The Middle East’s

6. Raed Albasseet

Designation: Group Chief Environment & Sustainability Officer
Company: Red Sea Global (RSG)
Established: 2018
Country: Saudi Arabia
Category: Real Estate & Construction

RSG is targeting a 30% net conservation gain across its destinations by 2040, by enhancing biologically diverse habitats including mangroves, seagrass, corals, and land vegetation. As of the end of 2025, 3.1 million mangrove seedlings were planted; 100 artificial reef habitats deployed and 10,000 coral fragments restored. The Red Sea and AMAALA are powered by sunlight 24/7 with more than 1.1 million PV panels and a large off-grid battery energy storage system (BESS) at over 1,900 MWh. Albasseet assumed his current position in 2021.