Saudi Aramco's corrosion specialist Ahmed M. Al-Zahrani was elected to the NACE International Board of Directors for the next three years. He will represent the NACE-West Asia and Africa Region. NACE International, originally The National Association of Corrosion Engineers, was established in 1943 by 11 corrosion engineers in the pipeline industry. With more than 60 years of experience in corrosion prevention and control standards, NACE International has become the largest organization in the world committed to the study of corrosion. The association has grown to more than 22,000 members in more than 100 countries. The organization is involved in every industry and area of corrosion prevention and control, from chemical processing and water systems, to transportation and infrastructure protection. Al-Zahrani joined Saudi Aramco in 1995 with a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals. In 2002, he got his master's degree from Pennsylvania State University in the United States. He has 15 years of experience in corrosion, corrosion monitoring and inhibition, and materials selection. In 2009, he graduated from the Specialist Development Program as a downstream corrosion specialist. Al-Zahrani has been a NACE member since 2000 and has served as vice chairman of the Saudi Arabia Section, chairman of the Dhahran Section and chairman of the West Asia and Africa Region. He was vice chairman of two gas treating symposiums and chairman of the 2009 Gas Treating Symposium in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States.
