Activities | Lebanese Excellence Award LEA | Lebanese Excellence Award Jury Panel Private Sector/NGOs and Public Sector | Private Sector /NGOs | Ministry Of Economy & Trade, Republic of Lebanon

The Jury panel of the private sector/NGOs is presided by H.E. Mr. Raed KHoury, Minister of Economy and Trade

Mr. Mohammad Choucair, President of the Federation of Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture in Lebanon
Dr. Fadi Gemayel, President of the Association of the Lebanese Industrialists
Mr. Raed H. Charafeddine, First Vice Governor of the Central Bank of Lebanon (Banque Du Liban – BDL)
Mrs. Alia Abbas, General Director of Economy and Trade
Dr. Khater Abi Habib, CEO and DG of Kafalat SAL
Mr. Wajih Bizri, President of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Lebanon
Eng. Habib Ghaziri, Chairman of the Board of Directors of LIBNOR (Lebanese Standards Institution)
Dr. Toufic Rizk, Dean of the Faculty of Sciences at Université Saint Joseph – USJ

Minister of Economy and Trade
born in 1975 from Choueifat
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and founder of Cedrus Invest Bank and Cedrus Bank SAL
President of «Echtab Holding» and «Ekar Estate Capital» and Director of «Benchmark»
banking experiences with a focus on Wealth Management, Investment and Commercial Banking Services
former director at BARCLAYS WEALTH
spent more than seven years with Audi Group where he has held Senior Management positions in Private Banking in Lebanon, Switzerland and Saudi Arabia
Married to Carole Abi Habib with 2 children Ray and Karen

Diplomas

American University of Beirut (AUB)

BA in Economics

Master’s degree in Banking and Finance

Chairman of the CCIA Beirut & Mount Lebanon
Lebanese and French businessman
Owns, with his family, the chocolate brand «Patchi», a developing business in 35 countries through 165 outlets
President of «Echtab Holding» and «Ekar Estate Capital» and Director of «Benchmark»
Chairman of the Federation of Lebanese Chambers since 2011
On the 9th of May 2012, he was named Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mérite by the President of the French Republic Mr. François Hollande
Chairman of the Association of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of the Mediterranean – ASCAME in April 2012.
Lecturer at the «Institut Supérieur d’Etudes Bancaires».

Diploma

Graduate of International Business Studies

Elected in 2014 as President of the Association of the Lebanese Industrialists
Chairman of the Board and General Manager of the company Gemayel Brothers sal and several other Lebanese and French companies.
President of the syndicate of paper and packaging industries owners in Lebanon (SOPIL)
Founder and president of the Lebanese Center for Packaging (LibanPack)
President of the Arab Union for paper industries, printing and packaging
Key advisor to the late Minister of Industry Sheikh Pierre Gemayel during 2005-2006.

Diplomas

University of Paris I, Sorbonne – France
PhD in Strategic Science in 2001

Georgetown

Master of Economic Science in 1981

-Governor of BanqFirst Viceue du Liban, Lebanon’s Central Bank, a position he’s held since April 2009
He was a member of several master and doctoral juries and a visiting lecturer at select universities to facilitate courses in Strategic Management, Leadership, and Leading Change
He also lectured at Harvard, Yale, Tufts and INSEAD on the current challenges of the Arab transition, particularly on the economic, financial, social and cultural aspects
He had an extensive banking experience of over 20 years and has held senior positions including deputy general manager and program director of Total Quality Management (TQM)
President of the Arab Union for paper industries, printing and packaging
Key advisor to the late Minister of Industry Sheikh Pierre Gemayel during 2005-2006

Diplomas

University of North Carolina, USA
BA and an MBA

Harvard University
Executive Education programs

General Director of Economy and Trade in May 2014
Head of Expenditures Directorate, Head of Indirect Taxes department from 1994 to May 2014
Advisor at the National Council for ScientificResearch from 1999 to May 2014
Head of Indirect Taxes Bureau from 1994 to 1999
Member of the Council of the Central Bank since May 2014
Member of the Capital Market Authority since May 2014
Member of the National Council for Pricing Policy
Member of the National Council for Consumer Protection
Coordinator of Trade Remedies Investigating Authority
President of the Special Committee to ensure the best implementation of the Kimberly Process
Lecturer in General Accounting and Public Finance at ENA (Ecole Nationale de l’ Administration) since 2000 and a lecturer in Public Finance at Sagesse University since 2005

Diplomas

Saint Joseph University in Beirut and Sorbonne University and the University of Dauphine in Paris
Master in Business Administration in 2004

Lebanese University
Bachelor degree in Law in 1999 Bachelor degree in French literature in 1980

	CEO and DG of Kafalat SAL since 1999 Chairman & General Manager of the National Institute for the Guarantee of Deposits (since 1997) Vice Chairman at the Lebanese Swiss Bank (1992–1997 Delegated Member of the Board of Directors at the Lebanese Swiss Bank (1988-1992)
Diplomas	University Of Manchester BA (Econ.) Hons. (1972) MA (Econ.) in Government (1974-1975) University of Manchester PhD Social Anthropology (1983)

President of International Chamber of Commerce – Lebanon
President – SIPES Group
Vice President – BIVEN Group for Investment (Investments in local banks, first class hotels and resorts)
Vice President – Steel Lebanon Manufacturing Company
Board Member – Credit Libanais Bank
Board Member – Lebanese Islamic Bank
Board Member – Credit Lease – Lebanon
Honorary Consul of the Republic of South Africa in Lebanon
President of the Lebanese – Turkish Business Council
President – Levant Business Union
Vice President of Business in the Community Association
Former Vice President – Association of Lebanese Industrialists

Diploma

American University of Beirut

BA Economics

	Chairman of the Board of Directors of LIBNOR (Lebanese Standards Institution) Regional Projects Director within the Lebanese Company for the Development and Reconstruction of the Beirut Central District (SOLIDERE) and Solidere International Member of the Management Committee for the Sursock Museum Member of the Rotary Club de Beyrouth for which he served as President for the year 2013-2014
Diploma	Ecole Centrale des Arts et Manufactures – Paris

Dean of the Faculty of Sciences at Université Saint Joseph – USJ
Member of the National Quality Committee since 2004, and the National Metrology Council since 2012
Local Expertise for Macle Project; «Enhancing the GHP/GMP/GAP Level for selected Tahina & Halawa Factories». United Nation Industrial Development Organization, June 2008 – Mars 2009
National assessment on GMP and HACCP implementation with the collaboration of the United Nations Industrial Development and the Ministry of Economy and Trade, 2001-2004
Certified Food Safety Auditor from SA and MI
Director of Public Health Faculty, Lebanese University, 1985 –1991

Diplomas

Pierre et Marie Curie University

PhD in Science with the right Honorable Grade, 1984
Thesis University in Sciences, 1981