BIOGRAPHY

Born in 1937 in Beirut - Lebanon, Son of Hagop Bouldoukian (Shoe Industrialist) and Araxie Arakélian, Married in 1969 to Nicole Berjon, three children: Choghik, Taline, Dzovig. Holds a Master's degree in Business Administration (M.B.A) from the American University of Beirut, Lebanon in 1964. Secondary education: Hovaguimian-Manoukian, AGBU School for Boys , Beirut.

Career History

Since Dec 2011 Head Global Business Development Desk, Credit Libanais, Beirut - Lebanon
2009 - 2011 Head Financial Institutions MENA countries, Banque Libano-Française, Beirut - Lebanon
2004 - 2009 Head Financial Institutions MENA Countries, Bank of Beirut SAL, Beirut - Lebanon
1994 - 2004 Middle East Representative, British Arab Commercial Bank Ltd., London (Member HSBC Group) |

1993 Chairman, Assurex SAL Insurance and Reinsurance company, Beirut - Lebanon
1992 - 1998 Member of Board and Executive Director, Federal Bank of the Middle East, Nicosia - Cyprus
1985 - 1990 Vice Governor, Central Bank of Lebanon, Beirut - Lebanon
1976 - 1984 Senior Vice President, International Division Banque Libano-Française, Beirut and Paris affiliate of Banque Indosuez
1973 - 1975 Beirut Branch Manager, Chemical Bank (M.E.), Beirut - Lebanon
1961 - 1973 Assistant Manager, Bank of America, Beirut - Lebanon
1959 Banque Libanaise pour le Commerce

Consulting Career

Central Banking consultant at the Commission of European Communities (TACIS program), Brussels, for financial restructuring in the Republics of the former Soviet Union (1992-1994), with special reference to Central Banking Legislation, Banking Supervision, Savings bank restructuring, Privatization, Payment and Clearing Systems and the creation of Commercial banks in: Armenia, Georgia, Moscow, Tyumen (Western Siberia, oil & gaz region), Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.

Conferencier

Since 1977 Speaker on monetary and financial issues and international economic relations in international major conferences, specifically in London, Montreux, Paris, Rome, Malta, Tripoli - Libya, Beirut, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, Yerevan.

Academic Career

Actually Visiting Professor of Banking & Finance, Holy Sprit University of Kaslik (USEK), Kaslik - Lebanon
2006 - 2007 Visiting professor of Commercial Banking, Notre Dame University (NDU), Louayzeh - Lebanon
1969 - 1974 Founder and First Chairman of Business and Economics Division, Haigazian University (HU),
Hamra - Lebanon
1969- 2006 Instructor in Banking, finance and management strategy courses, Haigazian University (HU),
Hamra - Lebanon
1977 - 1985 Visiting Professor of Finance and Banking, American University of Beirut (AUB) - OCP,
Beirut - Lebanon

 

Honors & Aawards

Model Business Development Officier at Bbank of America, cited by the CEO,1973

Croix d'Honneur avec Rosette no 5251 of Entente Cordiale, 1979

Model Central Banking Vice Governor cited by BDF Governor Jacques De Larosiere, 1987

The Amex Bank Award in International essay Competition, 1988

Best Gold price forcaster prize since 2001, by Capital Issues Honorary Awards, 2011.