
5. Ali Al Baqali
Company: Aluminium Bahrain (Alba)
Designation: CEO
Established: 1968
Headquarters: Bahrain
In April 2025, the company became the first aluminium smelter in the Middle East to adopt Seeq, an AI-powered analytics platform. Alba introduced EternAl-AC in May 2025, a low-carbon aluminium series incorporating verified carbon offsets from internal efficiency projects. Al Baqali joined Alba in 1998 and became CEO in January 2020.