Serge Deriane and his Golden Ticket to Success and Happiness
“Anyone can have a shot at this,” encouraged Serge Deriane, winner of last year’s B4 & After competition. “I really thought I couldn’t win, and now here I am a year or so later, with a job at Deloitte & Touche.” After winning B4 & After in 2011, Deriane was given a “golden ticket” for the opportunity of a lifetime; guaranteed employment at one of the “Big 4″...
Breeding Tomorrow’s Leaders: Alumnus Elias Ghanem
“The crème de la crème of all business principles is integrity. If you have it, nothing else matters,” said Elias Ghanem, OSB Class of 2010. Having earned his degree in Business Administration from the Olayan School, Ghanem attests that his undergraduate years at OSB prepared him to be a well-rounded individual in the business world. Dedication to effective leadership is key to one’s success,...
Alumnus Jad Debs Promotes Creativity and Hard Work
“You have to know what you want,” said Jad Debs, OSB Class of 2009. If you don’t have a strategy with specific objectives, you can have all the means and all the skills without getting anywhere.” Now Debs is the head of the subdivision that is pioneering new materials and innovative techniques for architects and designers. But when he first graduated from OSB and interned for two years in the...
AUB Alumna Christine Sfeir Named Business Woman of Year
Sfeir was chosen for her entrepreneurial spirit. The Arabian Business Awards, an annual prestigious event to honor esteemed executives throughout the MENA region, named Christine Sfeir, Semsom and Dunkin’ Donuts CEO, “Business Woman of the Year,” and presented her with a trophy during a ceremony in November at the Armani Hotel in Dubai. According...
AUB, WAAAUB Host Reunion 2011 "Renewing Our Promise"
The values that lie at the heart of the protest movements in the Arab world today – namely, yearning for participation and fundamental human dignity, elimination of favoritism, and more equal job opportunities – coincide with the values that American University of Beirut (AUB) graduates are exposed to, said AUB President Peter Dorman, speaking at...
Alumna Rana Salhab Promotes Corporate Responsibility at Deloitte
Completing her undergrad degree at AUB in biostatistics, Rana Salhab coupled her health sciences degree with business studies, and successfully earned her MBA at AUB. Now an avid businesswoman, Salhab is very happy with the many turns her career has taken, and credits AUB for giving initial push to her career in regional and multinational firms which...
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