verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . november 2006 learn how and when to remove this template message olayan group type private founded 1947 ; 69 years ago 1947 founder sulaiman s. olayan headquarters saudi arabia key people khaled s. olayan chairman aziz syriani group president hutham s. olayan ceo olayan americas lubna s. olayan ceo olayan mena number of employees 35 000 website http www.olayan.com the olayan group arabic is a saudi conglomerate established in 1947 1 by sulaiman s. olayan 5 november 1918 4 july 2002 . his son khaled s olayan born july 1945 2 and his three daughters lubna hayat and hutham olayan all sit on the board of the olayan financing ofc the holding entity for the olayan group s operations in the middle east . the olayan group traces its origins back to the general contracting company gcc founded to work on the construction of the trans arabian pipeline alongside the american contracting company bechtel . in the 1950s olayan created trading and insurance companies and began investing in new york city and london markets . since then the group has diversified its activities with the establishment of affiliates and partnerships in many industries . currently the group has activities in construction trading food processing and restaurants cleaning products paper plastics and fiber office equipment and other industries . the group is also the bottler and distributor of coca cola in saudi arabia . among the group s international partners are alphagraphics bp solar credit suisse carrefour hsbc jp morgan chase manhattan coca cola bechtel morgan stanley goldman sachs kimberly clark sama airlines colgate palmolive cs first boston toshiba xerox burger king kraft foods baxter international occidental petroleum cardinal health scania ab and much more . the olayan group invests internationally in both public and private equities including real estate as well as in fixed income securities . its multibillion dollar portfolio is concentrated in north america europe asia and the middle east . the group prides itself on its global perspective in its approach to investing across asset classes and geographies . references edit the olayan group private company information . businessweek . retrieved 29 august 2012 . olayan group external links edit official website v t e burger king history advertising advertising programs franchises countries with franchises legal issues products product list people james b. adamson brad blum greg brenneman norman e. brinker jeff campbell john w. chidsey jack cowin david edgerton james mclamore donald n. smith products beef sliders premium burgers bk xxl big king whopper chicken grilled chicken sandwiches specialty sandwiches bk chicken fries bk chicken nuggets tendercrisp other bk dinner baskets breakfast sandwiches fish sandwiches mac n cheetos storm ice cream advertising campaigns big bumpin bk 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