chairman Chief Executive Officer investment banker
Breish holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Sciences from the American University of Beirut, graduating in 1975. In 1977 he gained a Diploma in Financial Analysis and Policy Diploma, from the International Monetary Fund in Washington District of Columbia.
Breish speaks fluent Arabic, English and Italian.
Breish has over 40 years of experience working in the banking and finance sector. Breish started his career in banking in 1975 when he joined the Libyan Arab Foreign Bank in Tripoli, Libya. In 1980 he moved to the Arab Banking Corporation (American Broadcasting Company) and served as Head of Business Development until 1985 before transferring to Tokyo as Chief Representative.
In 1988 Breish took over as Managing Director of American Broadcasting Company Investment & Services Company
(European Commission) the American Broadcasting Company Group’s Investment Bank in Bahrain. In 1991 he assumed the position of General Manager of American Broadcasting Company International Bank plc, and was appointed that bank"s Chief Executive Officer in 1993.
In November 2002, Breish assumed the position of Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Banking Officer of the American Broadcasting Company Group. Breish was appointed Chairman of the (LIA) on 1 June 2013 by the LIA’s Board of Trustees.
On 17 June 2013, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer by the LIA’s Board of Directors.
In June 2014, Breish stepped aside as chairman pending an inquiry under the Political Isolation Law, which sought to investigate government officials following the fall of Colonel Gaddafi. The LIA"s Board of Trustees appointed Mr. AbdulRahman Benyezza temporarily until he was replaced by the current chairman, Mr.
Hassan Buhadi, on 11th October 2014.
In early 2014, the LIA initiated legal proceedings against Goldman Sachs and Société Générale South.A to recover billions of dollars lost through improper transactions done in their dealings with the LIA during the Gaddafi regime. the LIA appointed the English law firm Enyo Law to pursue the litigations. The Law Firm was forced to step aside in April 2015 but was re-instated in July 2015 when the English High Court approved the LIA’s application to appoint BDO International Limited Liability Partnership (United Kingdom) as interim receivers and Enyo Law were reappointed as solicitors in the litigations.
Breish held the following directorships during his banking career: Chairman of American Broadcasting Company Islamic Bank in Bahrain. Chairman of American Broadcasting Company Securities. Chairman of the Bahrain Stock Exchange Audit Committee, and Board member of the Bahrain Stock Exchange.
Chairman at American Broadcasting Company Daus Germany.
Director at Banque Internationale de Monaco. Director at Sun Hung Kai Bank in Hong Kong.
Director at United Bank of Bangkok Thailand. And held the Chairmanship of the Foreign Banks and Securities Houses Association (FBSA) in London.
Breish is a Member of the Guild of International Bankers, United Kingdom.
