The Business Life of Pierre El Daher

In 1992, Pierre El Daher established the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International, LBCI TV, and in 1996, he launched LBC SAT which soon rose to become a regional and international broadcasting powerhouse, beaming its programming into homes across the MENA region, Europe, America and Australia.

LBCI, continues to rate as the most-watched TV channel in Lebanon, according to 2013 figures shared by international market research and statistics company Ipsos Stat.

El Daher also launched in 1997 production house PAC ltd, which was created to become an in-house production laboratory, and remained its Chairman and CEO until 2011

Today, as Chairman of LBCI, El Daher continues to bring Arab audiences the best in Television, while also dedicating his efforts to research in the media field and to media education for Arabstudents. El Daher made it to the list of Top 100 Most Powerful Arabs 2007 by Arabian Business.

As CEO of LBCI and media executive, El Daher's wide range of activities include: Global Media AIDS Initiative at the UN headquarters, Raising awareness and fighting AIDS, Rebuilding with Harris Corp. Iraq's media network, a project approved by the US administration in 2004, Cooperating with UNICEF to highlight the children's voices via a series launched on LBCI named Sawtna, Advising schools on matters related to the Communication and Information Studies program.

Pierre El Daher also launched “Cheyef 7alak” initiative, a civic movement with an ultimate goal of raising civil an social awareness, that is based on citizen journalism. It gives Lebanese citizen the power to report irresponsible and dangerous behaviors for a better Lebanon.