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Founder,
Chairman & CEO. MENA Capital SAL. Founder, President & CEO.
Middle East Capital Group Limited (1996-2003). Chairman of the Board
of Trustees of the Entrepreneurial Development Foundation. Member
of the Board of Directors of Wardieh Holding SAL and Power International
SAL. Former Chairman of Park View Realty Company SAL. Former Board
Member of Regional Capital Finance Company SAL, Capital Finance
Company, RECO (Homeline) SAL and Rasamny Younis Motor Company (RYMCO)
SAL. Former President of the AUB Alumni Association of North America.
Former Managing Director of J P Morgan – New York (1977 -1995).
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Former
Minister of Public Works and Transport (2004-2005). Former Minister
of Economy and Trade (1995-1998), Member of Parliament since 1996
. Businessman with interests in both Lebanon and the U.K. Founder
and President of Kamel Jaber Cultural and Social Center in Nabatieh-South
Lebanon. President of the Association for Supporting Public Schools
in the Nabatieh region. Honorary President of Al-Ahli Football Club.
Member of Board of Trustees of Islamic Association for Higher Education
and Scientific Guidance. Member of Board of Directors of British-Lebanese
Association in London. Former President of AUB Alumni Association
(U.K.) (1992-1995). Member of Consultative Committee of the Arab
Community in Britain.Honorable Board member of American Alumni Association
of Lebanon. Member of Board of Trustees of American community School
– Beirut.
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Vice-Governor
of the Central Bank of Lebanon (2003-present). Board Member and
former Secretary General of the Druze Foundation for Social Welfare
(1982-present). Former Board Member of Casino du Liban (1997-2003).
Board Member and former President of the Lebanese NG0 Forum (1997-1999).
Former Board Member of Intra Investment Company (1988-1990). Vice-Governor
of the Central Bank of Lebanon (1985-1990). Former Secretary General
- by proxy - of The Association of Banks in Lebanon. Executive Director
of the Association of Banks in Lebanon (1974-1978). |
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In
Lebanon, Mr. Osseiran is a director of the Chamber of Commerce and
Industry; he is also a Chairman of “Sabil Water”, “MEICO”,
LBCI and MIDCO. And he is as well director of other companies in
Europe and the USA.Mr. Osseiran is a philanthropist and supports
many needy causes in the country. |
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Owner
of HEADS, an engineering firm, Dr. Haidar was Assistant General
Manager of the National Bank for Industrial and Touristic Development
(1974-1999), also former member of various governmental boards between
1977 &1994: CDR, Higher Council for Urban Planning, National
Fund for Social Security, Housing Bank, BLCbank (2002-2005). Also
worked with Dar Al-Handasah and other Arab and Pan-Arab organizations.
Member of the Order of Engineers, Syndicate of Lebanese Contractors,
LMA, RDCL, National Population Committee (governmental), IPPF (London),
the Islamic Association, Arab Demographers' Association (Tunis),
Arab Cultural Club, La Foundation Nationale du Patrimone, International
Tyre Preservation A., Arab National Forum, Third Force, Lebanon
Family Planning A., Forum for National Action, Development Studies
Forum, “Amel” Association, IC & British Universities
Alumni and Former President of the Rotary Club of Beirut.
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Owner-Publisher
of InfoPro Management, Owner of InfoPro Consulting-Lebanon. Secretary
of the National Council of Tourism of Lebanon (CNTL). Mr. El Hafez
is a Member of the Rassemblement des Chefs d'Entreprise Libanais
(RDCL) and the National Committee for the selection of "Man
and Woman of the Year". Former Shareholder and Director of
Operations at USLAN Systems Corporation (USA), Former General Manager
of Regency Consulting Services - Washington, DC and Former owner
and General Manager of ComputerLand - Switzerland.
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Executive
Director of Indevco Foundation since 1999. Formerly, Task Force
Leader at INDEVCO Business Development Department, 1993-1999. Mrs.
Frem El-Khoury was also Deputy General Manager at New Okal - Member
of INDEVCO Group, 1993-1994. |
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Minister
of State for Parliamentary affairs since July 2005. Member of Parliament,
Deputy of Beirut since 1996. Chairman of the board of Delta Near
East, Pharaon Holding, Delta Africa Holding and Murex Holding. Member
of the board of MedNet Liban, le Commerce du Levant and LBCI. Mr.
Pharaon is also Vice president of the superior council of the Greek
Catholics, member of Trustees of Patriarchal School and founder
of the free health care center at "St Sauveur". |
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Chairman
& General Manager of Beirut Building Company, Chairman & General
Manager of First National Bank SAL and Chairman of Lebanon Invest
Venture Holding. Mr. El-Nimer is also a Shareholder & Member of
Board of Directors at Massaya Holding and United Investment Holding.
Mr. El-Nimer is a Member of the Board of Trustees at the Lebanese
American University and the Palestinian Health Care Society. |
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Former
Minister of Industry (2000-2003), Former Minister of Post and Telecommunication
(1982-1985), Former Minister of Electricity and Hydraulic Resources
(1992-1993) and Former Minister of Industry and Petroleum (1982-1985).
