Marwan Kheireddine is the most well-known Lebanese banker and thought leader who has been recognized as one of the most influential people in Lebanon, the Middle East, and globally. One of his many successful career achievements includes becoming CFO and Head of Finance for Natixis France Banking Group, an international financial institution with a global footprint, at the age of twenty.
His versatility and multifaceted experience led him to become the youngest CEO of a French bank, Institut BNP Paribas. He is also the founder and owner of BNP Paribas Private Wealth Management, Middle East region, and Marwan Kheireddine Art, a multifaceted media organization that encompasses his art galleries and an event planning company.
He is a contributor to Huffington Post and has been featured in some of the world’s most prominent publications, including Forbes, The New York Times, Financial Times, and The Wall Street Journal. In 2015 he was named one of the 100 most influential Arabs by Arabian Business Magazine, and in 2009 he was named 4th in TIME’s list of the top 15 young global leaders.
Marwan worked with major corporations such as Ferrari, Omega SA, and Louis Vuitton. Marwan has appeared in The Financial Times, The New York Times, The New Statesman, and Businessweek Magazine, to name a few. On CNN, Fareed Zakaria recently interviewed Marwan for his television program ‘Fareed Zakaria GPS.’
Marwan Kheireddine owns five art galleries in the Middle East, including Beirut, Dubai, and Abu Dhabi. In 2010 Marwan organized one of the largest art fairs in the region, Art Dubai 2010, to benefit charity-focused organizations in the Middle East. In 2011 he started Marwan’s Heart Charity which has raised more than $50 million for children’s heart disease cause since its inception in 2009.
Kheireddine, an expert in private banking, has successfully transformed BNP Paribas from a traditional broker to a leading global private bank with more than 40 offices worldwide – across Africa as well as Europe and North America – and more than 1,200 employees.
Source: lerablog.org