Antoun
Sehnaoui is a reputable Lebanese businessman and banker. He
is currently serving as the chairman of Société
Générale de Banque au Liban or SGBL. He
is also the chairman of Wealth Management in the Finance firm, FIDUS. Additionally,
he serves as the Vice Chairman in the Société
Générale de Banque in Jordan. Antoun is
also a member of the Lebanese Bank’s Association Board director. Over the
years, Antoun has made many achievements that have enabled him to shine as a
successful entrepreneur and business man. He strongly believes in the bright
future of Lebanon. He has never been shy to take risks and this has enabled him
to achieve tremendous success in life.
Educational and professional attributes
Antoun pursued his undergraduate education in USA.
He holds a Business Administration degree majoring in International Banking and
Finance from the University of Southern California. The knowledge that he
acquired from this institution combined with many years of experience in business
made him the right candidate to serve as the CEO and chairman of SGBL. He took
over the leadership of this bank in October 2007. In addition, he has also been
serving as the FIDUS chairman for many years. This is a financial brokerage
company. His vast experience and knowledge also made him to be appointed as the
member of the Lebanese Banks Board of Directors.
Achievements and contributions in the Lebanese community
Antoun is known by many people in Lebanon as a
legendary man. This can be attributed to his vast contribution to the growth
and impressive evolution of the banking sector in Lebanon. Apart from being a
successful businessman, Antoun is a great banker. He is a great banker whose
efforts and leadership made SGBL to be ranked among the top five banks in this
ear. This is in terms of assets and profits. This ranking was done by the
Banker and Executive Magazines and reported in January 2015. Antoun has been
the leader of FIDUS, a subsidiary of the SGBL group since 1999. He quickly
turned this institution into a major Lebanese investment firm.
Ambitious leader
Since he graduated from the University of Southern
California, it did not take Antoun too much time before his management
expertise and excellence were noticed. This made him the right candidate to
chair SGBL. Soon in October 2007, he was appointed as the chairman of this
bank. He took over the leadership of this bank with ambitions of growing it and
expanding it beyond the geographic boundaries of his country. From the time
this dynamic leader took over the chairmanship of this bank, it has achieved
unparalleled growth as well as asset consolidation. The total assets and net
profits of this bank had growth to UD 16.5 billion and USD 170 million. This
amounted to 10 percent annual growth of the bank.
In addition to his crucial role in the business and
banking sector, Antoun Sehnaoui is
also a passionate and dynamic investor with shares in hospitality and tourism
industry, cinemas and a sponsor of art.
