- Jacques Saadé
Infobox Person
name = Jacques R. Saadé
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birth_date =1936 or1937
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known_for =CEO and founder ofCMA CGM
occupation =CEO ofCMA CGM
nationality = FrenchJacques R. Saadé (born in 1936 or 1937), a French businessman of
Lebanese descent, is the CEO and founder ofCMA CGM [http://www.cma-cgm.com/] , the third largest container shipping company in the world, with 370 vessels plying 150 major shipping routes between 403 ports in 150 different countries. [http://www.cma-cgm.com/AboutUs/Default.aspx ]In
1999 , he resigned as chairman following a court decision. [cite news |first=Andrew |last=SpurrierJacques Saade quits CMA-CGM chair |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Jacques Saade quits CMA-CGM chair |url=http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/news/jacques-saade-quits-cma-cgm-chair/20012532858.htm |work=Lloyd's List |publisher= |date=Monday 8 February 1999 |accessdate=2008-06-16 ]He is involved in several disputes with his brother Johnny. [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Saade feud – The Good, The Bad and the Ugly.... |url=http://www.albawaba.com/en/news/217428 |work=Al Bawaba |publisher= |date= 08-10-2007, 06:50 GMT |accessdate=2008-06-16 ]
References
*cite news |first=Robert |last=Wright |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= Shipping magnate makes waves in the Mediterranean |url=http://www.gulfnews.com/business/Shipping/10221336.html |work=Financial Times, reprinted in gulfnews.com |publisher= |date=June 15, 2008, 23:44 |accessdate=2008-06-16
*cite news |first=Andrew |last=Spurrier |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=CMA CGM’s Saadé questioned |url=http://lloydslist.com/ll/news/cma-cgms-saade-questioned/1212598378859.htm |work=Lloyd's List |publisher= |date=Thursday 5 June 2008 |accessdate=2008-06-16 |quote=CMA CGM chairman Jacques Saadé has been questioned by a French investigating magistrate as part of a continuing investigation into allegations that the shipping group falsified its 1999 and 2000 accounts.External links
* [http://www.cma-cgm.com/AboutUs/Presentation/Biography/Jacques_Saade.aspx Biography at CMA CGM]
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