Michel Accad
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| Born | December 18, 1953 |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Lebanese |
| 🏳️ Citizenship | Lebanon and Brazil |
| 🏫 Education | The University of Texas at Austin |
| 💼 Occupation | Banker |
| 📆 Years active | 1979 - present |
Michel Accad (born December 18, 1953) is a banker and financier in the Middle East.[1][2][3] He has over four decades’ experience as a banker and was the former country and regional CEO of Citibank, Deputy CEO of Arab Bank, CEO of Gulf Bank Kuwait and of Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait.[4][5][6][7][8]
Accad is presently the CEO of Bankmed.[9][10][11]
Early life and education[edit]
Accad was born in Beirut of a Lebanese mother and a Lebanese-Brazilian father who worked in the oil industry.[12] That work took the family abroad, and Accad spent much of his early life in Switzerland and Italy before returning to Beirut. Accad attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he pursued a master’s degree in Business Administration, majoring in Business and Finance.[13][14][15][16]
Career[edit]
Accad started his career in 1979 when he joined Citibank.[17] He worked for over 27 years with this bank assuming several roles. In 2002, he was promoted to the post of CEO of the Middle East and North Africa region, and in 2006, Accad left Citibank to join Arab Bank. Accad was the Deputy CEO of Arab Bank for two years.[18] In 2009, Accad joined Gulf Bank. He worked for over five years as the CEO and left in 2014.[19] Accad then joined Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait as the CEO, where he worked for over five years before his exit in 2020.[20][21][22][23]He is presently the CEO of Bankmed.[24][25][26]
Awards[edit]
- 2012 & 2016 - Banker of the Year Award, Banker Middle East Magazine.[27][28]
- 2019 - Lifetime Achievement Award, CEO Middle East Awards.[29][30][31]
- 2019 - Euromoney Regional awards for outstanding contribution to financial services in the Middle East.[32]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Bankmed: Appointment of Ms. Raya Haffar El Hassan to chair the Board of Directors and Mr. Michel Accad to lead the Executive Management". Executive Bulletin. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ↑ "cpifinancial". Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ↑ "arabianbusiness". Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ↑ "News & Promotions | Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait K.S.C.P." abk.eahli.com. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
- ↑ "Transparency and simplicity". The Business Year. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
- ↑ Editorial, Reuters. "ABKK.KW - Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait KSCP Profile | Reuters". www.reuters.comundefined. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
- ↑ "Exclusive: Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait eyes greater share of GCC debt market deals". The National. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
- ↑ Sophia, Mary (2014-05-01). "Kuwait's Al Ahli Bank Appoints Former Gulf Bank Head As CEO". Gulf Business. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
- ↑ "Euromoney Conferences | Home". www.euromoneyconferences.com. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ↑ "Michel Accad Bankmed's Executive General Manager". BusinessNews.com.lb. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ↑ "Michel Accad CEO of Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait". The CEO Magazine. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ↑ Staff, Reuters (1 May 2014). "Kuwait's Al Ahli Bank appoints former Gulf Bank head as CEO". Reuters. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ↑ "euromoney". Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ↑ Staff, Reuters (20 October 2013). "Kuwait's Gulf Bank says CEO Accad resigns for personal reasons". Reuters. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ↑ "Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait Wins 'The Banker Deal of the Year 2019' Middle East Award for Dubai Aerospace Enterprise Deal". eyeofdubai.ae. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ↑ "Michel Accad - Biography". marcopolis.net. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
- ↑ "Subscribe to read | Financial Times". www.ft.com. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ↑ "Competitive Advantages". The Business Year. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
- ↑ Wright, Chris. "Gulf Bank: What next for a bank brought back from the brink? – Chris Wright Media". Retrieved 2020-12-22.
- ↑ "Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait CEO to retire in January 2020". www.spglobal.com. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
- ↑ "Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait's CEO to retire in January 2020". www.zawya.com. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
- ↑ "Executive Management | Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait K.S.C.P." abk.eahli.com. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
- ↑ "Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait Seeks Acquisitions as Gulf Lenders Merge". Bloomberg.com. 2018-05-29. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
- ↑ "ABK named 'Best Commercial Bank in Kuwait' - CEO Accad wins 'Banker of the Year' award from the Banker ME". ARAB TIMES - KUWAIT NEWS. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ↑ "Middle East: Accad wakes up ABK". Euromoney. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ↑ "Raya Haffar El Hassan Bankmed Chairperson". BusinessNews.com.lb. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ↑ "Michel Accad Is 'Banker of the Year' 2012". marcopolis.net. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ↑ "ABK named 'Best Commercial Bank in Kuwait' - CEO Accad wins 'Banker of the Year' award from the Banker ME". ARAB TIMES - KUWAIT NEWS. 2016-05-16. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
- ↑ Gujarathi, Shivani (2019-09-27). "Chief Executive Officer of the Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait was honored with Lifetime Achievement Award…". Medium. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
- ↑ "Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait CEO, Aster DM Healthcare founder, take top honours at the CEO Middle East Awards 2019". arabianbusiness.com/. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "7 Banker Middle East Industry Awards". www.cpifinancial.net/. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Outstanding contribution to financial services in the Middle East: Michel Accad, Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait". Euromoney. 2019-06-26. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
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