Samar Gharib

Samar Gharib, MBA has a diverse work experience starting from 1999. Samar worked as a Designer at Madco Advertising and Marketing from 1999 to 2000 and as a Designer at Rogers Communications from 2006 to 2008. In 2000, they worked as a Senior Art Director at M&C SAATCHI MENA. Samar owned Bee Creative - a personal enterprise from 2007 to 2014. Samar then worked at La Coop fédérée in various roles such as Web and Multimedia Designer, Creative Team Manager, Manager of Graphic Communications and Multimedias, and Manager of Corporate Communications. From 2018 to 2020, they worked as Director of Internal Communication, Digital & Brand at Sollio Cooperative Group, and later as Vice-president of Communications on an interim basis. In March 2020, they were promoted to Senior Director, Brand & Digital Strategies at Sollio Cooperative Group. In addition to their corporate roles, Samar also worked as a Professor at Holy Spirit University of Kaslik - USEK in 2003.

Samar Gharib holds a Bachelor's degree in graphic arts and advertising from Holy Spirit University of Kaslik - USEK (1992-1998), a certificate in Web design from Concordia University (2006), a management certificate from HEC Montréal (2014-2018), and a Master of Business Administration from Université de Sherbrooke (2020-2023). Additionally, they completed the Diplômée du Défi 100 jours program at L'effet A in 2018.