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Alumni News
Class of ’60 –‘69
Aida Dagher ‘69
is the General Man-
ager (CEO) of BankMed (Suisse). She
graduated from International College of
Lebanon and received her BSc in Elec-
trical Engineering from the American
University of Beirut and her MBA from
the University of La Verne in California.
Later, she built GAM’s business in the
Middle East for nine years before becom-
ing Regional Head & Market Leader –
Levant, Kuwait & Qatar for Credit Suisse
Private Banking. Most recently, Ms.she
was CEO – Middle East of Centuria
Middle East Capital, a subsidiary of Fi-
nancière Centuria, an asset management
and investment banking firm previously
partly owned by Dexia-BIL.
Class of ’70 – ‘79
Hassan Shashaa ’73
is currently work-
ing at Emirates Steel Industries in Abu
Dhabi as Vice President Strategy and
Development.
Jamal Steitieh ‘76
was selected by
Aramco to head the team executing the
streetscape, hardscape, landscape, irriga-
tion, street lighting and golf course for king
Abdullah University for Science and Tech
in north Jeddah to be completed in one
year. It is the biggest project at this time
in the kingdom. The construction is to be
completed in a fast manner to achieve a
record in construction completion.
Nancy Haddad-Albina ’78
is working
in Toronto with Bell Canada.
Class ’80 – ‘89
Randa Harazallah ‘80
is currently
work at Hariri High School II where she
teaches mathematics (Grades 6 and 7).
“Mr Atef Karam(My math teacher in
Brevet) was my inspiration (God rest his
soul),” she writes. She is married to Ah-
mad Bekdash, I have has three children:
Moh’d at LAU, Nour in grade 12 and
Omar in grade 7.
Dina Hajjé ‘81
is a specialist in fashion,
history of the costume, history of art, liv-
ing in Rome, Italy. After over 20 years
of work in the fashion, costume, textile,
and journalism, she is launching a new
brand of handcrafted design handbags.
Dina’s work is on view through “yahoo
search engine” at http://dinahajjefashion.
googlepages.com
Malek Himadeh ’83
resides in Beirut
and is the Vice-President of his fam-
ily school in Baakline-Shouf region in
Mount Lebanon. “The great old IC years
are always in my memory,” he writes.
Hani Kobeissi ‘85
and
Rana Kobeissi ’96
have been working since 2006 in Brussels,
Belgium. Hani is a consultant at Accenture
Belgium, and Rana recently got promoted to
Account Director in DRAFTFCB, a multi-
national advertising agency in Brussels. Her
clients include Nivea. She is also a PhD can-
didate in EU Foreign Policy at the University
of Leuven, Belgium. She can be contacted at
rana_kobeissi@hotmail.com
Meheddine Iskandarani ’88
travelled
to France after graduation and obtained
his Masters in Engineering in Food Tech-
nologies. He was in France for 19 years
before recently moving to the UAE where
he is setting up the branch for Africa &
the Middle East for a French company
specialized in dairy ingredients.
Class of ’90 – ‘99
Walid Tabanji ’90
and Nesreen Srouji,
both graduates of INSEAD, are proud to
announce the birth of their second child,
Edward, at the American Hospital in
Dubai on March 30, 2008. Both parents
are currently working in Dubai and regret
that their first son, Ramzi, 2 ½ yrs. old,
will not join IC.
Mohammad Ahmad Itani ’91
moved
to Jeddah late summer 2006 and had
a baby boy, Emad, in June 2007. He