Ghassan Hasbani
| Ghassan Hasbani | |
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| Deputy Prime Minister of Lebanon | |
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Assumed office 18 December 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Saad Hariri |
| Preceded by | Samir Mouqbel |
| Lebanese Minister of Public Health | |
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Assumed office 18 December 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Saad Hariri |
| Preceded by | Wael Abou Faour |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 30, 1972 |
| Nationality | Lebanese , British |
| Political party | Lebanese Forces |
| Children | 3 |
| Cabinet | Lebanese government of December 2016 |
| Website | |
Ghassan Hasbani (born August 30, 1972) is a Lebanese businessman and politician (also a UK national). He has been Lebanon's Minister of Public Health and (simultaneously) Deputy Prime Minister since December 2016. Hasbani is the former Chief Executive Officer of the International Operations of Saudi Telecom Company (2010-2012) and the former partner- in- charge of the Communication and Technology practice of Booz & Company in the Middle East. He is currently the CEO of Graycoats, a leading management consultancy firm.
Early life and education
Born in Beirut, Lebanon, he immigrated to the United Kingdom as a teenager[1] where he completed his university education and earned a Bachelor of Electronic Engineering with first class honors from the University of Westminster and an MBA, Marketing Management from the University of Hull.
Career
Hasbani worked with leading organizations in the telecommunication and technology industries, including Nortel Networks and Cable & Wireless and has operated within the Middle East Region since 1999. In addition to the Middle East, his global experience includes markets such as Europe, South East Asia, Latin America and Africa. His experience covers all aspects of the telecommunications and technology industry including investment strategies, mergers and acquisitions, post merger integration, marketing, venture capital, product and service development, organizational restructuring and governance, technology plans, retail and distribution, channel strategy and management, customer care, business development and CFO and CEO agendas.
Hasbani is an advocate of service innovation in the new era of wireless data and his views are clear on the need to democratize access to telecommunications but not to provide a social service at a heavy cost to infrastructure investors. He is an advocate of the importance of telecommunications industry in attracting Foreign Direct Investments in emerging economies, positively impacting economic growth
CEO of STC International (2010-2012)
He joined STC from the global management consulting firm Booz & Company, where he led the firm’s Middle East Communications and Technology practice and had been with the firm for 10 years. He has a vast experience in the telecom industry in the Middle East, Asia, Europe, and Africa. As the CEO of STC International, Hasbani focuses on supporting the group in creating value across the global community of partners and operating companies. His role includes the management of synergy creation activities, post-merger integration, market monitoring, legal and strategic governance of board and executive management relationships across the group companies in addition to managing mergers and acquisitions activities.
Board memberships
He is the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of Axis in Indonesia, and a board member in MCB and Maxis Berhard in Malaysia, Turk Telecom, Viva Bahrain and Kuwait. He is also a member of the investment committee of STC ventures.
Professional memberships
He is a chartered engineer, a Member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in the UK, and a Fellow of the Aspen Global Leadership program.
Awards
Outstanding CEO Award (2012) - [2]
Publications
At a young age, he published his first book with [3] in the UK in 1996 and repeated the experience with multiple titles:
- Making great presentations, things that really matter
- Making Winning Presentations: How to Carry The Day with Confidence and Success
- [4]
Philanthropy
- At Booz & Company, he founded and led the Middle East Community Program covering Lebanon, KSA, UAE and Egypt, supporting NGOs and not for profit organizations in the areas of education, health, community development, environment, children and the elderly (2006-2009).
- Launched with the Cherie Blair foundation for Women a joint global study to assess the level of impact of the mobile industry on the inclusion of women in society and business in emerging economies
References
- ↑ [Al Iktissad Wal Aamal. Lebanon issue , March 2011]
- ↑ TMT Finance
- ↑ How to Books
- ↑ Winning Presentations; How To Sell Your Ideas and Yourself