Mr Gary B. Flom

President & CEO, Board Member, Sustainable Mobility, EV & FCEV Ecosystem Expert at Petromin

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Gary is an influential, successful leader with inexhaustible drive and unquenchable thirst to succeed having served in senior executive roles (CEO, President & MD) with over two decades of international automotive, transportation, sustainable mobility and renewable energy experience in U.S, Europe, & the Middle East. A decorated U.S Marine and philanthropist, Board member, and relentless passionate innovator. Expert at technology implementation and applied empirical solutions to achieve profitable results - successfully commercilaised CAES (Compressed Air Energy Storage System). Avant-garde advocate, backer and enabler of early EV and ULEV mobility transformation for large private and government fleets in U.S. and KSA. Authority at transitioning fleets to sustainable platforms utilizing EV and FCEV technology with intelligent management, specialized financing for “green” projects and asset management. Pioneer in developing business solutions for carbon neutral and carbon negative bio-fuels (SAF) and liquid energy carriers from biogenic waste.

Gary is the recipient of numerous industry awards including two Ford Motor Company's prestigious President's Awards, four-time recipient of 100 Leaders Awards, Global Recognition Award for Business Excellence(2024) and Westford Award for Innovation in Logistics(2024). He was bestowed the honor of being selected to serve on the U.S. National Congressional Committee’s Business Advisory Council. Gary also served on the Advisory Board of Directors of the New York Metropolitan Opera and currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the American International School of Jeddah.

Presently Gary is the Chief Executive Officer of the National Transportation Solutions Company (NTSC) a transformative technology company specializing in advanced Fleet Management and Multi-Modal Mobility through zero-emissions platforms. NTSC was founded in June of 2021 and quickly became the leading cutting- edge technology company and innovator in the MENA Region offering unique Mobility solutions including Electric Commercial Vehicles, Buses and heavy, long-haul Hydrogen transportation. In less than three years, under Gary’s leadership NTSC established itself as the absolute leader in Fleet Management in the Middle East having gained 336 B2B and B2G clients with 775,182 vehicles under management which represents a 35% market share of the entire Saudi Fleet UIO. With its unique products such as the revolutionary DarbConnect technology platform, and services, such as the first-of-its-kind Decarbonization Roadmap, NTSC is a vector for large scale sustainable mobility which will, in keeping with the Vision 2030, reshape logistics, transportation and public transportation sectors in the KSA and MENA from the perspective of industrial diversification, progressive environmental responsibility and embetterment of our planet.

In previous years, Flom served as the President & CEO of Ford Motor Company's Flagship Mobility & Innovation Center in New York, United States. In a short period of time, Gary completely transformed the company and turned it around from losing millions to generating revenues of more than $1 Billion with high-margin earnings. During his 15-year tenure Gary became the first experimental EV distributor in U.S., testing early adaptation with various governmental fleets. He successfully negotiatedcomplex regulatory requirements and OEM manufacturing challengesto implement utilization of early Electric and Hybrid Vehicles for high-intensity government, emergency services and large private FHV fleets which transformed the national mobility landscape and brought the environmental sustainability to the forefront of critical decision in fleet management andmobility. For his achievements, Gary wastwice awarded Ford Motor Company’s President’s Award – the highest recognition the Company can bestow, and he is a four-time recipient of Ford Motor Company's 100 Leaders Award for his innovation. Gary's actions resulted in Ford Motor Company becoming the leader in this field in the U.S for 15 consecutive years.

Gary grew up in Brooklyn and served with distinction in the United States Marine Corps where he was recognized through two meritorious promotion and an award of the Navy Achievement Medal, the highest peacetime decoration. While serving in the Marines, he graduated from the University of Maryland with a degree in Business Management.