Alkhudair most influential Saudi entrepreneur worldwide

Alkhudair most influential Saudi entrepreneur worldwide
March 29, 2016 | 12:00 AM
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March 29, 2016 | 12:00 AM
Last Updated: March 29, 2016 | 12:00 AM
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Khalid Alkhudair, the founder and CEO of Glowork, the enabler for women recruitment, was ranked number one most influential Saudi Globally by Arabian Business magazine and third most influential Arab Globally. He also was listed as the most influential Arab entrepreneur throughout the globe. Alkhudair is known for founding Glowork, an organization that has helped over 27,000 women find employment throughout the Kingdom and many others indirectly. Glowork recently announced its office launch in the United Arab Emirates in partnership with the Emirates Foundation, and the launch of a new innovative application which aims at bridging social media and employment together. This week the application went live in Saudi Arabia along with a viral campaign and street advertising campaign. “Im very honored to receive this recognition from a very reputable magazine along many influential Arabs from across the globe. I am glad that the Kingdom’s flag has been raised on entrepreneurship, and women and proud to represent both.” Glowork has over 1 million women registered on it’s platform and has been playing a key role with the Human Resource Development Fund and Ministry of Labor in the progress of women employment in the Kingdom and has been recognized previously by the ILO, UN and World Bank as the most innovative job creation tool through the Youth Employment Network. Khalid Alkhudair also won the King Salman Award for Entrepreneurship.— SG