Bodour Baeesa is the vice president and head of rewards, organizational effectiveness and human resources finance at ACWA Power since October 2023. Her role is a central one in the transformation of the company’s HR landscape during a period of unprecedented growth. In her current role, Baeesa has been instrumental in establishing and leading high-performing teams, revolutionizing reward strategies, and enhancing organizational effectiveness and design. She recently led the implementation of a flexible benefits program, a first-of-its-kind initiative in Saudi Arabia and the industry. Prior to this role, Baeesa served as vice president of HR strategy monitoring and management reporting at ACWA Power, where she supported management in developing a comprehensive global people strategy, building and leading a team, and setting up robust HR reporting, transformation, control and HR finance units. From 2021 to 2023, Baeesa was the head of cost and investment management at Saudi Awwal Bank, previously Saudi British Bank. In this role, she established the cost and investment management department, made significant contributions to the bank’s five-year strategic plan, and formed and managed a cost management and investment committee. Earlier in her career, Baeesa held several key leadership positions: including head of finance technology and support functions; senior manager of reward and organization design; treasury market risk control manager; and management information, planning and reporting manager. Her professional journey includes roles at organizations such as Schneider Electric. Baeesa has a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a focus on finance and management information systems from Al-Yamamah University in Riyadh.