Biography

Anthony Boukather, is CEO of A.N.Boukather- Automotive, Exclusive distributor of Mazda, Ford, Opel, Piaggio, Vespa, Aprilia, Motoguzzi, KTM, Otokar, Bajaj, Shoei, Motorex in Lebanon and KTM, GasGas in the UAE.
The company started in 1927 With his grandfather Nicolas Boukather that introduced NASH cars in The Levant. His father Antoine introduced in 1968 the Mazda Brand in Lebanon and 2018 will represent 50 years of partnership between Mazda and ANB.

The vision of the company is “Enjoying Moving Forward”. It represents the will of the management team to let the customer enjoy daily transportation and let every team member enjoy his career path at ANB.
Anthony is perhaps best known, together with his twin Brother Nicolas, for orchestrating the remarkable turnaround of the family business in Lebanon that grew by more than 20 times.
The group also diversified to become market leaders in Motorcycles Distribution in Lebanon and UAE, BtB car Rental, and trend setters on the Real Estate Market.
They also invested in Growing the entrepreneurship ecosystem in Lebanon by establishing a corporate accelerator inside the Company that facilitated the growth of many startups.
The company received many trophies including: United Nation Climate Change Champion in 2017, Volume & Market Share Increase Award from Mazda, one of the Fastest Growing company of the Arab world from ARABIA500, Anti-Corruption Winner from The Lebanese Transparency Association, Best Customer Service from Mazda, Best Marketing Award from Piaggio, Excellency Achievement award from KTM.
Anthony is passionate of how family business functions and highly believe in effective corporate governance in family businesses.
Anthony has also a passion for entrepreneurship as he is an Mentor with UKTechHub, Confideo and Mowgli.

Anthony Boukather Family:

Father: Antoine Boukather (Honorary President of the Automobile Association)
Mother: Arlette Ferneine (CEO of a charitable foundation in charge of elderly people (Sacre Coeur de Jesus)
Wife: Souraya Bouez (Lawyer)
Kids: Nicolas, Sofia, Sasha and Sara

Anthony Boukather's Education

INSEAD: Executive MBA 2012 – 2013
EMLYON Business School: Master's in Management 2004 – 2006
University of Warwick: Ersamus Exchange 2005 – 2005
Harvard Business School: Summer School 2002 – 2002
American University of Beirut: BA in computer Science 2000 – 2004
Notre Dame de Jamhour, Beirut, Lebanon: French and Lebanese Baccalaureate 1990 – 2000
Ecole Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr : Leadership 2018 – 2018

Member of :

President of INSEAD Alumni Association in Lebanon
Member of the Board of Directors of OumElNour and Chairman of the finance committee
Founding Member and NextGen Leader of the Family Business Network – Levant
Member of the Board of YPO Lebanon.
Member of the Board of The Agricultural Laboratory of the American University of Beirut.
Lebanese Businessmen Association (RDCL)
Lebanon Transparency Association,

Anthony Boukather's Skills & Expertise