Raymond Audi
Raymond Wadih Audi (born 1932 in Sidon, Lebanon) is a Lebanese banker, politician and businessman. He is the honorary chairman of the board and general manager of Bank Audi SAL – Bank Audi Group, Lebanon.
Raymond Audi | |
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| Born | 6 October 1932 Sidon, Lebanon |
| Nationality | Lebanon |
| Occupation | Businessman, banker, politician |
Life
Raymond Audi has been director of the Bank Audi SAL – Bank Audi Group since its inception in 1962 and has been its chairperson since 1998. He is also chairman of the bank's Corporate Governance and Remuneration Committee.
Audi founded Bank Audi with his brothers, father, and a Kuwaiti businessman. He was also president of the Association of Banks and has received awards, among them, the Euromoney Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Development of Financial Services in the Middle East, and an honorary doctorate from the Lebanese American University.[1]
Honorable distinctions
- "Ordre de Saint Grégoire de sa Sainteté le Pape" 1971
- "Ordre National du Cèdre Libanais – Grade de Chevalier" 1974
- "Chevalier de l’Ordre Souverain et Militaire de Malte – Grade de Chevalier" 1980
- "Ordre National du Cèdre Libanais – Grade d’Officier" 1998
- "Commandeur de l'Ordre du Mérite Civil Espagnol" 2001
- "Ordre National de la Légion d’Honneur de France – Grade de Chevalier" 2003
- "Freedom of the City of London" 2005
- "Hospitality Annual Award" 2006
- "Euromoney's Award for Outstanding Contribution to Development of Financial Services in the Middle East" 2006
- "Doctoren Honoris Causa in Humane Letters", Lebanese American University 2007
- Distinguished "Saint Prince Daniel of Moscow", Medal on behalf of Patriarch of Moscow & all Russia, Alexey II. 2007