Maen Mahmoud Razouqi is the Chief Executive Officer of Kuwait Airways, the national airline of Kuwait established in 1954 and one of the region’s leaders in aviation.

Maen is also one of the founders and a Director of AFKAR Ventures founded in 2020, a first-mover EnergyTech MENA investment enterprise with a clear and focused vision that aims to help shape a sustainable and independent future for the region’s energy tech sector.

Before that, Maen served as the President and General Manager for Schlumberger Northern Middle East Region, located in Kuwait City, Kuwait. A position he held from July 2017 until July 2020.

Prior to that role, Maen held various senior management positions, including as the Vice President and General Manager for Schlumberger Southeast Asia. He was based in Kuala Lumpur from 2014 to 2017. He also served as the Global Marketing & Technology Vice President for the Reservoir Characterization Group from 2012 to 2014, managing the R&D and M&A portfolios, based out of Paris.

Maen began his career with Schlumberger in 1998 as a Field Engineer based in Sonora, Texas. He has worked since then in his home country, Kuwait, and internationally, in North America, Africa, the Middle East, and Europe.

Over the past 23 years as a global executive working in various operational and managerial roles, including in technical, HR, sales, operations, and marketing, Maen has been posted in more than 10 countries.

An active member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), Maen has written many oil and gas- related papers and received several industry awards. He also sits on the board and advisory committees of multiple organizations in the region.

Maen is the Chairman of Noven International, an IoT technology and solutions venture based in Houston, and Chairperson of Wasel, a last-mile digital integrator. He also serves as a Board Member of IMCC, a marine service venture established in 1974. Likewise, he serves as a senior advisor to Union Trading Company which is an integrated family retail and consumer services company established in 1949 in Kuwait.

Maen holds a Civil Engineering Degree from Arizona State University and a Diploma in Strategic Finance from IMD in Lausanne, Switzerland.