Committees

The executive, steering, project approval, change and award committees.

Governance committees: 7
Sessions held in 2026: 136
Decisions recorded: 25
Average attendance: ⁦91%⁩

Governance structure and escalation

Who decides up to which ceiling, and where anything above it goes.

Board of Directors — 19th cycle

Chair of the board

No financial ceilingNext ⁦2026-11-24⁩

Passes the strategy and the budget — receives what exceeds its committees’ powers

Acts on the board’s delegation

Executive Committee

Dr. Abdullah S. Al-Qahtani

No financial ceilingNext ⁦2026-10-28⁩

Takes whatever exceeds the committees’ authority

Above SAR 2.5M or 180 days

Strategy & Projects Steering Committee

Dr. Abdullah S. Al-Qahtani

Authority up to SAR 2.5MNext ⁦2026-11-03⁩

Above SAR 1M or 90 days · strategic gates

Project Approval Committee

Dr. Noura M. Al-Otaibi

Authority up to SAR 2.5MNext ⁦2026-11-04⁩

Change Committee

Dr. Mohammed I. Al-Subaie

Authority up to SAR 1MNext ⁦2026-10-29⁩

Awards above SAR 500K

Bid Evaluation & Award Committee

Munirah A. Al-Khalidi

No financial ceilingNo session scheduled

Follows the strategy’s delivery and advises the board

Strategy & Performance Committee

Dr. Abdullah S. Al-Qahtani

No financial ceilingNext ⁦2026-12-08⁩

The committees

Chair, members, quorum, cadence and the next session.

Board of Directors

Board of Directors — 19th cycle

The chamber’s highest authority after the General Assembly: passes the strategy and its yearly update, the budget and the annual work plan, approves the risk appetite and the policies, forms its committees and delegates their powers, and follows performance through the Executive Committee’s and the Strategy & Performance Committee’s reports.

Quorum

⁦10⁩ of ⁦18⁩

Meets

Every two months

Attendance

⁦100%⁩

Chair of the board18 seats

5 sessions in 2026⁦2⁩ decisions2 resolutions in progress

Next session⁦2026-11-24⁩In 27 days

Committee of the board

Executive Committee

The board’s Executive Committee, chaired by the Secretary-General under the board’s delegation: approves the annual project budgets within what the board has passed, rules on critically distressed projects and on what the Strategy & Projects Steering Committee escalates, and takes to the board whatever exceeds its authority.

Quorum

⁦4⁩ of ⁦5⁩

Meets

Weekly

Attendance

⁦93%⁩

Dr. Abdullah S. Al-Qahtani

39 sessions in 2026⁦4⁩ decisions1 resolution late

Next session⁦2026-10-28⁩Today

Committee of the board

Strategy & Performance Committee

A committee of the board, chaired by the Secretary-General with two board members attending: reviews the 2025–2030 strategy’s delivery every quarter, approves the operational plans and scorecards, rules on target re-evaluation requests, follows the strategic risks and recommends updates to objectives and KPIs to the board.

Quorum

⁦5⁩ of ⁦7⁩

Meets

Quarterly

Attendance

⁦96%⁩

Dr. Abdullah S. Al-Qahtani

3 sessions in 2026⁦2⁩ decisions2 resolutions in progress

Next session⁦2026-12-08⁩In 41 days

Steering committee

Strategy & Projects Steering Committee

Steers the chamber’s strategic portfolios and programmes: approves baselines, corrective plans and gate decisions for strategic projects, and tracks benefits and what they mean for member businesses and the business community.

Quorum

⁦5⁩ of ⁦7⁩

Meets

Monthly

Attendance

⁦90%⁩

Dr. Abdullah S. Al-Qahtani

10 sessions in 2026⁦4⁩ decisions4 resolutions in progress

Next session⁦2026-11-03⁩In 6 days

Procurement committee

Bid Evaluation & Award Committee

Bid opening, evaluation and award under the chamber’s approved procurement rules: pre-qualification, technical and financial evaluation, award recommendations and guarantees.

