VP of Legal, Ethics &Compliance

• Nov 2020 - Present

The role involves setting up the legal, ethics, and compliance functions for Hevolution as a global organization based in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The foundation aims to boost and lead the longevity field through its research grants and diverse investments in longevity and biotech startups. The Foundation will have a global footprint, working closely with global partners that share the same mission and aspiration. The role involves setting up the legal, ethics, and compliance functions for Hevolution as a global organization based in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The foundation aims to boost and lead the longevity field through its research grants and diverse investments in longevity and biotech startups. The Foundation will have a global footprint, working closely with global partners that share the same mission and aspiration.

General Counsel and Board Secretary

• Aug 2019 - Nov 2020

The HoldCo is a government-owned company to offer and oversee provision of healthcare activities nationwide. It is the largest government-owned company in assets outside the gas and energy sector. The HoldCo supervises twenty-one clusters “subsidiaries” across the Kingdom, each of which provides healthcare services within its catchment area. The Board is chaired by His Excellency Dr. Tawfeq Al-Rabiah. The tasks achieved as General Counsel involved: drafting HoldCo and Clusters’ Governance Charters and bylaws; drafting HoldCo and Clusters’ Governance manual, Financial Policy, and Delegation of Authority; Setting up the compliance, governance, and legal affairs’ functions, each of which is under the General Counsel’s direct supervision. As a board secretary he has been working very closely with the Chairman and the board to set up the HoldCo and clusters.

Legal Counsel and Workstream Lead

• Jan 2019 - Aug 2019

The VRO is the body that tackles and leads transformation in the healthcare sector to achieve the objectives of the Kingdom’s 2030 Vision. As a Holdco workstream Lead, Salman has been managing the team that carries out the workstream’s projects. The team involves a number of consultants and subject matter experts in the relevant fields. Among the consulting firms are: McKinsey, Boston Consulting Group, PwC, Strategy&, ATKearney, Arthur D. Little, and Clifford and Chance. The SMEs include: Ian Dalton, former NHS Improvement CEO, Prof. Stephen Smith, East Kent Hospitals Trust Chair, and Melvin Samsom, Health and Wellbeing Director at NEOM. The projects include: HoldCo Operating Model, HoldCo and cluster governance, Recruitment of clusters’ boards and executives, HHC and Clusters’ policies and procedures.

Legal Counsel

• May 2018 - Jan 2019

Among the achievements as a Legal Counsel for The VRO’s Legislations and Regulations Department are: drafting the HoldCo’s Charters and bylaws, Co-drafting the Center for National Health Insurance’s Charters and bylaws, Reviewing the aforementioned Bylaws with the Bureau of Experts, reviewing the deliverables of the Unified Health Law project and attending numerous relevant meetings; drafting contracts and agreements including a mega PSP contract.

Assistant Professor Of Law

• Jun 2017 - Jun 2018

Teaching the following courses: Business Law, Corporate Laws, International Commercial Contracts, and Legal English. Teaching the following courses: Business Law, Corporate Laws, International Commercial Contracts, and Legal English.

Chief Legal Officer

• May 2017 - May 2018

Taibah Valley the investment arm for Taibah University, Saudi Arabia. The company focuses on tech-based innovation and entrepreneurship. The General Counsel’s role entails handling the company’s legal and regulatory affairs. Among the key achievements are setting up TV as a legal entity, drafting contracts and agreements with the following entities: ELM, SADARAH, MoCIT, National Center of Balm Tree, MANAFE, MoA, STC, ORACLE, BITCOIN, and CMA. Taibah Valley the investment arm for Taibah University, Saudi Arabia. The company focuses on tech-based innovation and entrepreneurship. The General Counsel’s role entails handling the company’s legal and regulatory affairs. Among the key achievements are setting up TV as a legal entity, drafting contracts and agreements with the following entities: ELM, SADARAH, MoCIT, National Center of Balm Tree, MANAFE, MoA, STC, ORACLE, BITCOIN, and CMA.

Teaching Assistant of Law

• 2014 - 2016

Assisting professors teaching courses in: Banking Law, Complexity Theory, International Securities Regulation, Islamic Law, Religion and Politics in the Middle East. Assisting professors teaching courses in: Banking Law, Complexity Theory, International Securities Regulation, Islamic Law, Religion and Politics in the Middle East.

Legal Specialist

• Jan 2015 - Aug 2015

Legal Researcher

• Mar 2006 - 2008

Legal Department, the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.SAMA is the central bank and sole banking supervisory body in Saudi Arabia. The tasks performed at SAMA involved: Supervising enforcement of banking judgments, providing legal opinion, conducting legal research on novel issues in the Saudi banking system, representing SAMA in several committees and symposiums, writing legal memos for the Vice Governor Legal Department, the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.SAMA is the central bank and sole banking supervisory body in Saudi Arabia. The tasks performed at SAMA involved: Supervising enforcement of banking judgments, providing legal opinion, conducting legal research on novel issues in the Saudi banking system, representing SAMA in several committees and symposiums, writing legal memos for the Vice Governor