Joseph DakkakChairman, Latakia International Container Terminal | General Manager, CMA CGM Levant Region

Born in 1962, in Beirut-Lebanon

Nationality: Lebanese & French Secondary studies conducted at the “College Notre Dame de Jamhour” - Lebanon - Promotion 1979

Holds a Master in Economics from “St. Joseph University”, Beirut – Lebanon - Promotion 1984

A graduate of the “Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris” - ESCP – France - Promotion 1986

Worked in Paris between 1986 and 1994, in the banking sector, capital markets and investment banking.

Back in Beirut, he pursued his career in banking, where he held various executive and general management positions.

In July 2015, he joined CMA CGM Group as General Manager for Lebanon and the Levant Region, as well as the Executive Committee of the Group in May 2022. He also manages the Lebanese Holding, Merit Invest SAL and has played a leading role in driving the Group’s substantial expansion in Lebanon and the Levant in recent years.

In May 2023, he was appointed “Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mérite” by the French Republic