Biography Farid T. Salem
 

Farid T. Salem



CMA CGM Chief Executive Vice President was born in Beirut, Lebanon in 1939.

He holds a Masters degree in law and economics from St. Joseph University in Beirut.

Farid T. Salem began his career in 1964 with Lebanon’s Packfreez as a director and partner.

From 1964 to 1973 he successively headed the import and distribution of food products in Lebanon and industrial fishing operations in Madagascar.
Farid Salem
From 1974 to 1976, he was back in Lebanon, following the Madagascar government’s nationalisation of the fishing company. He founded and managed Polyfreez, an importer and distributor of seafood products in Lebanon.

In response to local events, he expatriated to Kuwait in 1976, where until 1986, he was Director of Fisheries for United Fisheries of Kuwait, with its fleet of 50 freezer trawlers.

Contacted by Jacques R. Saadé in 1978, Farid T. Salem helped create and launch Compagnie Maritime d’Affrètement (CMA) in Marseille.

In 1986, Jacques R. Saadé appointed him Chief Executive Vice President of CMA, then, in 1999, of CMA CGM Group, following the merger with Compagnie Générale Maritime. He continues to hold that position today, serving in the same capacity as Jean-Marc Lacave and Rodolphe J. Saadé.

Since 2006, he has also been President of Sudcargos and CMA CGM’s operations in North Africa.
Key Dates
1968
Director and Partner in Lebanon’s Packfreez S.A.L.
1974
Director, Founder and Partner in Lebanon’s Polyfreez S.A.L.
1976
Director of Fisheries at United Fisheries of Kuwait.
1986
Chief Executive Vice President of Compagnie Maritime d’Affrètement (CMA).
1999
CMA CGM Group Chief Executive Vice President.
2006
President of Sudcargos and CMA CGM’s operations in North Africa.
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