Saudi Aramco's Al-Mushcab Named IEEE Vice Chair

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, December 27, 2009 -- Saudi Aramco IT senior consultant Rami T. Al-Mushcab was named 2010 vice chair for Strategic Management and Analysis of Member and Geographical Activities (MGA) for the Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers (IEEE) during a recent MGA board meeting.


Al-Mushcab of the IT Planning Division of the Information Protection and Technology
Planning Department, is the first person from the Middle East to hold the position.



“To improve the quality of strategic planning, I will foster a culture of open
and objective debate among IEEE concerned entities by deliberately and thoughtfully
identifying and discussing the strategic issues that will have the greatest impact
on future IEEE performance,” Al-Mushcab told the board recently.


“I will ensure that key strategy conversation will take place among IEEE
decision makers, relevant IEEE committee leaders, and volunteers with experience
essential to the discussion.”

Al-Mushcab will be responsible for developing, assessing and maintaining strategic
direction affecting the members and operations of IEEE geographical units.


Al-Mushcab has more than 23 years of experience in IT at Saudi Aramco. He holds
bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Tennessee State University and King Fahd
University of Petroleum and Minerals, respectively.


IEEE is the largest technical society in the world, with more than 375,000 members
worldwide.
It has more than 40 technical societies specializing in various disciplines, more
than 300 conferences a year and more than 400 standards under development. It
publishes about 30 percent of world technical literature in electrical and
electronics engineering and computer science annually.
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