Farid Chedid is the founder, chairman and CEO of the Chedid Capital Holding group of companies. Commencing with the foundation of Chedid Re in 1998, Chedid undertook a two-decade journey building one of the premier insurance and reinsurance group in the Middle East, Africa and parts of Europe. Now registered as a Lloyd’s broker, Chedid Re is recognised as one of the top-20 reinsurance brokers worldwide.
Today, Chedid Capital Holding includes Chedid Re, Chedid Insurance Brokers and Chedid Corporate Solutions.
For more than a decade, Chedid has been listed among the top 50 most influential members of the regional insurance industry. He has been publicly recognised with a number of awards, including the Middle East and Africa Industry Achiever of the Year for 2016.
In addition to his many company board memberships, Chedid is active in support of many non-profit and professional development organisations, serving as a member of the board of trustees at Notre Dame University, Lebanon; a member of the board of Endeavor, Lebanon; a member of Human Rights Watch, Beirut Committee; a UNDP Goodwill Ambassador; and a Fellow of the Middle East Leadership Initiative (MELI), among others.
Chedid is a Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute of the UK, he holds a Master’s in Risk Management from NYU Stern School of Business; a Master’s in Finance from ESCP Europe; a Master’s in Management from Universite Paris IX Dauphine, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Maritime Law from London Metropolitan University.
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