{"id":54819,"date":"2023-02-15T11:14:37","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T09:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/berytech.org\/?p=54819"},"modified":"2025-06-26T16:47:55","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T13:47:55","slug":"podcast-9-maroun-chammas-ceo-of-berytech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/berytech.org\/podcast-9-maroun-chammas-ceo-of-berytech\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast #9: Maroun N. Chammas, Chairman &#038; CEO of Berytech"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Maroun N. Chammas is the Chairman and CEO of Berytech and a successful Lebanese entrepreneur with activities ranging from Oil and Gas to Telecom and F&amp;B, as well as Technology and Innovation.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He entered the world of entrepreneurship when he was only 12. 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