Bernard Obeid, CFO

Bernard Obeid

CFO

Librex Group

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, Finance
Experience
12 years, 9 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :12 years, 9 Months

CFO at Librex Group
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • September 2007 to May 2009

Chief Financial Officer CFO
Financial management of the holding group of companies in KSA, Jordan and Lebanon.
Management of the company’s treasury.
Financial statement preparation, Cash flow forecasts and analysis, Business projection, budget preparation and accounts management with local and regional banks in Lebanon, Jordan, USA and Geneva Switzerland.
Preparation of corporate files for financial facilities with major local and regional banks: Responsible of the bank accounts for 5 companies, 2 in Lebanon 1 in KSA and 2 in Jordan.
Setting up a financial department and Managing 3 groups of accounting and finance personnel in KSA, Jordan and Lebanon.
Portfolio management: in charge of analysing company and shareholder’s treasury and advising on specific Risk tolerance on portfolio asset allocation and management. Management of securities portfolio with Investment banks in Geneva Switzerland “Citibank- Geneva” JP Morgan USA, HSBC and Audi-Saradar Lebanon

Priority Banking Manager at BLF
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • January 2006 to September 2007

Priority banking Manager
Responsible of implementing “Priority Banking” in the retail banking division.
Managing a group of Priority bankers in charge of marketing all of the bank’s retail products as well as structured and long term investment products of the bank’s affiliate: Libano- Francaise Finance.
Corporate Finance : Analysing Corporate firms financial statements for structured finance, debt restructuring, Cash Flow Analysis.

Manager at SGBL
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • September 1996 to January 2006

2000 - 2004 Assistant Manager Investment Banking Department.
Senior analyst in charge of local and regional investment plans: assessing corporate firms need for project finance, structured financing, equity financing, firms valuation, and debt restructuring. Portfolio analysis and management: Continuous follow up of corporate accounts and development of the client base in the MENA and GCC region by selling the banks financial structured products and other long term investments related to the capital and commodities markets.
Regular reporting to the Assistant General Manager: “Mr. Mounir Lyan”
Other Work Description are detailed in my CV

Education

Master's degree, Finance
  • at ESA- ESCP PARIS
  • September 2000

June 2009- Present: Head of Strategic management of Key accounts. Business plan preparation, business projection and Financial Management. Financial Management: Financial assessment, Forecasting, Market analysis and Monthly Monitoring, Adjustment and reporting according with the business plan set figures. Setting yearly net profit targets in line with raw material cost and growth projection per line of products per Area. Managing a team of 8 supervisors and 16 sales men. Direct contact with country managers, Regular Reporting to the Regional G.M. Negotiating yearly Agreement terms and conditions related to key accounts. Develop strategic account plans in order to create sales proposals yielding profitable account development and growth. Prepare and conduct quarterly internal presentations to ensure senior management alignment on plans and strategies.

Specialties & Skills

Reporting
Finance
Banking
Restructuring
Power Point
MS Word

Languages

English
Expert
French
Expert
Arabic
Expert

Memberships

Fitness First
  • Member
  • December 2010