Bankmed
Bankmed SAL (Arabic: بنك البحر المتوسط ش.م.ل; formerly Bankmed SAL)[1][2] is a Lebanese bank, established in 1944,[3] owned by the holding company GroupMed.[4][5] It is one of Lebanon’s top five banks by both assets and deposits,[6] and has 36 branches in Lebanon,[7]and one in Geneva (called Bankmed Suisse).[8][9] Bankmed is owned by the family of Rafic Hariri,[5][6] the former prime minister and billionaire businessman who was assassinated in 2005.[10] The bank is also the largest shareholder in Solidere,[11] the real estate company that rebuilt Beirut's Central District after the Lebanese Civil War.[12]
In 2020, former minister Raya El Hasan was appointed as chairperson of the board[13][14] after the resignation of Mohammad Hariri.[15]
Bankmed’s total assets by 2018 were $19 billion.[16]
Background
Egypt-based Jordanian businessman Alaa Al Khawaja acquired the 42.24 percent stake of Ayman Hariri in GroupMed Holding which fully owns Bankmed. The other shareholders in GroupMed are Saad Hariri (42.24%) and Nazek Hariri (the remaining 15.5 percent).[16]
Key people
- Raya El Hasan, Chairperson of the Board
- Michel Accad, Executive General Manager[16]
- Nazik Hariri, Board Member
See also
References
- ^ https://www.bankmed.com.lb/BOMedia/subservices/categories/News/20160105102710933.pdf[bare URL PDF]
- ^ "BankMed (Suisse) SA, Geneva". www.swiss-banks.info. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
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- ^ "Lebanon: GroupMed announces OLT as new major shareholder". Al Arabiya English. 2017-06-14. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
- ^ a b "Who owns the banks - Executive Magazine". 3 July 2010. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
- ^ a b "BankMed: On a charm offensive". 6 May 2015. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
- ^ "Bankmed". yallacompare.com. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
- ^ "Bankmed's upside potential amid unstable Lebanese economy". www.worldfinance.com. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
- ^ Nixdorf, Diebold. "Bankmed Launches First Deployment Of DN Series™ In Lebanon". www.prnewswire.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
- ^ "Rafik Hariri tribunal: Guilty verdict over assassination of Lebanon ex-PM". BBC News. 2020-08-18. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
- ^ "Corporate profile: BankMed | Financial Times". www.ft.com. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
- ^ "Is Beirut's glitzy downtown redevelopment all that it seems?". the Guardian. 2015-01-22. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
- ^ "Bankmed appoints ex-minister Hasan as CEO | Business , Local | THE DAILY STAR". www.dailystar.com.lb. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
- ^ "Raya el-Hassan, nouvelle présidente du conseil d'administration de BankMed". L'Orient-Le Jour. 2020-10-13. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
- ^ "Oil trader to sue Lebanese bank connected to Hariri family for $1bn". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
- ^ a b c "Michel Accad Bankmed's Executive General Manager". BusinessNews.com.lb. Retrieved 2021-02-23.