Executive Committee
Mr. Michel CHIKHANI
Chairman of the Management Committee and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Head of Customer Relations Management
Mr. Michel Chikhani holds a Master in Business Administration (MBA) form the University of Saint Joseph of Beirut in 1980.
He started his career at Consolidated Steel of Lebanon from 1980 to 1984 as a financial analyst and was promoted in 1982 as Group Treasurer.
From 1985 to 1995, he was a senior consultant and member of the general management of several advisory services related to major financial markets for major European banks.
From 1996 to 2000, he joined CDC IXIS Asset Management in Paris as a Senior Trader and was responsible for the development of the alternative investment department.
In 2000, he was appointed Head of the Asset Management Department of BANK OF BEIRUT SAL and set up the first investment funds in Lebanon.
From 2007 to 2016, he joined BLOMINVEST BANK SAL in Beirut as Head of Asset Management and developed a range of diversified investment products.
From 2016 to 2020, he held the position of Chief Executive Officer of BLOM ASSET MANAGEMENT SAL in Beirut which was created to take over the Asset Management activities of BLOM BANK SAL Group.
He then joined BANQUE BANORIENT (SUISSE) SA in Geneva in June 2020 as Chief Executive Officer and Head of the Customer Relations Department.
CEO
Monsieur Vincent BÉRUJON
Director and Member of the management Committee
Head of Finance and Operations Department (CFO and COO)
Mr. Vincent Bérujon holds a Master’s Degree in Management from Skema Business School Sophia Antipolis in 2002 and the Swiss Certified Accountant certification in 2009 (banking option).
He began his career in Sanden group in Asia and in Egypt as a Country Manager.
In 2005, he was hired by KPMG SA in Geneva as a banking auditor. He joined in 2013 Ernst & Young SA in Geneva where he was subsequently approved as a lead banking auditor (FINMA) of Swiss banks and securities houses with the senior manager title.
From 2020 to 2022 he joined as Head of Risks and Compliance the securities house Union Securities Switzerland SA in Geneva.
In 2023, he joined BANQUE BANORIENT (SUISSE) SA as Administrative and Financial Director and as a Member of the Management Committee.
Director
Mr. Salim DIAB
Director and Member of the Management Committee
Head of Trading Rooms Department
Mr. Salim Diab holds a Master’s Degree in Economics (1983/1984) and a Postgraduate Diploma in Economics, specializing in European Economics.
He began his career from 1986 to 1991 at Bank Audi (France) as a forex trader, assistant to the head of the Treasury and Foreign Exchange Department.
From 1991 to 1996, he was hired by Bank Indosuez Geneva, successively as a Client Trader, Head of Forex Trading, and ultimately Wealth Manager with the title of Assistant Director.
Finally, since March 1st, 1998, he joined BANQUE BANORIENT (SUISSE) SA in Geneva where he served as Assistant Director Co-Head of the Trading Room, Stock Exchange, Exchange, and Treasury, then successively appointed Deputy Director in 2004 then Director in 2010.
He was also appointed member of the Management Committee in 2007.
Director
Mr. Ziad YOUNES
Mr. Ziad Younes holds a Master’s degree in Economics and Management from Saint Joseph University in Beirut in 1996 and a Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) from the Ecole Supérieure des Affaires (ESA) in Beirut in 2001.
He started his career at BLOM BANK SAL in Beirut from 1997 to 2000 where he was in charge of several positions in the field of credits and commercial customers.
From 2000 to 2007, he joined BLOMINVEST BANK SAL in Beirut and held the position of “Senior Private Banker” where he was in charge of investment advisory for major clients as well as co-managing the bond market trading for financial institutions.
From 2017 to 2020, he joined BANQUE BANORIENT (SUISSE) SA as Senior Private Banking Manager where he was in charge of developing the private banking clientele mainly with the Lebanese diaspora.
In 2021, he was appointed Head of the Private Banking Department and member of the Management Committee in charge of business development and investments.
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