Our Team
Hania Akkad - Founder & Managing Director
Hania has extensive experience in corporate finance & strategy benefiting from a background of two decades in corporate banking, commercial credit & advisory, across the various productive sectors. Prior to that, Hania worked in Africa as CFO for a group specialised in commodity trading & multiple manufacturing industries .
She holds a Masters degree in Finance & Economics, as well as a Bachelor in Business Administration & Management from the American University of Beirut.
Farid Zantout - Portfolio management
Farid has advised private clients on portfolio asset allocation since 1996. Having worked on valuation equity models, he combines multi decade knowledge of financial market modeling, using both technical and fundamental tools.
Prior to that, he was a partner in a design build firm based in Beirut, and implemented several projects varying from residential to commercial properties.
Ziad Matar - Entrepreneurship strategy & innovation consultant
Ziad has a strong background in venture building and business ecosystem development in the technology industry. As the CEO of Veridi Technologies BV, he acquired an extensive know-how in working with governmental development agencies, innovative SMEs and large corporates to deploy new technologies.
He holds a Masters degree in Engineering & Policy analysis from TU Delft and a Bachelors in Industrial engineering & management from the University of Groningen.