# Jacques Saadé: founder, CMA CGM

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Jacques R. Saadé (1937–2018) was a Lebanese-born French businessman who founded CMA (Compagnie Maritime d'Affrètement) in Marseille in 1978 with a single ship, growing it into CMA CGM, the world's third-largest container shipping company. He handed CEO duties to his son Rodolphe Saadé in February 2017.

- **Nationality:** French-Lebanese
- **Verification posture:** verified

## Current roles (1)

- [CMA CGM](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/cma-cgm.md) Founder (secondary-verified)

## Sources (3)

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Saad%C3%A9
2. https://www.reuters.com/article/cma-cgm-management-idUSFWN1TQ019 · 2018-06-25
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CMA_CGM


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