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Which employer did Lubna Olayan work for from Sep 2006 to Apr 2007?
Lubna Olayan Lubna Suliman Olayan ( ; born 4 August 1955 ) is a Saudi business woman . Born to Sulaiman Olayan and Maryam bint Jassim Al Abdulwahab , Olayan was listed as one of the top 100 most influential people of 2005 by Time magazine , and continued to be on the Forbes list of most powerful women until 2011 and returned to the list in 2014 . In 2004 , Olayan was the first woman in Saudi history to deliver an opening keynote address at a major conference in Saudi Arabia ; at the Jeddah Economic Forum in January 2004 . Career highlights . Olayan Group . Olayan was the Chief Executive Officer of the Olayan Financing Company , and ( OFC ) , the holding entity for the Olayan Groups operations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Middle East until May 1 2019 , when she was replaced by Jonathan Franklin . She also sits on the board of the group along with her brother Khaled and sisters Hayat and Hutham . It is thought that the private family has accumulated a fortune that tops $10 billion . The group was founded in 1947 by her father , the late entrepreneur Sulaiman S . Olayan , The Olayan Group is a private multinational enterprise engaged in distribution , manufacturing , services and investments . OFC operates or actively participates in more than 40 companies , often in partnership with leading multinationals . OFC is also one of the largest investors in the Saudi and regional stock markets . In April 2019 , Olayan announced her retirement as CEO of Olayan Financing Company . Alawwal Bank . In February 2005 , Olayan was appointed as a non-executive director to the Board of WPP , and in December 2004 , was elected to sit on the Board of the Saudi Hollandi Bank ( now Alawwal Bank ) , a publicly listed company in Saudi Arabia . In September 2006 and April 2007 , she joined the International Advisory Boards of Rolls-Royce and Citigroup , respectively . Saudi British Bank . On 16 June 2019 , Olayan was named Chairwoman of the Saudi British Bank ( SABB ) , making her the first Saudi woman to head a bank . She was reappointed in January 2020 to serve a three year term , and assumed to hold to the position after the merger between SABB and Alawwal Bank . Chelsfield plc . Olayan also served on the Board of Chelsfield plc , the UK property developer , from 1996 to 2004 . Others . She is a member of the International Business Council of the World Economic Forum , and the International Advisory Board of the Council on Foreign Relations , which she joined in November and December 2005 respectively . In 2010 , she was awarded the Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year . As of 2014 , she is listed as the 86th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes . Other activities . In terms of education and philanthropy , Olayan joined the Board of Directors of INSEAD in December 2005 , and has been a member of its International Council since March 1997 . In April 2007 , she was elected as a member of the Board of Trustees for Cornell University . Olayan also joined the Advisory Board of Effat College , a private and non-profit girls college in Jeddah , Saudi Arabia , in April 2006 . She is also a board member at Alfanar , the first venture philanthropy organization focusing on the Arab Region founded by Tarek Ben Halim in 2004 . Olayan has served on the Board of Trustees of the Arab Thought Foundation , a think tank based in Beirut focusing on issues facing the Arab world , since January 2002 . Olayan was elected to the Board of the Down Syndrome Charitable Association in June 2005 , a not-for-profit organization based in Riyadh . She was also appointed to the Board of Trustees of King Abdullah University for Science and Technology ( KAUST ) . In June 2018 , she was elected as a member of the MIT Corporation . Personal life . She is married to John Xefos , an international attorney from the United States , and they have three daughters all residing in Riyadh , Saudi Arabia . External links . - Lubna Olayan , Bio , Arab Bankers Association of North America - Mrs . Lubna S . Olayan , Bios , Board of Trustees , King Abdullah University of Science and Technology - Alfanar , The first venture philanthropy organization focussing on the Arab Region - Interview in the Arab News - A Saudi Vision for Growth - 2004 speech at the Jeddah Economic Forum