Board of Directors

Nasser Chammaa - Chairman

Lebanese national.
PhD operations research, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
Bachelor's in electrical engineering and computer science, University of California, Berkeley.
Chairman of the Board and General Manager since Solidere's inception in May 1994.

Other activities

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Solidere International PLC, DIFC, UAE, since 2007.
Order of the Cedar (Officer), 2004.

Previous positions

Chairman of the Board of Trustees and President of the Executive Committee, Children Cancer Center of Lebanon (2001-2005).
Head of the Board of Founding Members, Solidere.

Ghazi Youssef - Vice Chairman

Lebanese national.
Ph.D. in Economics, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.
Member of Solidere Board of Directors since July 2018.

Other activities

Chairman of the Board of Directors, Middle East Airport Services.
Chairman of the Audit Committee and member of the Remuneration Committee, Cedrus Invest Bank.
Board Member, MedSecurities Investment s.a.l.

Previous positions

Economic Advisor to the late Prime Minister H.E. Rafik Hariri.
Secretary General, Higher Council for Privatization.
Member of the Lebanese Parliament, (2005 - 2018).

Ziad Abou Jamra - Vice Chairman and General Manager

Lebanese national.
Bachelor’s in Business Administration, American University of Beirut, Lebanon.
CMT Charter holder.
Vice Chairman and General Manager since July, 2018.

Other activities

Member of the Remuneration and Audit Committees, Solidere.
Chairman, Fidus Investments Cyprus Ltd.
Chairman and Board Member of various real estate development companies.
Board Member, 3angle Capital.

Previous positions

Head of Capital Markets, Fidus SAL, SGBL Group.
Head of Trading, Fidus, SGBL Group.
Managed and completed multiple real estate development projects in Lebanon.

Tarek Chehab - Secretary of the Board

Lebanese national.
Master’s in Management – major in Finance, University of Dauphine, Paris.
Member of Solidere Board of Directors since July, 2018.

Other activities

Deputy General Manager, Head of the Commercial Division - Retail, Corporate and Private Banking, SGBL.
Board member, Fidus.
Chairman of the board, Sogelease Liban.

Previous positions

Group Financial Controller - Tactel Group.
Senior Consultant - United Group Consultants.

Makram Abboud - Board Member

Lebanese national.
Bachelor’s in Management, McGill, Montreal, Canada.
Member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).
Member of the Board since July, 2012.

Previous positions

Managing Director - Head of Emerging Market and Middle East Sales, Nomura and Merrill Lynch.
Head of Emerging Market and Middle East Sales, UBS Bank.
Manager, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, US, France, and Ukraine.

Mohamed Choucair - Board Member

Lebanese national, MBA graduate of the International Business School, Paris and graduate in French Civilization Studies at the Sorbonne University. Member of Solidere Board of Directors since July 2018.

Other activities

Board Member at Patchi International sal
Chairman of Echtab Holding sal
Chairman of Ekar Estate Capital sal
Founder and Board Member of Benchmark sal – real estate
Shareholder and Board Member of Star Brands spa, Algeria - Procter & Gamble, Nestlé
Chairman of the Economic Organization in Lebanon
Acting President of the Association of the Mediterranean Chambers of Commerce and Industry – ASCAME
Bureau Member of the Lebanese Economic & Social Council
Member in advisory Board in Beirut Arab University faculty of Business Administration
Member in the advisory Board for the faculty of business and management of the Balamand university
Honorary Consul of the Republic of Fiji in Lebanon
Vice-Chairman of the General Union of the Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of the Arab Countries – GUCCIAAC
Chairman of the Federation of Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of Lebanon – FCCIAL
Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of Beirut & Mount-Lebanon – CCIA-BML
Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Lebanese Arbitration and Mediation Center
Vice-President of the Chamber of Commerce Franco-Lebanese – CCFL
Board Member of the International Chamber of Commerce-Lebanon–ICC-Lebanon
Co-founder and associate of the Programme « Bader » for young entrepreneurs
Order of Spanish Civil Merit - Cross Officer
Order of Friendship of the Russian Federation
Order of Merit of the Republic of Lebanon – Frist Grade, Gold
Order of Merit of the Italian Republic - Grade Officer
National Order of Merit of the French Republic – Grade Knight

Previous positions

Former Minister of Telecommunications
Vice-Chairman of the Office for Economic Cooperation in the Mediterranean and the Middle East – OCEMO
President of the Association of the Mediterranean Chambers of Commerce and Industry – ASCAME
Co-founder and Board Member of the Lebanese Franchise Association-LFA
Honorary Consul of the Republic of San Marino

Mounib Hammoud - Board Member

Lebanese national.
Master’s in Business Administration, American University of Beirut, Lebanon.
Member of the Board since December, 2024.

Other activities

Real Estate Development, Al Nahla Trading and Contracting Company, KSA and Egypt.
Member of the Board and Executive Committee, South Jeddah Development Fund and Jeddah Rose Development Fund.
Advisor and Member of the Board, Golden Coast Company and ARCO, Egypt.
Member of the Board of Trustees, Chicago Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.
Member of the Board, Arab Reinsurance Company.

Previous positions

Chief Executive Officer, Jeddah Economic City Development Company (2013-2020).
Executive Board Member and Chief Operating Officer, Solidere International plc (2006-2013).
Deputy General Manager, Solidere, Lebanon (1995-2013).
Deputy General Manager, Lebanon, and Managing Director of the International Banking Unit, Cyprus, Lebanon & Gulf Bank (1980-1995).

Zahi Naamani - Board Member

Lebanese national.
PhD in Architectural Management, University of Nottingham, England.
Master’s in Computer-Aided Architectural Design, University of Strathclyde, Scotland.
Bachelor’s in Architecture, Beirut Arab University, Lebanon.
Member of the Board since December, 2024.

Other activities

Assistant General Manager for Corporate Matters, Solidere.
Company Secretary, Solidere International plc, DIFC, UAE.
Member of the Order of Engineers and Architects, Lebanon.

Previous positions

Various positions, Solidere, since its inception in May, 1994.

Joelle Mimassi - Board Member

Lebanese national.
Bachelor’s in Corporate Law, Sagesse University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Member of the Board since December, 2024.

Other activities

Partner, Khattar Associates law firm, Lebanon.
Lawyer in practice since 1999 (corporate law, litigation, and international private law).
Family office and wealth management.
Member of the Board of Directors, Middle East Institute of Health S.A.L.

Raymond Noujaim - Board Member

Lebanese national.
Master’s in Business Administration, Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, USA.
Bachelor’s in Business Administration, University of Southern California, USA.
Member of the Board since August, 2021.

Other activities

Responsible for a family-owned confectionery company operating, in West Africa.
CEO of SOPAL, manufacturer under license from Modelez International, Ivory Coast.
Managing director, Ets Noujaim Frères, Senegal.

Previous positions

Head of Business Development, Alshaya Retail in the Middle East (2002-2006).
Managing Director, Starbucks Middle East (2006-2008).

Raphael Sabbagha - Board Member

Lebanese national.
Post graduate MBA courses, Université Saint Joseph, Beirut, Lebanon. Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering, American University of Beirut, Lebanon. Member of the Board since May, 1994.

Other activities

Works in real estate and land development.
Owner and/or partner in several real estate and contracting companies.
Board Member, Zaitunay Bay.

Previous positions

Founder and former Secretary General, Solidere (1992-2018).
Former Co-Chairman of Beirut Waterfront Development, Zaitunay Bay (2007-2014).