that tie strategic ambition to measurable KPIs, ensuring that every initiative can be tracked, refined, and scaled. At the same time, he scans the market for partnership and acquisition opportunities that can accelerate growth, open new revenue streams, and deepen Mobily’s role in the digital economy.
Deal Maker and Investment Leader
Before stepping into his current VP role, Akram built a formidable track record across mergers and acquisitions, investments, and corporate finance at solutions by stc, one of the region’s leading technology and digital services companies. Over several progressive appointments, including Director of M&A and Investment Management, Director of Mergers and Acquisitions, and Director of Investment and Treasury, he became a central figure in originating, evaluating, and executing strategic deals.
At solutions by stc, Akram managed full transaction lifecycles, from opportunity sourcing and valuation to due diligence, negotiation, and post‑deal integration support. His work ensured that each transaction was grounded in rigorous financial analysis and aligned with the company’s long‑term strategic objectives. Alongside deal execution, he contributed to investment and treasury strategies that supported expansion, safeguarded liquidity, and optimized returns in a fast‑moving digital services market.
His earlier roles further strengthened this foundation. As Senior Funding Manager at Saudi Downtown Company, he contributed to financing strategies for transformative urban development projects. As Manager of M&A and Portfolio Management at SALIC, he worked on investments that supported Saudi food security and global agricultural diversification. Prior to that, as Investment Manager at Saudi Research and Media Group (SRMG), he helped drive portfolio growth and diversification in media and related sectors. Collectively, these experiences positioned him at the intersection of strategy, capital, and execution across multiple strategic industries.
Deep Financial Rigor and Global Education
What distinguishes Akram is not only the breadth of his experience, but also the depth of his technical and academic grounding. As a CFA charterholder and CMA professional, he brings globally recognized standards of financial rigor, ethics, and analytical sophistication to every decision. These credentials are complemented by an advanced finance degree and an MBA, giving him both the quantitative toolkit and the strategic perspective required of a modern C‑suite leader.
Akram completed a Master in Advanced Finance at IE Business School, a program renowned for its focus on capital markets, valuation, and complex transactions. This was complemented by an MBA from City, University of London, where he deepened his understanding of strategy, leadership, and corporate finance in an international context.
Never one to stop learning, he has recently added executive-level certifications that anticipate the future of leadership. Among them are AI in Finance: Strategy, Applications and Impact from Imperial College London, which equips him to harness artificial intelligence in investment and corporate decision‑making, and Strategic Thinking for the CXO from Cambridge Judge Business School, which refines his ability to think and act across the entire enterprise rather than within narrow functional silos. These programs sit alongside more than two dozen other certifications that span feasibility studies, risk analysis, corporate governance, and decision‑making.
Strategy, Finance, and Execution in One Leader
Akram’s career is defined by his ability to unite strategy, finance, and execution under a single, coherent vision. He is adept at designing strategies that respond to real‑world market conditions, then backing them with robust business cases and disciplined performance management. His experience in M&A and partnerships means he can move from high‑level intent to concrete deals that reshape portfolios and open new frontiers for growth.
In practice, this means he can evaluate whether a new market entry should be achieved organically, through acquisition, or via partnership; determine the capital structure and risk profile that best supports the move; and then establish the metrics and governance necessary to ensure that value is created and captured over time. Colleagues and industry observers frequently highlight his ability to balance vision with detail, pairing long‑term thinking with the discipline to follow through.
A Prominent 40 Under 40 Leader
Akram’s appointment as Vice President at Mobily in his 30s is a powerful signal of the confidence placed in his leadership at the highest levels of Saudi corporate life. It also reflects a broader shift in the region, where a new generation of analytically strong, globally trained leaders is assuming responsibility for strategy, capital, and transformation across key sectors.
Being counted among the top 40 Under 40 leaders around the globe underscores not only his rapid rise, but also the scale and significance of his impact. His work touches telecom, technology services, food security, media, and urban development—sectors that are central to the Kingdom’s diversification agenda and regional economic integration.
Akram Alchammaa’s journey illustrates what the next era of corporate leadership looks like: globally educated, credentialed in both finance and strategy, fluent in M&A and partnerships, and firmly focused on measurable value creation. His role at Mobily and his track record across leading Saudi institutions make him not just a rising star, but a defining figure in the Kingdom’s evolving corporate landscape.
As one of the standout leaders in the 40 Under 40 category worldwide, Akram Alchammaa represents a new benchmark for strategic finance leadership. His blend of vision, discipline, and deal‑making acumen continues to shape Saudi Arabia’s corporate future, while his growing international profile signals that his influence will extend far beyond the region in the years to come.