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Abed Chagar

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Abed Chagar
CEO of Colorado
Assumed office
March 2013
Personal details
Born (1968-07-27) 27 July 1968 (age 56)
Casablanca, Morocco

Abed Chagar, born in 1968 in Casablanca, is a Moroccan business leader.

Biography

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Family and education

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The fifth child in a family of six brothers and sisters, Abed Chagar was attracted to mathematics. In 1987, he obtained his baccalaureate in mathematics and science, with a "Good" mention. He then graduated from the Mohammadia School of Engineering (EMI) in 1992 and from the advanced management program at the Higher Institute of Commerce and Business Administration (ISCAE) in 2002.[1]

Professional career

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At the end of his studies, Abed Chagar was the first engineer from a Moroccan school to join Alcatel, now Nexans. In 2000, he joined the Colorado company as IT and organization director.[1] He became deputy general manager in June 2005 and then deputy managing director in 2011. He was appointed CEO in March 2013.[2]

He is also vice-president of Asmex and president of the Competitiveness Cluster.[3][4]

Since October 2017, he has been president of the Mohammadia School of Engineers Alumni Association (AIEM), the largest engineering network in Morocco.[5][6]

In December 2020, he was elected president of the Federation of Chemistry and Parachemistry (FCP).[7][8]

Abed is a member of the board of directors of the CGEM, and vice-president of GIPSI (Interprofessional Safety and Security Group).[9]

Private life

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Abed is married and father of 3 children.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Abed Chagar, L'ingénieur qui a façonné l'avenir de Colorado" [Abed Chagar, The engineer who shaped the future of Colorado]. La Vie eco website, economic news site in Morocco (in French). December 30, 2011. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  2. ^ "Abed Chagar, GM of Colorado | Challenge.ma". www.challenge.ma. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
  3. ^ "Abed Chagar new president of the FCP". MAPBUSINESS. 2020-12-08. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
  4. ^ "ASMEX: How Can Innovation Serve Exports?". EcoActu. 2020-06-18. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
  5. ^ "Abed Chagar new president of the Federation of Chemistry and Parachemistry". Medias24 - News website. 2020-12-08. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
  6. ^ RAHIOUI, Abdelaaziz (2020-07-16). "Webinar: AIEM made public the details of its proposals submitted to CSMD". Industry of Morocco Magazine. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
  7. ^ "Abed Chagar elected president of the Federation of Chemistry and Parachemistry". fnh.ma. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
  8. ^ diplomatic, Morocco (2020-12-08). "Abed Chagar new president of the Federation of Chemistry and Parachemistry". Morocco Diplomatic. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
  9. ^ "Governance - GIPSI". Archived from the original on 13 April 2021.