Prior to that, from 2006 to 2009, Michel was the Assistant Chief Executive of Arab Bank PLC, based in Amman. Within this capacity, he had direct responsibility over all banking businesses globally, including Corporate and Investment Banking, Consumer Banking, Private Banking and Wealth Management, Treasury, and Credit.

Before moving to Arab Bank, Mr. Accad spent 27 years with Citigroup, which he joined in 1979. His last post with Citi was Managing Director and CEO for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Division, a unit that spanned presence in 10 countries and contributed over $1 BN to Citi’s bottom line.

Mr. Accad holds MBA with Honors from the University of Texas at Austin in 1978.

He joined Arthur Andersen Geneva in 1986 as part of the « audit financial market » division and was promoted in 1997 to the partnership in the audit division. In 2002, he joined Baker Tilly Spiess (member of Baker Tilly International, the 10th worldwide largest auditing network) as partner and head of the financial market department and works essentially with a wide variety of Swiss and international clients (internal audit, financial expertise, consulting, tax advice, directorship).

Her career started at Société Générale de Banque au Liban where she held several managerial positions. in the Corporate and Investment Banking Division. She then joined BLC bank in 2008 as Head of Strategic Development and Financial Management Group and later took the responsibility of the Support and Marketing Group in 2014. Mrs. Moussallem was a member of the Board of Directors of USB Bank (Cypriot subsidiary of BLC Bank) and a member of several committees in BLC Bank.

She holds a Master’s degree in Finance & Communication from Ecole Supérieure des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales ESSEC, France and a BA from the American University of Beirut.

Prior to that, from November 2009 until June 2011, Ms. El-Hassan served as the Minister of Finance in Lebanon. Earlier in her career, Ms. El-Hassan was the Advisor to the Minister of Economy and Trade.

Ms. El Hassan holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the American University of Beirut, and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the George Washington University. In 2019, Ms. El-Hassan was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters from the Lebanese American University and an Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration from the Beirut Arab University.