When the Phoenicia Intercontinental Hotel celebrated its 50th anniversary in December 2011, Area General Manager Georg Weinlaender expressed his wish that the iconic luxury resort in the heart of Beirut would have many more decades to come.
Mr. Ueze Elias Zahran, President of Zahran Group / Copagaz talks about the origins of his gas company, expansion and changes in the gas market.
Wilson Nunes Martins, Governor of Piauí
Governor Wilson Nunes Martins talks about Piauí and gives an overview of the state. He also talks about some of Piauí’s challenges, great potentials and interesting investment opportunities.
A business trip, vacation or just an ordinary summer weekend in Lebanon… spend your free time in the top resorts in Lebanon.
The most luxurious resorts with the most beautiful beaches in Lebanon include Edde Sands Hotel and Wellness Resort, InterContinental Mzaar Mountain Resort & Spa, Movenpick, Iris Beach Club and Zaitunay Bay.
Lebanon is a home to very luxurious hotels with rich past and bright future.
Lebanese belong to the oldest wine producers in the world.
“Historically, Lebanon used to have 3 to 5 producers until the mid 90’s. From the mid 90’s onwards, there was a certain number of companies who started producing wines. In 2005-2006, there were nearly 15 to 20 wineries. In the last 3 to 5 years, there has been several newcomers, so today there are approximately 30 to 35 producers in Lebanon,” comments Gaston Hochar from Chateau Musar. Therefore, thanks to the new producers, new wine products are constantly entering the Lebanese market thereby enriching the already rich variety of Lebanese wines.
Louis Bazire, President of CCFB, talks about investment attractives in Brazil and what the Brazilian market is looking for in terms of partnerships.
João Claudino Junior, President of Claudino Group, talks about the investments made by the group in Piaui, Brasil and its activities results and expectations.
Michel Accad: Biography
As of 2014, Michel Accad acts as the Chief General Manager & CEO of Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait.
Michel Accad is a former Chief Executive Officer & Chief General Manager of Gulf Bank.
Prior to joining Gulf Bank, from 2006 to 2009, Michel was the Assistant CEO of Arab Bank PLC, with direct responsibility over all banking businesses globally, and served on the Group’s various Boards.
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Before moving to Arab Bank, Michel Accad had spent 27 years with Citigroup, which he joined in 1979. His last position with Citigroup, from 2002 to 2006, was as MD and Division Executive for the Middle East and North Africa region.
Michel Accad has an MBA Honors from the University of Texas in Austin, obtained in 1978.
Fawzy Al-Thunayan: Biography
Fawzy Al-Thunayan is General Manager for Board Affairs at Gulf Bank.
Prior to joining Gulf Bank as General Manager for Board Affairs in 2006, Fawzy spent 16 years with the Central Bank of Kuwait as Manager of the Foreign Operations Department, where he was responsible for the management of the Central Bank foreign currency reserves, treasury operations, the execution of monetary policy and fixing the Kuwaiti Dinar exchange rate, among other activities.
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Before joining the Central Bank, he was the Deputy General Manager at the Arab Company for Trading Securities (ACTS) for 5 years, and spent a further 3 years at International Financial Advisors (IFA), a Kuwaiti investment company.
Fawzy has a BA in Business Management from the Catholic University of America.
