Antoun Sehnaoui was born on 3 November 1972 and is a Lebanese banker and film producer, He is the chairman of the board of the SGBL Group, comprising the Societe Generale de Banque au Liban, the Societe Generale de Banque in Jordan, and financial company Fidus Wealth Management.
15 Facts About Antoun Sehnaoui
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Antoun Sehnaoui is the chairman of the board of the Compagnie Financiere Richelieu, a European banking group comprising Banque Richelieu France, Banque Richelieu Monaco, and Richelieu Gestion.
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Antoun Sehnaoui is a member of the board of the Lebanese Banking Association, and a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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Antoun Sehnaoui grew up in Lebanon during the Lebanese Civil War and attended the College Notre-Dame de Jamhour.
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Antoun Sehnaoui then moved to the United States where he graduated from the University of Southern California.
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Antoun Sehnaoui suddenly became chairman of the SGBL Group in October 2007.
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Antoun Sehnaoui expanded into Europe in 2018 with the acquisition of Banque Richelieu in France and Monaco.
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In 1998, Antoun Sehnaoui created NewsMedia SAL, a publishing company, and then Executive, an independent business magazine focused on Lebanon and the GCC countries.
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Antoun Sehnaoui is a partner in the production company "Rouge International", in collaboration with French actress and producer Julie Gayet, and founded the production company "Ezekiel Film Production".
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Antoun Sehnaoui agreed to lend an antique bed bought at auction at Bonhams of London to Ordsall Hall for a duration of five years.
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Antoun Sehnaoui is a patron of Lebanese sports through a partnership with the National Basketball Federation and made a US$7 million donation in 2017 for the financing of the new sports center of the Lebanese American University.
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Antoun Sehnaoui donated, in the name of his parents, the Saint Charbel Makhlouf Shrine in St Patrick's Cathedral in New-York city that was inaugurated on October 28 of 2017.
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In 2015, Tarek Yatim, who was believed to be the bodyguard of Antoun Sehnaoui, stabbed to death a Lebanese citizen, George Rif, during a road rage incident.
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Antoun Sehnaoui denied any link between him and the case in question.
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News emerged about Antoun Sehnaoui alleging that he had affiliation with the right-wing Christian party Jnoud al Rab and was providing funds for the group.