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'''Saeed Ghumran Al Remeithi''' (سعيد غمران الرميثي) is an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates Emirati] engineer and business executive who serves as the Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emsteel EMSTEEL], a UAE-based steel and building materials company.<ref name="CAMP">Anup Oommen,[https://campaignme.com/emsteel-rebrand-focuses-on-sustainability-transformation-beyond-colours-and-logos/ "EMSTEEL rebrand focuses on sustainability, transformation beyond ‘colours and logos’"]</ref> He is also the Vice Chairman – ''Arab Iron and Steel Union''.<ref name="CAMP"/>
== Career ==
Al Remeithi was appointed Group CEO of EMSTEEL after holding senior leadership roles within the organisation and the wider UAE industrial sector.<ref>Neesha Salian,[https://gulfbusiness.com/interview-with-emsteels-group-ceo-on-innovation/ "EMSTEEL’s group CEO on rethinking steel, building materials, sustainability and innovation"]</ref>

Al Remeithi has been a prominent voice in driving industrial growth, innovation, and sustainability in line with national strategies such as Operation 300bn and Abu Dhabi’s Industrial Strategy.<ref name="FOR">[https://www.forbesmiddleeast.com/leadership/leaders-insights/eng-saeed-ghumran-al-remeithi-group-ceo-of-emsteel-leading-the-campaign-to-decarbonize-steel "Eng. Saeed Ghumran Al Remeithi, Group CEO Of EMSTEEL: Leading The Campaign To Decarbonize Steel"]</ref> He has overseen EMSTEEL’s partnerships with major developers, including a collaboration with Aldar to supply hydrogen-based steel rebar for Abu Dhabi’s first net-zero carbon mosque, highlighting the company’s role in pioneering sustainable construction in the region.

Al Remeithi currently serves as the Group CEO of EMSTEEL.<ref name="CAMP"/> Under his leadership, the EMSTEEL has played a central role in advancing the UAE’s industrial output, sustainability agenda, and global steel exports.<ref name="ECO">[https://economymiddleeast.com/news/emsteel-contributes-1-7-billion-to-abu-dhabi-gdp-says-ceo/ "EMSTEEL contributes $1.7 billion to Abu Dhabi’s GDP, says CEO"]</ref>

The company has launched the first green hydrogen pilot project in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in partnership with Masdar, producing green steel with significantly reduced carbon intensity.<ref>Catherine Hill,[https://www.steeltimesint.com/news/masdar-and-emsteel-complete-hydrogen-pilot-project-for-green-steelmaking "Masdar and EMSTEEL complete hydrogen pilot project for green steelmaking]</ref>

Al Remeithi has held several senior leadership roles within the UAE’s industrial ecosystem, including Chairman of ''Al Gharbia Pipeline'' Company and Chairman of the Steel Producers Committee (UAE).<ref>[https://www.forbesmiddleeast.com/lists/top-100-ceos-in-the-middle-east-2022/saeed-ghumran-al-remeithi/ "Top 100 CEOs In The Middle East 2022"]</ref> He has also served as Deputy Treasurer of the ''Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry''.<ref>[https://www.forbesmiddleeast.com/lists/top-ceos-2024/saeed-ghumran-al-remeithi/ "Top CEOs 2024"]</ref>

Between September 2018 and October 2021, Al Remeithi was appointed Chairman of the ''Economic Committee of the World Steel Association'' (worldsteel), becoming the first Arab official to assume this prominent global role in the steel industry.<ref>[https://www.forbesmiddleeast.com/lists/top-100-ceos-2023/saeed-ghumran-al-remeithi/ "Top CEOs 2023"]</ref>

=== Global decarbonisation efforts ===
Al Remeithi has spoken internationally on the challenges of decarbonising steel, a sector that contributes 7–9 percent of global fossil fuel emissions.<ref name="ECO"/> He has highlighted the need for collaboration, government support, and cost-competitive technologies to accelerate the adoption of green steel worldwide.<ref name="FOR"/>

He has emphasised that EMSTEEL now operates with 45 percent lower carbon intensity than the global average, citing carbon capture, renewable energy partnerships, and hydrogen steelmaking as critical enablers.<ref>[https://www.meed.com/emsteel-doubles-down-on-green-steel-production "Emsteel doubles down on green steel production"]</ref> He has also argued for stronger carbon pricing and financial incentives to make low-carbon steel competitive with conventional production.<ref name="FOR"/>

In 2025, under Al Remeithi’s leadership, EMSTEEL was appointed as co-chair of the ''Alliance for Industry Decarbonisation'' (AFID), a global initiative led by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Renewable_Energy_Agency International Renewable Energy Agency] (IRENA).<ref name="GUL">[https://gulfbusiness.com/emsteel-to-co-chair-decarbonisation-alliance/ "EMSTEEL Group to co-chair IRENA’s Decarbonisation Alliance"]</ref> The company assumed the role alongside [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siemens_Energy Siemens Energy], replacing [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tata_Steel Tata Steel] within the alliance’s leadership.<ref name="GUL"/>

== Recognition ==
* 2025 – Ranked among the 2024 ''Top CEOs in the Middle East'' by ''[[Forbes|Forbes Middle East]]''<ref>[https://www.forbesmiddleeast.com/lists/top-ceos-2024/saeed-ghumran-al-remeithi/ "Top CEOs 2024"]</ref>

* 2025 - Featured among the 2024 ''list of the Middle East’s Sustainability Leaders'' by ''Forbes Middle East''<ref>[https://www.forbesmiddleeast.com/lists/the-middle-easts-sustainability-leaders-2025/saeed-al-remeithi/ "Sustainability Leaders 2025"]</ref>

* 2025 - Received the ''Inspirational Leader Award'' at ''Make it in the Emirates'', the UAE’s premier manufacturing event, in recognition of his contributions to the country’s industrial advancement and advocacy for local manufacturing excellence.<ref>[https://www.wam.ae/en/article/bjr4hqg-uae%E2%80%99s-industrial-trailblazers-honored-make-the "UAE’s industrial trailblazers honored at Make it in the Emirates 2025"]</ref>

== See also ==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emsteel EMSTEEL]

==External links==
* [https://www.emsteel.com/saeed-ghumran-saeed-salem-alremeithi/ Profile on EMSTEEL website]

== References ==

[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Emirati chief executives]]
[[Category:Emirati business executives]]
[[Category:Emirati businesspeople]]

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