
Hassan Al-Hashim
Manager of Finance & Administration Department, Dean’s Office, Finance & Admin
Hassan Alhashim has over 10 years of experience in Saudi Aramco in the capital investments field mostly concentrated in the area of planning and budgeting of capital projects. His experience involves developing budgeting and capital expenditure policies, ensuring compliance to corporate policies, and providing capital funding guidance to management and other stakeholders. In addition, he has been continuously implementing process improvements to core activities, and his analytical thinking has provided him effective issue resolution and operational excellence. Moreover, he has also been rewarded with a plethora of opportunities to work with diversified teams on various projects such as office and residential buildings, gas plants, refineries, pipelines and more. Working at Saudi Aramco and its Affiliates have given him vast expertise in diagnostic and systematic thinking process that can successfully be applied to enhance an organization’s competence and efficiency
Educational Qualification
- B.S. in Business Administration – Finance, The University of Kansas (Lawrence, Kansas, USA), December 2009.

Arci B. Fernando
Interim Controller, Finance & Admin
Success-driven professional with more than 12 years of extensive experience in providing financial services such as accounting, auditing, reporting, budgeting, compliance, controllership, and business system implementation. Prior to joining CPG-KFUPM, he worked in a group of companies here in Saudi Arabia for 9 years where he was tasked to handle various capacities from accounts payable, accounts receivable, bank reconciliation, general ledger up to finalization of financial statements, internal controls, budgeting and part of EPR implementation team. Back in the Philippines he worked as a tax accountant in one of the well-known tire manufacturing company to ensure compliance with the various requirement from the government regulatory bodies and lead different external audits. Bringing all these experience in CPG-KFUPM, he will be of good help to ensure the completeness and timely submission of Financial reports, compliance with college policies and procedures and internal controls are in place to achieve the short term and long term goal of the college.
Educational Qualification
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Philippine Board of Accountancy / Professional Regulation Commission, Philippines, 2005
- BS Accountancy from Republic Central Colleges, Angeles City, Philippines 2004
Awards & Honors
- Member Philippine Institute of Public Accountants (PICPA), PHIL

Bryan Estabillo Galzote
Procurement Officer, Finance & Admin
Bryan’s previous work experiences in Saudi Arabia starts as Accounts Staff at Dammam Palace Hotel from 2003-2008. Then in the same year, he moved to SRACO Co. as Procurement Officer for a period of 7 years.
He joined CPG as Procurement Officer on August 1, 2018. Generally, my responsibilities include overseeing purchasing and supply management for the organization. Managing acceptance of an orderly delivery of goods and completion of services. His duties also include ensuring smooth process flow of Purchase Requests and other related documentations.
Educational Qualification
- B.S. in Agriculture – Manila, Philippines

Mohammed Muzammil ur Rehman
Procurement Specialist, Finance & Admin
Gained more than 12 years in various fields of procurement, contracts preparation and framework agreement of large different materials, chemicals and drilling equipment and services, vast experience in EPCC projects and Petrochemicals plant, etc.
Areas of Expertise : Purchasing, Expediting, SAP MM, Negotiation, Terms conditions, Procurement strategy, Procurement plan, MS office, Incoterms 2010,Vendor Qualification, commercial evaluation and continous improvement
Educational Qualification
- Master of Business Administration
- Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com)
Research Interests
- Interested in Learning new supply chain techniques
- Getting updated knowledge from Internet.

Ali Al-Sheikh
HR Officer, Finance & Admin
Ali Sheikh has been with KFUPM for the past 15 years and has been assuming the role of HR officer. As a human resources (HR) officer Ali develops, advises on and implement policies related to the effective use of staff in an organization.
Educational Qualification
- Bachelor Degree in Geography from King Saud University, Riyadh
- Diploma from I.P.A.
Awards & Honors
- College of Engineering Sciences Staff Service Award in 2003-2004.

Zainab Hussain Al-Safar
HR Officer, Finance & Admin
Goal-oriented and skilled HR person. Holding experience in creating Job Descriptions, sourcing of qualified candidates, conducting interviews and hiring, analyzing Psychometric and Skills Assessments’ results and investigating in behavioral abuse cases.
Educational Qualification
- Bachelor of Health Information Management & Technology (First Honorary Degree) from Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University in 2013.

Bashayer Mohammed
HR Specialist, Finance & Admin
Well-skilled oriented and ethical Human Resources Officer with an extensive background of 3 years progressive experience in HR field. Payroll and Benefits & Compensations expertise combined with a thorough understanding of the labor law. Manages HR issues, organizes yearly performance review, payroll preparation and appropriate implementation of employees benefits and compensation. Involve in developing HR planning strategies, i.e. long-term staff requirements and manpower annual cost
Educational Qualification
- M.S., in Information Technology
- Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting

Norman Alferez Macabeo
Accounting Analyst, Finance & Admin
Norman has been an Accounting Analyst for CPG since 2016. Prior to the current position, he averaged nine years as an Accountant for Saudi Arabian Fabricated Metals Industry Co. Ltd., KSA and one year as a Fulfillment Employee for Smart Communications Inc. Philippines. His scope of work tackles General Ledger Accounts, Account Payables, Account Receivables, Cost Analysis, Budget & Forecast, Reconciliation and Financial Statement Reports among others. Norman is affiliated with the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, USA (Present); The Institute of Management Accountants, USA (Present); Institute of Public Accountants, Australia (Present); Institute of Financial Accountants, UK (Present); Institute of Certified Public Accountant, Pakistan (Present); Institute of Internal Controls, USA (Present) and Junior Philippines Institute of Accountants (1999 ~ 2005).
Educational Qualification
- BS, Business Administration and Accounting, Ateneo de Naga University, Philippines, 2005.
Syed Sayeed
Accounting Analyst, Finance & Admin
Educational Qualification
- Bachelor of Commerce (B.com)
Research Interests
Studying accounting and accounting phenomena from the perspective of an applied financial economist, Where I can provide evidence that potentially affects such diverse areas as the theory of the firm, corporate finance, the economics of regulation, capital markets, and capital market efficiency.
Awards & Honors
- Was rewarded the “BEST TEAM AWARD” for teamwork and for being exceptional in achieving process financial quality and customer satisfaction.
- Received Bank of America Continuum Solution’s WOW AWARD for maintaining 100% accuracy in processing transactions and for training new associates.
- ReceivedStar of the Month Award in March 2012 and several applause awards for 100% Quality and top Productivity in team

Jones C. Catanes
Accounting Analyst, Finance & Admin
Professional Experience:
- Team Leader- Skire – Program (AuC) Account
Team Member – Contract Review & Cost Control Department (CRCCD)
Financial Assistant II/Accounting Coordinator – AP Controller Department (Program & Corporate Account)
SADARA CHEMICAL COMPANYAccountant-Head Office, ATCO, Dammam, KSA - Accountant-SNC Lavalin, Tripoli, Libya
- Accountant- GDC – Saudi Investment Group & Mktg Company
- Accountant-Highland Rural Bank, Philippines.
Skills:
- ACCPAC
- SAP
- Primavera (Skire)
- Oracle
Educational Qualification
- B.S. Accountancy, University of Baguio, Philippines