Imad Jomaa

A prominent entrepreneur and philanthropist from Lebanon, Imad Jomaa serves as the president of JGROUP, a conglomerate that he has built over the course of more than 15 years. Born and raised in Saida, Jomaa relocated to Beirut to pursue studies in chemistry and economics at the American University of Beirut. He graduated as the valedictorian of his class with two bachelor’s degrees and later earned a master's degree in financial economics. Shortly after graduation, Imad Jomaa founded Promofix, his first company. The company provided corporate event services and promotional items and counted major companies like Unilever among its early clients.
 
Later, Imad Jomaa established Promomedia, an advertising company that held two billboards on Bliss Street in Beirut. Promomedia today has one of the most extensive networks of advertising space and billboards in Lebanon and Iraq. In 2003, he established JGROUP as a holding company for his business interests.