Quorum

⁦3⁩ of ⁦5⁩

Meets

As needed

Attendance

⁦89%⁩

Munirah A. Al-Khalidi

17 sessions in 2026⁦2⁩ decisions1 resolution in progress

Next sessionNo session scheduled

Project approval committee

Project Approval Committee

Approves project proposals in the annual work plan and guards the delivery method: gate reviews for non-strategic projects, standards and templates, data quality and PMO maturity.

Quorum

⁦4⁩ of ⁦7⁩

Meets

Fortnightly

Attendance

⁦87%⁩

Dr. Noura M. Al-Otaibi

21 sessions in 2026⁦3⁩ decisions3 resolutions in progress

Next session⁦2026-11-04⁩In 7 days

Change Committee

Controls change to scope, cost, schedule and contracts: assesses each request’s impact and rules within three working days of a complete file, re-baselining on approval.

Quorum

⁦4⁩ of ⁦6⁩

Meets

Weekly

Attendance

⁦91%⁩

Dr. Mohammed I. Al-Subaie

41 sessions in 2026⁦8⁩ decisions1 resolution in progress

Next session⁦2026-10-29⁩In 1 day

Decision authority matrix

Decision type against committee: who decides, who recommends, who is informed (§42, §55).

Decision authority matrix
Decision type	Board of Directors	Executive Committee	Strategy & Performance Committee	Steering committee	Procurement committee	Project approval committee	Change Committee
The strategic plan and its updates	Passes	Informed	Reviews, recommends	Aligns projects	—	—	—
Operational plans and target re-evaluation	When an objective changes	—	Within the approved plan	—	—	—	—
Annual budget and work plan	Passes	Reviews, submits	—	Project priorities	—	Drafts the work plan	—
Change requests (cost)	—	Above SAR 2.5M	—	Up to SAR 2.5M	—	Impact review	Up to SAR 1M or 10%
Schedule extensions	—	Above 180 days	—	Up to 180 days	—	Critical-path check	Up to 90 days
Gate decisions	—	Informed	—	Strategic projects	—	Non-strategic projects	—
Baselines and re-baselining	—	—	—	Approves	—	Reviews, recommends	On change
Tender awards	—	Above SAR 500K	—	—	Evaluates, recommends	—	—
Transfers between portfolios	—	Approves	—	Recommends	—	—	—
Project closure and cancellation	—	Informed	—	Cancellation	—	Closure	—

DecidesRecommendsInformed

Latest resolutions

Numbered resolutions and how far they are implemented.

BRD-2026/06In progressBoard of Directors — 19th cycle
The risk appetite and the risk & business-continuity framework are approved; the strategic risk register comes to the board every six months.
Tariq S. Al-YamiIn 64 days
STR-2026/10In progressStrategy & Performance Committee
The sectors finish their 2027 operational plans, linked to the KPIs, by 30 November.
Abeer H. Al-ShamraniIn 33 days
EX-2026/35In progressExecutive Committee
The first draft of the operational plans for the 2025–2030 strategy is noted; sector and branch workshops finish by end of November.
Abeer H. Al-ShamraniIn 33 days
SC-2026/13Not startedStrategy & Projects Steering Committee
The Sectoral Committee Recommendations Tracker clears the planning gate with three conditions to be met by 26 November.
Rahaf I. Al-NefaieIn 29 days
BRD-2026/07In progressBoard of Directors — 19th cycle
The chamber’s 2027 budget and annual work plan come to the board’s sixth meeting after the Executive Committee’s review.
Sarah A. Al-QarniIn 27 days
STR-2026/08In progressStrategy & Performance Committee
The request to re-evaluate the 2026 target for member satisfaction with digital services goes to the board with its grounds and the 2027 recovery plan.
Abeer H. Al-ShamraniIn 27 days