[(Title)] Klaus Kleinfeld named adviser to Saudi crown prince, NEOM appoints new CEO

JEDDAH: Klaus Kleinfeld, who was tasked with developing the NEOM project in northern Saudi Arabia, has been appointed as an adviser to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman,

被任命为穆罕默德·本·萨勒曼王储顾问的Klaus Kleinfeld先生，他负责在沙特阿拉伯北部发展东北大西洋渔业组织项目。

the Kingdom announced.   Kleinfeld  "will take over wider responsibilities to enhance the economic, technological and financial development of Saudi Arabia,"  said a statement.   The German, who is former chairman and CEO of Alcoa Inc.,

声明称，Kleinfeld“将承担更大责任，促进沙特阿拉伯的经济、技术和金融发展”，他曾任美国铝业(Alcoa Inc.)董事长兼首席执行官。

and former president and CEO of Siemens AG, is set to begin his role on August 1, 2018, with new NEOM CEO Nadhmi Al-Nasr taking the helm of the ambitious Saudi project on the same day.   Al-Nasr,

也担任过西门子集团(Siemens AG)前总裁和首席执行官定于2018年8月1日开始工作。

who has over 30 plus years of experience with Saudi Aramco and most recently has been the Interim President for King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), had worked on developing the strategy and development of NEOM Bay,

具有沙特石油公司30多年工作经验，最近担任阿卜杜拉国王科学技术大学临时主席，致力于制定NEOMBay的战略和发展。

one of the initial stages of NEOM's development.

Nadhmi Al-Nasr, left, will replace Klaus Kleinfeld as CEO of NEOM in August     The Kingdom, in October 2017, announced plans to build the $500 billion mega city on the Kingdom's Red Sea coast,

as part of a huge national push to diversify its economy.    "The focus on these sectors will stimulate economic growth and diversification by nurturing international innovation and manufacturing, to drive local industry, job creation,

作为推动经济多样化的大规模全国性行动的一部分。”关注这些行业，将培育国际创新和制造业，推动当地工业，创造就业机会，从而促进经济增长和多样化。“

and GDP growth in the Kingdom,"  said Prince Mohammed, who is also the chairman of the Public Investment Fund (PIF).    "Klaus Kleinfeld had started to lay foundation to the realization of NEOM in June 2017.

“Klaus Kleinfeld已开始为NEOM于2017年6月的成立奠定基础。

He built up a team of world class project people and developed – together with the founding board of NEOM — the strategy, the face and the future appearance of NEOM,"  the statement said.

他组建了一个世界级的项目人员小组。