Air Products Proudly Launches Female Engineers & Technical Associates (FETA) - an Innovative Female Development Program - in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Program Officially Launches in the Presence of the Prince of the Eastern Province, His Royal Highness Prince Saud bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

DAMMAM, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, May 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products (NYSE:APD), a world leader in industrial gases, today launched Female Engineers & Technical Associates (FETA), a unique program to enable the progression and career development of the next generation of female talent in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Launched in the presence of the Prince of the Eastern Province, His Royal Highness Prince Saud bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud; honoured guests from the Ministry of Human Resources & Social Development (MOHR); and the Saudi Council of Engineers (SCE); the event officially welcomed and congratulated the first women to embark on the program.

Participants of the program will experience a range of tailored job rotations, hands-on learning as well as professional and technical development opportunities within Air Products, a company that is delivering and executing world-scale, ground-breaking industrial gases projects that will literally and figuratively energise and change the world for future generations.

Commenting on the launch, Dr. Samir J. Serhan, Chief Operating Officer, Air Products, said: "Through FETA we are pioneering a new path of learning for female engineers and technicians. This program will help shape their futures as they become part of a world-leading industrial gases company, working on some of the most innovative, forward looking, projects of our time – projects that are making history by helping to solve significant energy and environmental challenges. I am excited to be part of yet another way Air Products is empowering women and supporting the Kingdom in making Vision 2030 a reality".  

"The National transformation program 2020 will accelerate the empowerment of women and strengthen their position in society. We are pleased to support the launch of FETA, which is in line with Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030, and the advancement of women in leadership roles," added Fahad Saad Alzuabi, Resettlement Program Manager in the Eastern Province.

"One of the Saudi Council Engineers' objectives is to support the Saudi Female Engineers and Technician Associates' (FETA) program. SCE plans to offer engineering training programs and initiatives to Saudi female talents and to reaffirm existing skills and knowledge amongst trainees and increase their productivity. This will also provide them with the opportunity to compete and gain a better access in the engineering sector. We believe that Saudi female engineers will play a significant role in making vision 2030 a reality," commented Abdulnasser Saif Al-Abdullatef, Secretary-general of the Saudi Council of Engineers (SCE).