Nationality Lebanese | Occupation Chairman and CEO Name Michel Daher | |
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Full Name Michel Georges Daher Born 7 March 1961 Ferzol, Lebanon Known for Daher Foods, Daher Capital | ||
Interview with Michel Daher - Part 1 - ميشال ضاهر
Michel Georges Daher (Arabic: ميشال ضاهر; born 7 March 1961) is a Lebanese entrepreneur known for being the founder of Master and Poppins under the Daher Foods umbrella, two of the largest FMCG companies in the MENA region. Daher co-founded Daher Foods in 1992 in Ferzol, Lebanon and has served as CEO and Chairman since then.
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Daher Capital
Daher also founded Daher Capital, a family investment office based in Beirut, Lebanon. In 2007, Daher invested and became a partner and board member in FXCM, a leading online currency trading and CFD broker. FXCM went public on the NYSE in December 2010, a process in which Daher had an active role in. In 2013, Daher disposed of his FXCM stock and invested in rival Gain Capital.
In 2013, Daher purchased a stake in the largest poultry producer in the U.S Pilgrim’s Pride and became the company’s second largest shareholder. In 2013, Pilgrim’s Pride had revenues of $9.0 billion.
Daher Capital is very active in the VC space with a large venture portfolio, having invested in Maker Studios prior to its sale to Disney for nearly $1 billion, in Bonds.com prior to its sale to the London Stock Exchange and Burstly prior to its sale to Apple.
Other companies that Daher invested in that went public include TrueCar and Stonegate Mortgage.
Daher also serves as a board member of the Association of Lebanese Industrialists (ALI) and is on the Executive Committee of Higher Council for Greek Catholics in Lebanon.