Bassam Yammine

Bassam Yammine (born 1968) is a Lebanese economist and former CEO of Credit Suisse Saudi Arabia.

Bassam Yammine
Born
Bassam Yammine

1968 (age 52–53)
NationalityLebanese
Alma materLoyola Marymount University
The University of Chicago
OccupationEconomist
Years active1994–present
Spouse(s)Ghida El Osman Yammine
Children3
Websitehttps://www.excelsaholding.com/en/

Early life and education

Yammine was born into a Maronite family.[1] He obtained bachelor of arts and master's degrees from Loyola Marymount University.[2] Then he received an MBA degree in finance from the University of Chicago in 1994.[2][3]

Career

Yammine began his career as deputy chairman of Li Venture Sal, the first venture capital firm in Lebanon, from 1995 to 2004. He later served as an advisor at the ministry of health from 1997 to 2000 in Lebanon.[2] He was appointed minister of industry to the cabinet led by then prime minister Najib Mikati in 2005.[4] Next, Yammine founded Audi Saudi Arabia, one of the largest banking groups in Lebanon.[2]

In September 2007, Yammine began to work at Credit Suisse as a managing director and co-chief executive officer of the Middle East and also, the head of the Investment Banking and Asset Management businesses in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.[2][5] He became the CEO of Credit Suisse Saudi Arabia in 2008.[6] In 2011, he was appointed one of the two co-heads for Credit Suisse's investment banking operations in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).[7] In October 2012, Yammine resigned from the Credit Suisse and left the bank in December 2012.[5] During his term at the Credit Suisse, he was one of the key figures.[8]

Since 2013, Yammine has started his own business, Excelsa, with offices in Lebanon, Algeria, and the United States.

References
  1. "A Peek at Salam's Controversial Cabinet". Al Akhbar. 12 April 2013. Archived from the original on 15 April 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  2. "Bassam Yammine joins Credit Suisse as Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Middle East". AMEnfo. 5 September 2007. Archived from the original on 25 February 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  3. "Global Advisory Board Europe, Middle East, and Africa Cabinet". Chicago University. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  4. Rola el Husseini (15 October 2012). Pax Syriana: Elite Politics in Postwar Lebanon. Syracuse University Press. p. 250. ISBN 978-0-8156-3304-4. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  5. Stefania Bianchi (17 October 2012). "Credit Suisse Middle East Head Bassam Yammine to Leave Bank". Bloomberg. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  6. "Credit Suisse Expands Presence in Saudi Arabia" (PDF). Credit Suisse Group. 10 November 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  7. "Credit Suisse names co-heads of MENA Investment Banking". Reuters. 10 July 2011.
  8. David Rothnie (3 September 2012). "Top five advisers in the Middle East". Financial News. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
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