2024 SaudiArabia50 TheannualreportonthemostvaluableandstrongestSaudiArabianbrands April2024 Contents AboutBrandFinance5 Foreword6 DavidHaigh,Chairman&CEO,BrandFinance RankingAnalysis12 BrandValueRanking(USDm)22 BrandSpotlights24 KFSH&RC26 InterviewwithMuhannadA.Kadi,ChiefCorporate Communications&MarketingOficer Ma'aden30 InterviewwithAhmedAl-Shaikh, ChiefTransformationOficer Mobily34 InterviewwithNoraAlShiha,SVP,CorporateBrand&Communications Empoweringbrandeffectivenessthrough36 dynamicleadershipandbrandcentricityArticlebyMetabA.AlAjmah,GMCorporateBrand&MediaManagement,Mobily Saudia40 InterviewwithKhaledTash,ChiefMarketingOficer stc44 InterviewwithEng.MohammadAbalkhail,VicePresident,CorporateRelations Methodology48 OurServices56 ©2024Allrightsreserved.BrandFinancePlc. brandirectory.com/saudi-arabia3 About BrandFinance Theworld'sleadingbrandvaluationconsultancy. Forbusinessenquiries,pleasecontact: SavioD'Souza SeniorDirector s.dsouza@brandfinance.com Formediaenquiries,pleasecontact: PennyErricker GlobalPressEnquiresp.erricker@brandfinance.com Forallotherenquiries: enquiries@brandfinance.com +442073899400 www.brandfinance.com BridgingthegapbetweenMarketingandFinance BrandFinancewassetupin1996withtheaimof'bridgingthegapbetweenmarketingandfinance'.Formorethan25years,wehavehelpedcompaniesandorganisationsofalltypestoconnecttheirbrandstothebottomline. Quantifyingthefinancial valueofbrands Weputthousandsoftheworld’sbiggestbrandstothetesteveryyear.Rankingbrandsacrossallsectorsandcountries,wepublishover100reportsannually. Uniquecombinationofexpertise Ourteamshaveexperienceacrossawiderangeofdisciplines frommarketingandmarketresearch,tobrandstrategyandvisualidentity,totaxandaccounting. Pridingourselves ontechnicalcredibility BrandFinance,acharteredaccountancyfirmregulatedbytheInstituteofCharteredAccountantsinEnglandandWales,isthefirstbrandvaluationconsultancytojointheInternationalValuationStandardsCouncil.Ourexpertscraftedstandards(ISO10668andISO20671)andourmethodology,certifiedbyAustrianStandards,isofficiallyapprovedbytheMarketingAccountabilityStandardsBoard. Foreword Brandvaluationhelpscompaniesunderstandthevalueoftheirbrandandhowitcontributestotheoverallvalueofthecompany.Thisimportantunderstanding caninformdecision-makingrelatedtomarketingandbrandingefforts,aswellasprovideabenchmarkforfutureperformance.Itcanalsobeusedtohelpattractinvestorsandsecurefinancing,asastrongbrandcanbeavaluableasset. DavidHaighChairman&CEO,BrandFinance Additionally,brandvaluationcanbeusefulintheeventofamergeroracquisition,asitcanhelpdeterminethevalueofthebrandbeingacquired.Overall,brandvaluationhelpsorganisationsunderstandtheworthoftheirbrandandhow itfitsintotheiroverallbusinessstrategy. Astrongbrandcanleadtoimprovedbusinessreturnsinseveralways. First,astrongbrandcanhelpacompanydifferentiateitselffromitscompetitorsandestablishauniqueidentityinthemarket,whichcanleadtoincreasedcustomerloyaltyandretention.This,inturn,canleadtohighersalesandrevenue.Astrongbrandcanalsohelpacompanycommandahigherpriceforitsproductsorservices,asconsumersarewillingtopaymoreforabrandtheyperceiveashigh-quality andtrustworthy. Inaddition,astrongbrandcanhelpacompanyattracttoptalent,asemployeesmaybemoreattractedtoworkforawell-knownandreputablebrand.Finally, astrongbrandcanprovideacompanywithacompetitiveadvantageandhelpitweathereconomicdownturnsorindustrydisruptions. Thisyear,BrandFinancehasinvestedmoreinresearchingandunderstandingcustomerperceptionofbrandsacrosstheworldthaneverbefore,withoriginalresearchtakingplaceindozensofjurisdictionsglobally.Thereportyouarereadingisbasedonthisextensiveoriginalresearch,withthefindingsrepresentingacatalystforfurtherconversations. Ifyouwanttohelpbuildastrongerbrand,orifyouwanttobetterunderstandthevalueofyourbrand,pleasecontacttheBrandFinanceteamandIanytime.Ilookforwardtotheconversationandhelpingtobuildamoreprofitablefutureforyourbrand. 6BrandFinanceSaudiArabia502024brandirectory.com/saudi-arabia RequestyourownBrandValueReport BrandFinance'sBrandValueReportprovidesacompletebreakdownoftheassumptions,datasources,andcalculationsusedtodetermineyourbrand’svalue,aswellasbrandequityresearch. Eachreportincludesexpertrecommendationsforgrowingbrandvalue,drivingperformance,andgaininginsightsintoyourpositionagainstpeers. GainInsight Leveragestrategicinsightstoenhanceyourbrand'sfinancialstanding. StrategicGuidance Strategiseeffectivelytopositionyourbrandasamarketleader. BenchmarkYourPerformance Benchmarkyourbrandagainstindustrystandardsforacompetitiveedgeinthecorporatelandscape. EmpowerYourMarketingTeam Empoweryourmarketingteamwithcomprehensiveknowledgeaboutyourbrand'sfinancialvalue. EnhanceCommunication Optimisecommunicationchannelsbyunderstandingandarticulatingyourbrand'sfinancialsignificance. DeepenUnderstanding Deepenyourfinancialacumenandmakewell-informeddecisionsforcorporatesuccess. enquiries@brandfinance.com GetFullAccesstoourGlobalData BrandFinance'sGlobalBrandEquityMonitorResearchutilisesacomprehensiveframeworkto trackandme