Sources first
A person or company enters Arabian.CEO only with at least one primary source: the organisation's own leadership page, a stock exchange disclosure, an annual report, an official announcement or a national news agency. The source is stored with the record and listed at the foot of every profile with the date it was read.
What a profile holds
Name in English and, where an official Arabic spelling exists, in Arabic. Current and past positions with the organisation and dates. Board seats. Education and awards when a source states them. Leadership changes, each dated to the precision the source gave: a day, a month or a year, never a guessed day.
Verification
An editor marks a record verified after checking it against its sources. The date of that check prints on the profile as "last verified". A record that has not been verified in twelve months is queued for review.
Claims and corrections
An executive, or someone acting for them, can claim a profile. A claim binds a verified email address to the record so updates can be submitted quickly. Claiming never rewrites the profile: every change is still checked against a source by an editor. Anyone can suggest an update from a profile; the editor reviews it against the source given.
Lists
Each list publishes its membership rule, its ordering and whether it is ranked. No company or executive can pay to be included. Where commercial packages exist, they buy verification service, interviews and clearly labelled sponsored placement, kept separate from editorial selection.
What we do not publish
Unsourced claims. Invented Arabic spellings of a name. Photographs without a stated source and right of use. Quotes that were not said to us or published by the person. Private contact details.
The full policy is at Editorial policy.