Nabil G. Sawabini

Mr. Nabil Sawabini founded MENA Capital S.A.L.
in September 2004.
In 1996, he founded and became President and CEO of Middle East Capital Group (MECG), a regional Investment and Merchant Banking firm headquartered in Beirut, with international and regional institutions and Middle Eastern business and investor groups among its shareholders.
Mr. Sawabini was earlier with J P Morgan, where he spent twenty years in the US, Europe and the Middle East and in positions of increasing responsibility, including Head – Global Asset Services, Head – International Securities Sales and Trading, Managing Director – Corporate Finance and Specialized Finance (Petroleum and shipping of commodities) as well as Treasury and Foreign Exchange.
In 1991/1992, Mr. Sawabini was president of the American University of Beirut (AUB) Alumni of North America, after serving on the board for four years.
He is also founder and Chairman of the Entrepreneurial Development Foundation (EDF), since its inception in 1999.
EDF is a not-for-profit organization, serving to develop and provide financial support to entrepreneurs in Lebanon.
Mr. Sawabini graduated from the American University of Beirut with a BBA degree in 1973.