Mouawad
Fred Mouawad is the founder, chairman, and CEO of SYNERGIA ONE Group of Companies, which operates in various industries such as gems and jewelry retailing, diamond manufacturing, watchmaking, food manufacturing, software as a service, and publishing. Fred also founded and operated Global Franchise Architects, a food service company with multiple brands and stores across different countries. In addition, Fred Mouawad has founded and chaired several other companies, including Taskworld, a cloud-based collaboration platform, and SmartWork Media, a publisher of business magazines. Fred has also been involved in various roles within the YPO organization and has founded and chaired other companies like synova, Itorama, and Interbuild. Overall, Fred Mouawad has extensive experience in entrepreneurship and business management in multiple industries.
Fred Mouawad's education history includes various degrees and programs. In 1977, they completed high school at Collège du Léman - International School. Continuing their education, Mouawad obtained a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Business Administration from Pepperdine University in 1990. That same year, they also received a Graduate Gemologist (GG) certification from the Gemological Institute of America (GIA).
In terms of executive education, Mouawad attended the Stanford Executive Program (SEP 2012) at Stanford University Graduate School of Business in 2012. Fred further participated in the YPO Stanford GSB Program at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business from 2014 to 2022.
Additionally, Mouawad completed the Global Family Enterprise executive education program at INSEAD in 2019. Fred also attended the YPO Columbia Program in Value Creation and Investing at Columbia Business School in the same year.
Mouawad pursued a Dialogue program at Harvard Business School in 2019. Despite not having specific start and end years mentioned, they also hold an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Alongside their formal education, Mouawad obtained certifications outside of academia. In 1989, they received an Advanced Open Water Diver certification from PADI. Moreover, in 2008, they obtained a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification from Breakthrough Management Group, and in 2009, they acquired an Enriched Air Diver certification from PADI.
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Mouawad
MOUAWAD – A jewelry house specialized in “crafting the extraordinary”. For more than a century, Mouawad has carved a name of renown in the world of jewelry and timepieces based on its artistic excellence, outstanding expertise, trusted relationships and deep passion for crafting the extraordinary. Over the decades, royalty, high society, celebrities and esteemed clients have continued to be beguiled by Mouawad’s unique offering, thus earning the company its elite status and powering its growth across continents. Now in its fourth generation, this family business is today led by Co-Guardians Fred, Alain, and Pascal Mouawad, three brothers who each perpetuate a heritage of excellence and bring a lifetime of passion to their respective roles. With Fred Mouawad heading the Diamond Division, Alain, the Watch Division, and Pascal, the Retail Division, each Co-Guardian actively embodies the Mouawad commitment to crafting the extraordinary. Global recognition for exceptional masterpieces The company’s commitment to ‘crafting the extraordinary’ has been rewarded with an unprecedented five Guinness World Records, the most recent of which being for the Mouawad Flower of Eternity Jewellery Coffer — the most valuable jewelry box in the world (US $3.5M). In 2013 the Mouawad L’Incomparable Diamond Necklace was named as the most valuable necklace in the world (US $55M), featuring the world’s largest internally flawless diamond, the Incomparable Diamond (407.48 carat). In 2011 Guinness awarded Mouawad for creating the most valuable handbag in the world ― the Mouawad 1001 Nights Diamond Purse (US $3.8M). In 2003 the Very Sexy Fantasy Bra received a Guinness for being the most expensive bra ever made (US $11M), and in 1990 a Guinness World Record was awarded for the Mouawad Splendor ― the most expensive single pear-shaped diamond in the world at the time (US $12.76M).