{"id":9572,"date":"2022-05-24T15:22:11","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T15:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cihlebanon.org\/about-us\/%d9%85%d8%ac%d9%84%d8%b3-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a5%d8%af%d8%a7%d8%b1%d8%a9\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T13:49:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T13:49:47","slug":"board-of-directors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cihlebanon.org\/en\/about-us\/board-of-directors\/","title":{"rendered":"Board of Directors"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9572\" class=\"elementor elementor-9572 elementor-9550\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44a937e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44a937e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dca9051\" data-id=\"dca9051\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c21e543 eael-team-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"c21e543\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-c21e543\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-circle team-avatar-rounded\">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cihlebanon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Faysal-El-Khalil-pnji7ze5v56q5d5xqyr0k0e7lb8stg97xz1t5lwtp8.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Faysal El Khalil<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"eael-team-member-position\">President <\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\">After his graduation in Political Studies from AUB in 1969, El Khalil moved to Nigeria where he joined the family\u2019s business that was founded by his late father in 1926. After spending more than four decades in Africa, he moved back to Beirut where he oversees the family\u2019s beverages business that has expanded into West and East Africa in his capacity as Chairman of the Executive Committee of The Board of Directors of Continental Beverages based in Beirut. El Khalil has attended numerous Executive Education Programs at Harvard, was a founding member of the YPO Chapters in both Nigeria and Lebanon and serves on several Industry and community Boards. He was conferred with the prestigious \u201cOfficer of The Order of The Niger\u201d Award by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 2002 and with the \u201cLebanese Immigrant Award\u201d by the President of The Republic of Lebanon in 2007.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7032b1d\" data-id=\"7032b1d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f4a6da eael-team-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"1f4a6da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-1f4a6da\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-circle team-avatar-rounded\">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cihlebanon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Abdul-Salam-hasbini.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Dr. Abdul Salam Hasbini<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"eael-team-member-position\">Vice President <\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\">Founder, Chairman of the Board and President of the Green Shield Medical Consultants Group - founded in December 2000 with the mission of reviving Beirut as the Medical City of the Middle East. He was Chairman of the Emergency Unit Committee at Trad Hospital and Medical Center between 2004 and 2011. Dr. Hasbini was also a member of the OR Committee at Trad Hospital and Medical Center between 2009 and 2012. He is Chairman of the Board and Managing Partner in GOMAC - a Scarless Medical Aesthetic Center using the most advanced medical equipment since 2012 and until its closure in October 2020 because of the dire economic situation. At the civic level, Dr. Hasbini is a Board member in the \u201cCivic Influence Hub\u201d, President of \u201cLilwatan\u201d association and a member in \u201cIRADA\u201d association. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-43e0cfd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43e0cfd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dacdfa6\" data-id=\"dacdfa6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b3032b eael-team-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"2b3032b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-2b3032b\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-circle team-avatar-rounded\">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cihlebanon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-03-14-at-2.51.23-PM-e1678798420946.jpeg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Eng. Elie Gebrayel<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"eael-team-member-position\"><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\">Chairman and CEO of Erga Group, founded by his wife Randa Faddoul and himself in 1980, which thrived and succeeded in becoming one of the leading Architectural and Multidisciplinary Engineering Design Consultancy firms in the Region. He is considered as a pioneer in Architecture and related fields, with a portfolio comprising of more than 500 projects in Lebanon and in over 20 countries - from large scale Urban Planning to detailed product Design. He is also a member in the Order of Architects &amp; Engineers in  Lebanon, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates. He is member of AIA, EDC and CMDR. He is vice chair to LAU School of Architecture and Design advisory board (2012).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f31357\" data-id=\"6f31357\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a643a67 eael-team-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"a643a67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-a643a67\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-circle team-avatar-rounded\">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cihlebanon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Elias-Hwayek.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Eng. Elias Hoayek<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"eael-team-member-position\"><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\">CEO of Atria Solutions SAL, a forefront of Technology Providers in the region serving the Lebanese, Levant and Gulf markets through IT services and cutting-edge technologies. He is always involved in community welfare, apparent through various charity programs, student support and go green initiatives. He is also an active member of the United Nations Global Compact Initiative, which fights corruption and advocates transparency, human rights and equitable labor practices.