Mr. Saleh Al-Humaidan is managing director of Al Yaum Media House, the leading publishing house in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.  He is a doctoral candidate at the Grenoble Ecole de Management, in France. Mr. Al-Humaidan’s professional career spans 30 years, mainly in the private sector in Saudi Arabia, including membership of various Saudi public and private corporate boards and international organizations (WAN-IFRA & ILO).  He is chairman of the newly formed Saudi Newspapers Publishing Council, a board member of the National Newspaper Distribution Company, and a board member and president of the executive committee of Prince Ahmed Bin Salman Applied Media Academy, a leading and reputable media organization in Saudi Arabia.