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Rabih Bou Rached (born 30 May, 1978) is a Lebanese born entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of FEDS Drone Powered Solutions, President at Grandiz Interiors, Co Owner of Grandiz Real Estate. Early life and education Bou Rached was born on 30th May 1978 to George and Antoinette Bou Rached. His father had a career in sales and his mother was a homemaker. Rabih has one brother, Roger Bou Rached who is also an entrepreneur. He attended the Saint Francis School, Ghazir Lebanon and then Cortbawi College, Adma Lebanon, until he was 17 years of age. He began his working life at 14 with a part-time job at a family friend’s electrical equipment business. By 16, he was working nights as a waiter at a local restaurant, and at 21, Bou Rached opened his own eatery which is still in operation today. Later in his career, he turned to real estate and furniture manufacturing, and received a certificate from Harvard where he studied Sustainable Business Strategy. Career At the age of 24, Bou Rached opened and ran Grandiz Bar & Restaurant, a successful bar and restaurant in Batroun, Lebanon. Involved from ideation to execution, he set up the outlet from and managed operations for three years. In 2002, he sold the business. In June 2005 he launched Grandiz Real Estate, again remaining Co Owner today. Bou Rached was President at Grandiz Sky Ltd between January 2014 and April 2019. The Grandiz series of businesses were all founded and owned by Rached. Awards and accolades * Distinguished Speaker Award - Mohamed Bin Rashid Space Centre * 2018: International Business Excellence Awards - Energy & Manufacturing * 2019: SME Gulf Capital Award for Business of the Year Award (B2B Small Business) * 2019: SME Gulf Capital Award for Disruptive Business of the Year Award * Appreciation Certificate by Emaar 2022: For Creating a Safe & Celebratory Environment at Downtown Dubai for New Year's Eve 2022 * Gold Stevie Award 2024 (Award for Excellence in Innovation in Technology Industries - Organizations with up to 100 Employees) * Silver Stevie Award 2024 (Innovative Achievement in Science or Technology) * Bronze Stevie Award 2024 (Award for the Innovation in Technology Development - Other Service Industries)
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