IN SHORT

Creditbank chairman and general manager Tarek Khalife has led the growth of what was once a family owned bank into one of the biggest in Lebanon, making sure to emphasise hard work, transparency and the personal experience along the way. “Giving back is a constant in my life,” he says. “I want to enable people to bring out the best in them. After all, achievement is one part merit, one part circumstance. It’s our actions we can be proud of.”