Owner
and Chairman of INDEVCO For Industrial Development. Founder and
Chairman of the INDEVCO Foundation, a foundation committed to social
and civic activities. INDEVCO has been contributing to many philanthropic
organizations in Lebanon and the USA, and is actively involved in
supporting social programs by way of availing staff and funds. Member
of the Caux Round Table (CRT) of international business leaders.
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Minister
of Transport and Public Works. Member of the Lebanese parliament
since 2000, Chairman & General Manager of Safadi Group Holding,
Société Libanaise pour L'investissement et le Développement
(SOLID) and Executive Aircraft Services Company. Member of the Board
of Trustees of the Lebanese American University and Member of its
Audit & Development Committe. Member of the Board of Trustees
of the American Community School. Founder and President of the SAFADI
FOUNDATION, a non-profit NGO, that promotes development of human
resources and capacity building on the educational, agricultural,
social, medical and environmental sectors.
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After
earning her Ph.D. in Organization Economics from MIT, Florence Eid
joined the graduate School of Business and management at AUB in
February 2000, were she teaches economics and finance to undergraduate
and MBA’s. Dr. Eid returned to Lebanon after 10 years in the
United States, working for the World Bank and the Ford Foundation,
and pursuing graduate studies at UCLA, Harvard and MIT. She is a
founding member of Lebanon's Entrepreneurship network, to encourage
and finance innovative business ideas with strong potential. Florence
Eid's involvement in the EDF combines her non-profit experience
with foundations in the US and her interest in the economic development
of Lebanon. |
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President
of the Lebanese Industrialists Association, also, Member of Young
President’s Organization (YPO) and Member of American Lebanese Chamber
of Commerce. Mr. Abboud is President of GPI Lebanon (General Packaging
Industries Sarl), Director of Gempco Lebanon (General Machines &
Metal Processing Co Ltd) and Director of Tuula Fashion House Ltd.
UK. |
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CEO
of Gandour Food & Beverage Industries, running operations in Lebanon,
Saudi Arabia, India, Malaysia and The Philippines and exporting
to over 55 countries. Mr. Ghandour is also Member of the Board of
Directors of Byblos Bank S.A.L. and Member of the Lebanese Equestrian
Team. |
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Chairman
and General Manager of Century Motor Company SAL since 1994. President
of Rasamny Reality Group, Danbury, Connecticut, USA. (1982-1994).
Mr. Rasamny was also Group Legal Advisor for The Olayan Group of
Companies, Greece and Saudi Arabia (1978-1982). |
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Senior
Communication Advisor of the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication
Programs for the past 15 years. She is the Project Director of "Arab
Women Speak Out" and "The Emerging Leadership" project
and directs the annual "Arabic Advances in Development Communication
Regional Workshop". She has worked in most of the Arab countries,
the South Pacific, Africa, Caucasia and Central Asian Republics.
She served as the Chief of the Near East/Eastern European Division
from 1991-1994 and was the Regional Advisor on Health Communication
with the UNICEF Regional Office in Amman, Jordan.
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Managing
Director of the daily French newspaper “L’Orient Le
Jour”, Chairman and General Manager of the economic magazine
“Le Commerce du Levant”, member of the Executive Committee
of “Baalbeck International Festival”, in charge of Communication
and Public Relations. Mrs. Nayla de Freige is also the co-Author
of “Illustrated History of the Lebanon” edited by Larousse
in 1987. Decoration: “Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts
et des Lettres”, presented to her in June 2002 by Mr. Jean-Jacques
Aillagon, French Minister of Culture and Communication.
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Chairman
and General Manager of RAFIC GAZZAOUI & CO. SAL; General Manager
of RGCO – INTERTRADE: Commercial companies running import;
export, wholesale and distribution operations in Lebanon, Syria
and Middle East. Vice Chairman and Board Member in offshore companies
conducting investment operations. Treasurer of the Nejmeh Football
Club (1993 – 1997). Member in several welfare and charity
organizations.
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Vice
President and partner in Entreprises A.R Hourie, one of the largest
contracting companies in Lebanon. Formerly a partner and General
Manager of ADH (1988-1994), a real estate development company operating
in France and is presently developing some real estate projects
in the country. Mr. Hourie is also a board member of Arope Insurance
Co., and member of Annadwa El Iktissadia.
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Mr.
Idriss is President of Mabsout and Idriss SAL and Eco Finance Holding
SAL. He is the co-founder of Ajyalouna (a social welfare association)
and member of its Board of Trustrees. Mr. Idriss is also the founder
of the Lebanese-Dutch Business Association and member of its Board
of Trustees. |
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Chairman
and General Manager of Mouawad Investment Group SAL (Holding) specialized
in the development of prime real estate projects in Lebanon. Member
of the North Lebanon Order of Engineers. Member of the Milad El-Ghazal
Mouawad Foundation – a non-lucrative organization that provides
assistance to deprived people in North Lebanon.
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