Samir brikho biography
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Samir Brikho
Samir Brikho, a Swedish citizen, born in Lebanon, was ledare Executive of Amec Foster Wheeler plc from 2006 until 2016, in London. Samir Brikho has led the transformation of the business through the creation of Amec Foster Wheeler (LSE: AMFW) into a leading supplier of consultancy, engineering and planerat arbete management services to its customers in the world’s oil and gas, mining, clean energy, environment and infrastructure markets. Prior to his appointment as Chief Executive, Samir Brikho was a member of the Group Executive Committee of ABB Ltd., Switzerland, Head of the Power Systems Division and Chairman of ABB Lummus Global. Samir joined ABB in 1983, and for 10 years led sales in a range of world markets, rising to Senior Vice President and MD of ABB Kraftwerke in 1995. In 1999, he became CEO of ABB Alstom Kraftwerke, moving to head the international operations of Alstom Power in 2000. In addition to his role as Chief Executive of Amec Foster Wheeler plc, he is a
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Samir Brikho
British-Lebanese businessman (born 1958)
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Samir Brikho at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in 2010 | |
| Born | Samir Yacoub Brikho (1958-05-03) 3 May 1958 (age 66) Beirut, Lebanon |
| Nationality | Swedish/Swiss |
| Education | Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, INSEAD and Stanford |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Title | Chairman, EuroChem Group |
Samir Yacoub BrikhoFREng[1] (born 3 May 1958) is a Lebanese-Swedish Chairman of the Board of Directors at global fertilizer producer EuroChem Group AG. Brikho has previously held senior positions in many leading companies such as Asea, ABB Group, Alstom and Amec Foster Wheeler.[2][3]
Biography
[edit]Born in Beirut on 3 May 1958,[4] Brikho is Lebanese by birth but his family later moved to Sweden, where he holds citizenship. Brikho holds a Master of Science degree in Thermal Technology from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Swe
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