Saudi Aramco has appointed its first female manager for an overseas office, according to sources

Marwa al-Khuzaim will be heading Aramco Asia Singapore from December, taking over for Nader al-Arfaj; Al-Khuzaim is currently a supply chain director at Aramco Chemicals Company.

Marwa’s election comes right before the world’s most profitable company starts a share sale on November 17 in an IPO that may raise between $20 billion and $40 billion.

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