Director of Strategy & Transformation at AlBawani Holding since July 2024, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Badreddin Alharithy is a strategy and transformation executive with more than 15 years of experience helping organizations translate strategic ambition into measurable and sustainable business performance. In his current role at AlBawani Holding, he leads group-wide strategy execution, enterprise transformation, performance management, and strategic governance across a diversified portfolio of businesses.

He also oversees the Strategy Management Office, Enterprise Project Management Office, corporate transformation program, and strategic initiatives portfolio. His mandate includes enterprise performance management, governance, and the integration of strategic planning with budgeting and financial forecasting, strengthening the connection between strategic priorities, resource allocation, execution, and business performance.

Since joining AlBawani Holding, he has established and developed the Transformation Office and introduced the governance frameworks, capabilities, and methodologies required to manage strategic initiatives, monitor execution, and strengthen accountability across the Group.

He also led Project Alpha, an enterprise-wide transformation program that strengthened strategy execution, governance, and performance management across AlBawani Holding and its subsidiaries. The program contributed to advancing the organization’s performance management maturity to Level 4 under the Global Performance Audit Unit (GPAU) assessment.

Prior to joining AlBawani Holding, Alharithy held senior leadership roles in Transformation Management at PwC Middle East, progressing from Senior Manager to Director. During this period, he advised government, semi-government, and major organizations on strategy execution, operating model design, governance, institutional transformation, and capability building. His work focused on helping complex organizations translate strategic priorities into sustainable operational improvements.

Earlier in his career, Alharithy held several strategy and transformation leadership roles at AlKifah Holding, including Director of Corporate Strategy, Corporate Strategy Manager, and Scorecard Management Officer. During his tenure, he led strategic, restructuring, and business optimization initiatives across more than 20 business units, contributing to programs that delivered a notable increase in financial returns while strengthening organizational performance and resilience.

Throughout his career, Alharithy has supported more than 40 organizations across multiple sectors, including construction, manufacturing, construction materials, education, finance, media, and the public sector. His expertise spans corporate strategy, strategy execution, enterprise transformation, performance management, operating model design, governance, change management, and strategic advisory for executive management and Boards of Directors.

Alongside his executive responsibilities, Alharithy serves as Vice Chair of the Strategy Expert Council at the International Association for Strategy Professionals (IASP).

Alharithy has also contributed to the strategy and transformation community through executive forums, professional events, and knowledge-sharing platforms. His engagements include presenting AlBawani’s transformation journey as a case study at the PIF Strategy Community of Practice, contributing to knowledge sharing among PIF portfolio companies, as well as participating as a keynote speaker at the GPAU Performance Excellence Forum and Awards.

He was awarded the 2025 Executive Leadership of Excellence Award by the Global Performance Audit Unit (GPAU), in recognition of his contribution to enterprise transformation and performance management at AlBawani Holding.

He holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) – Public Private Partnership Track, through a joint program between ESSEC Business School, France, and Arabian Gulf University, Bahrain. He also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Jordan University of Science and Technology.

Furthermore, he completed executive education programs at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, INSEAD, and PwC's Academy covering strategy, corporate governance, executive presence, leadership, and executive communication.

He also holds professional qualifications and certifications in project management, change management, strategic planning and execution, key performance indicators (KPIs), and balanced scorecards from leading institutions, including PMI, Prosci, IASP, The KPI Institute, the Balanced Scorecard Institute, Palladium, and The George Washington University.