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Savvy is led by the vision of HRH Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to establish Saudi Arabia as a hub for a growing global games and esports industry.
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HRH Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
  • Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia
  • Chairman of the Council of Economic and Development Affairs
  • Chairman of the Public Investment Fund
  • Chairman of Savvy Games Group
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Faisal bin Bandar bin Sultan

HRH Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud

Vice Chairman of Savvy Games Group

His Royal Highness serves as Vice Chairman of Savvy Games Group. He has served as Chairman of the Saudi Esports Federation (SEF) and the Arab Esports Federation; positions he has held since their founding in 2017. He has also been Vice President of the Global Esports Federation since December 2021 and is a board member of NEOM.

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HE. Eng. Abdullah Alswaha

Minister of Communications and Information Technology

His Excellency is non-executive board member of Savvy Games Group, and he was appointed as Minister of Communications and Information Technology in April 2017. Prior to this, he was the Chief Digital Officer of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and has served in the private sector as the CEO of Cisco Saudi Arabia. His Excellency also chairs the board of the Saudi Space Commission, the Research, Development, and Innovation Authority, the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), the Communications and Information Technology Commission, and the National Digitization Committee.

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HE Yasir Bin Othman Al-Rumayan

Governor of the Public Investment Fund

His Excellency is a non-executive board member of Savvy Games Group and currently serves as the Governor of the Public Investment Fund, Chairman of the Royal Court Decision Support Center, Chairman of Saudi Aramco, Chairman of Saudi Arabian Mining Company (“Ma’aden”), and Sanabil Investment Company. Previously, His Excellency served as a board member of Uber Technologies, CEO and Board Member of Saudi Fransi Capital, Director of Corporate Finance at the Capital Market Authority, and Head of International Brokerage at Saudi Hollandi Bank.

Fahad

HE Dr. Fahad Toonsi

Secretary-General of the Strategic Management Office

His Excellency is a non-executive member of the board of Savvy Games Group, appointed as the most recent addition on 5 September 2024. His Excellency serves as an advisor at the Royal Court overseeing the implementation of various initiatives and programs that are part of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030. In addition, he is the Secretary-General of the Strategic Management Office of Vision 2030.

Yazeed

Yazeed Abdulrahman Alhumeid

Deputy Governor & Head of MENA Investments, Public Investment Fund

Yazeed Al-Humeid is a non-executive board member of Savvy Games Group and currently serves as the Deputy Governor and Head of MENA Investments at the Public Investment Fund (PIF). Mr. Al-Humeid concurrently serves as the Chairman of the National Security Services Company, Vice Chairman of the Saudi National Bank, the Saudi Tadawul Holding Group, Saudi Telecom Company (STC), and Saudi Egyptian Investment Company and holds memberships of the boards of several companies such as Saudi Arabian Airlines, Civil Aviation Holding, Richard Attias & Associates, and Flyadeal.

AbdullahAlabdujabbar

Abdullah Alabdujabbar

CEO of Sanabil Investments

Abdullah Alabduljabbar is non-executive board member of Savvy Games Group and currently serves is the Chief Executive Officer at Sanabil Investments. He joined Sanabil in 2019 after serving at CEO of SADA Investments from 2015 to 2019. Prior to this, he was Head of Strategy and Planning at Bank Albilad, and he sits on the boards of SNB Capital, Richard Attias & Associates Company, Caffeine Inc., and Performance 54 Group.

SamiAl-Bashir

Sami Al-Bashir

Founder & CFO, Business Sports and Media Ltd

A non-executive member of the board of Savvy Games Group, an advisory member of the Board of Directors of the Fondaco Group. He is the founder of Atlas Partners, a consulting company based in the United Kingdom. Previously, Sami worked as Head of Investment Strategies at Hassana Investment Company. He was also a member of the Board of Directors of Goldman Sachs Saudi Arabia.

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Faisal bin Bandar bin Sultan

HRH Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud

Vice Chairman of Savvy Games Group

His Royal Highness serves as Vice Chairman of Savvy Games Group. He has served as Chairman of the Saudi Esports Federation (SEF) and the Arab Esports Federation; positions he has held since their founding in 2017. He has also been Vice President of the Global Esports Federation since December 2021 and is a board member of NEOM.

Yazeed

Yazeed Abdulrahman Alhumeid

Deputy Governor & Head of MENA Investments, Public Investment Fund

Yazeed Al-Humeid is a non-executive board member of Savvy Games Group and currently serves as the Deputy Governor and Head of MENA Investments at the Public Investment Fund (PIF). Mr. Al-Humeid concurrently serves as the Chairman of the National Security Services Company, Vice Chairman of the Saudi National Bank, the Saudi Tadawul Holding Group, Saudi Telecom Company (STC), and Saudi Egyptian Investment Company and holds memberships of the boards of several companies such as Saudi Arabian Airlines, Civil Aviation Holding, Richard Attias & Associates, and Flyadeal.

TurqiAl-Nowaiser

Turqi Al-Nowaiser

Deputy Governor & Head of the International Investments Division, Public Investment Fund

Turqi has held leadership roles at the Public Investment Fund since 2015 and previously held several executive roles at Saudi Fransi Capital.

RaidIsmail

Raid Ismail

Head of Direct Investments for the Middle East and North Africa, Public Investment Fund

Raid has held several executive management positions and has extensive experience in direct investments and operational value creation.

MisharyAlibraheem

Mishary Alibraheem

Head of Sports, Leisure & Entertainment Investments, MENA Investments, Public Investment Fund

Mishary has over 15 years of experience in finance and investment, with past leadership roles at the Misk Foundation, Emkan Education, and BCG.

SamiAl-Bashir

Sami Al-Bashir

Founder & CFO, Business Sports and Media Ltd

A non-executive member of the board of Savvy Games Group, an advisory member of the Board of Directors of the Fondaco Group. He is the founder of Atlas Partners, a consulting company based in the United Kingdom. Previously, Sami worked as Head of Investment Strategies at Hassana Investment Company. He was also a member of the Board of Directors of Goldman Sachs Saudi Arabia.

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Marcie Vu

Partner, Greycroft

Marcie is an investor with 30 years’ experience, previously leading Consumer Tech M&A at Qatalyst and Consumer Internet Banking at Morgan Stanley.

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Brian Ward

Group CEO

As Founding CEO, Brian has led Savvy to become the world's largest esports company and a top games publisher in just three years. He has 30 years' leadership experience at Electronic Arts, Microsoft, and Activision.

2023
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