SEC honors industry's innovation pioneer Sulaiman Al-Qadi

28/11/2017 14:12 AST

Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) has honored Sulaiman Al-Qadi, former CEO and deputy chairman of the board, for his efforts in launching quality innovation programs and strategies in the early 1990s. These programs contributed to making technical achievements, which provided millions of riyals in technical and administrative sectors of the company.

SEC Senior Vice President, Human Resources Abdulrahman bin Mohammed Al-Obayed said that the honoring of Al-Qadi during the 17th Quality Forum is a tribute to the generation of pioneers who have contributed to the various achievements of the company. He said the recognition celebrates the first of the great national skills and expertise that had a prominent role at the start of the company, which provided reliable electrical services based on international standards of quality.

"This has lead the company to its current status as the leading Arab company, regionally, and the 14th globally," Al-Obayed said.

"We believe that all the awards received by the company, whether at the global, regional or local level, are due to the role of these pioneers ...," he added.

Al-Qadi said the creative ideas and innovations that he witnessed during his visit to the 17th Quality Forum by the national cadres and talents made him happy and optimistic about the future.

"Our efforts and those of our colleagues over the decades in the field of quality and creativity were not wasted, but were developed to achieve great technical advancements that provided the company with more than SR2 billion ($533 million)," Al-Qadi added.

He also expressed his interest in the innovations carried out by engineers and technicians of the SEC in various sectors of the electric power industry.

"The Kingdom deserves this generation of young talent, which has been successful in winning international awards and has competed with major international companies," he said.

The 17th Quality Forum, organized by the Saudi Electricity Company in Riyadh from Nov. 21-23 was attended by 12 international and Arab experts and academics in the field of innovation and quality.

The event honored talented Saudis whose innovative ideas in the energy industry have contributed to the development of the work system and millions of riyals to the company.

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