Who Is She

Christine Assouad Sfeir
Organisations: 
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Personal information

Chief Executive Officer
Christine Assouad Sfeir

Contact information / Work

Dunkin Donuts Lebanon & Treats Holding, Semsom
Sin el fil, Horch tabet, Michaca bldg., 1st fl.
Phone: 
+961 1 511310
Fax: 
+961 1 511090

Education

Education: 
  • Master's degree, Marketing, 2004, Ecole Supérieure des Affaires, Lebanon.
  • Master's degree, Food Science, 1996, McGill University, Canada.
  • Bachelor's degree, Nutrition & Dietetics, 1994, American University of Beirut, Lebanon.

Areas of expertise

Expertise: 
  • Restaurants
  • Franchising
  • Entrepreneurship
Languages: 
  • Arabic
  • French
  • English

Work history

Jobs: 
  • Chief Executive Officer, 2008 - present, Treats Holding, Semsom.
  • Chief Executive Officer, 1996 - present, Meeting Point, Dunkin Donuts Lebanon.

Honorary office and memberships

  • Board member of the Lebanese Franchise Association (LFA).
  • Active member of the Lebanese League for Women in Business (LLWB).

Awards and Distinctions

Distinctions: 
  • Selected as one of the 19th most powerful Arab women by Forbes, 2014.
  • Selected as one of the most 100 powerful women for three consecutive years, 2012, 2013 and 2014.
  • Selected as one of the 5 CEOs to participate in Escape from the Boardroom on BBC World News, 2013.
Awards: 
  • Received the Arabian Businesswomen of the Year Award, Dubai, 2011.
  • Received the Women Achiever in Hospitality Award, Horeca, 2010, for Dunkin Donuts and Semsom.
  • Received the Pathfinder Award, Dunkin Donuts Corporate, 2007.