Farid Chedid

Position: Founder, chairman and CEO, Chedid Capital

Biography: Farid Chedid is the founder, chairman and CEO of the Lebanon-based Chedid Capital group of companies. He is also a member of the advisory board of EuroMena II Private Equity Fund. Chedid has led the growth of Chedid Capital as a regional insurance and reinsurance group, and has set up firms in Cyprus, Lebanon, the UAE, Greece, Saudi Arabia, the UK and Qatar.

In 1998, he established Chedid Re, which now ranks among the top five reinsurance firms in the Mena region and operates in more than 22 countries. Chedid is currently leading SEIB Insurance Company as it focuses on becoming a major insurance company in Qatar, specialising in corporate and complex risks.

He is a fellow of the UK’s Chartered Insurance Institute and has master’s degrees in management and finance, a bachelor’s degree in economics, and a postgraduate diploma in maritime law.

Contact Tel: (+961) 5 956 080