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-680c2ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"680c2ad\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-88cc844\" data-id=\"88cc844\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f135165 eael-team-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"f135165\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-f135165\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-circle team-avatar-rounded\">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cihlebanon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Richy-Haikal-photo300368.jpg\" alt=\"Richy Haykal300368\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Richard A. Haykel <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"eael-team-member-position\"><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\">Richard A. Haykel did his undergraduate &amp; graduate studies in the United States. He is currently the Chairman of Haykel Hospital and member of the Board of Directors of the Syndicate of Hospitals, Himaya and BEMA. He is deputy president of the American Lebanese Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) and member of the Young President\u2019s Organization (YPO).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-226aff8\" data-id=\"226aff8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-696fc85 eael-team-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"696fc85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-696fc85\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-circle team-avatar-rounded\">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cihlebanon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/For-Website-JOE_9432-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Fady J. Rahme<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"eael-team-member-position\"><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\">Fady J. Rahme is a seasoned Management Consultant with an in-depth expertise in regulatory and political risk management, compliance, sustainability and governance.  For more than 30 years he has been consulting or building or operating entities across 3 continents (Europe, Africa and Asia) in highly regulated industries. From large multinationals (15 years as Vice President at JTI, to small startups, mid-size and large family businesses, his experience focused on managing volatility and change in corporations acting in emerging markets.  He currently sits on the Board of Directors of three family businesses operating in Europe and the Middle East and holds advisory roles in a major Private Equity firm and in various young start-ups. \nGraduated in Law from Saint Joseph University in Lebanon, he achieved his Post graduate (DEA) and Doctoral studies at SciencesPo (Paris) and has attended the IEP Program of INSEAD. He has been since 2013, a Lecturer at SciencesPo (Paris) .\nFormer journalist and current political analyst, Fady has been an active member of the civil society in Lebanon since the mid-1980s and was\/is involved in many initiatives to support freedom, sovereignty, good governance, social justice and the rule of law.   \n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3130bc8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3130bc8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-438f5d6\" data-id=\"438f5d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60832a1 eael-team-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"60832a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-60832a1\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-circle team-avatar-rounded\">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cihlebanon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0639\u062a\u0632-\u0627\u0644\u0635\u0648\u0627\u0641-e1698758835246.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Mu\u2019taz Sawaf<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"eael-team-member-position\"><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\">Al Mu\u2019taz Wassef Al Sawaf, born in Beirut in 1950, married and has one child. He completed his high school studies at the International College, with a Bachelor Degree in Architecture in 1974 from the American University of Beirut.\n\nOver the past 40 years, he has spent his time in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the field of construction and development, 30 years of which have been with the Saudi Binladin Group, where he helped establish huge projects in the Kingdom including the Jamarat Bridge, Madinah, Makkah House Extension, universities, residential complexes, roads, etc\u2026\n\nHe also established factories and industrial complexes in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Morocco, especially in the field of building materials, including trade.\n\nHe developed businesses in the food and textile industries, including manufacturing and trading.\n\nFounded, with AGFUND, the series of microfinance banks \u201cIbdaa\u201d, which is a non-profit organization to help the neediest families in Lebanon, Syria, Palestine and Mauritania.\n\nHe recently founded a family holding company, Al Maymouna Holding S.A.L, to invest and manage various projects in the fields of construction, health, food, and textiles.\n\nSawaf is currently a member of the Board of Trustees of the American University of Beirut since 2014, a member of the Board of Trustees of the International College Beirut School since 2015, and a member of the Board of Trustees of social welfare institutions in Lebanon, the Islamic Orphanage since 2022.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9d3bf0\" data-id=\"c9d3bf0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d67d5f2 eael-team-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-team-member\" data-id=\"d67d5f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"eael-team-member-d67d5f2\" class=\"eael-team-item eael-team-members-circle team-avatar-rounded\">\n\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-item-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cihlebanon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hassan-Ghousseini-Photo-300368.png\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-team-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"eael-team-member-name\">Hassan ghousseini<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"eael-team-member-position\"><\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eael-team-text\">Hassan Ghousseini is a Lebanese civil engineer and entrepreneur with over five decades of professional experience in the construction sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). He completed his secondary education at the The International School of Choueifat \u2013 Choueifat before pursuing higher education in the USA, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Nebraska Omaha. Coming from a modest middle-class background, he worked diligently to finance and complete his studies abroad.\nFollowing his graduation, Mr. Ghousseini established his professional career in KSA, where he lived and worked throughout his entire adult life for approximately 50 years. Over the course of his career, he founded and developed a construction company, contributing to the growth and development of the sector through entrepreneurial initiative and long-term business engagement. Mr. Ghousseini continues to reside in KSA, where he remains actively involved in overseeing his business activities. 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