Miriem Bensalah-Chaqroun, the president of the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM) and head of Holmarcom Group, was appointed yesterday in New York, “as a member of the board of directors of US NGO “Initiative for Global Development” (IGD).
“Bensalah-Chaqroun is the first Arab-African woman to sit, along with 4 other new members, in the board which brings together 10 CEOs of leading African and American groups,” Maghreb Agency Press ( La MAP) reported.
The said source added that the announcement was made by “president of the board Robert Mosbacher Jr, founder of “Bizcorps”, on the sidelines of the Frontier 100 Forum (Oct. 22-23).”
“Mosbacher welcomed Bensalah-Chaqroun’s appointment, saying that she is a key player in Morocco and would for sure help IGD boost investment to reach economic development,” La MAP closed.
The Moroccan Times.
