General Director

Mr. DANY GEDEON ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
  • 1982     Licence in Political and Administrative Sciences from the Lebanese University.
  • 1993 – 1994     Preparation Session in the National Institute for Administration and Development (NIAD) + 20 hours computer session.    
  • 1995     (May 16 – July 2) In Japan, courses in National Government Administration (JICA).    
  • 1995 – 1996     International session in Public Administration for 9 months in the Ecole Nationale d’Administration (E.N.A) – FRANCE.    
  • 1997     (September – December) Training session in NIAD for 3 months.
  • 2008     (2 – 28 November) International sessions in “Human resources management and Management of the public administration” in the Ecole Nationale d’administration (ENA) – France.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
  • 1986 – 1989     Manager assistant of a commercial entreprise.
  • 1989 – 1990     Partner and general manager of a trade and food company (catering).
  • 1991 – 1992     Public relations director in an industrial establishment.
  • 1988 – 1994     International commercial activities (especially with ex- USSR: Preparation of an exhibition of Greek products in Moscow 1991).
  • 1994 – 2002     Controller (third category) in Personal Department in the CIVIL SERVICE BOARD.
  • 2002 – 2010     Controller first (2nd category) in the same administration.
  • July 2010     General Director of the Ministry of Industry.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
  • 1999 – Teaching management, public administration and law in high Institutes. RESEARCHES
  • “Essays on the Administrative Reform in Lebanon”, individual research – 1993.
  • “Administrative Reform and Public Service”, in Arabic – 1993.
  • “Public debts in Lebanon”, Collection research in Arabic – 1994.
  • “Reorganization of Ministry of Finances”, report in Arabic – 1994.
  • “Administrative courses in Japan”, report in Arabic – 1995.
  • “Lebanese Industry, Education and Human Resources in Public Sector”, country report in English – 1995, Tokyo.
  • “Development Management in Lebanon”, final report in English – 1995, Tokyo.
  • “Local Authorities and regional Chamber of Accounts in France”, individual research in French – 1995, Strasbourg.
  • “Central Administration and Deconcentration in France”, individual research in French – 1996, Strasbourg
  • “Rights and Obligations of French civil servants”, in French – 1996, Paris.
  • “Discipline politics in French Public Administration”, in French – 1996, Paris.
  • “In what the Public management distinguish from the Pirate Management”, economic note in French – 1996, Paris.
  • “Training period at the General Direction for Administration and Civil Service in France”, report in French – 1996, Paris.
  • “Employment and Recrutment in Lebanese Public Sector”, briefing in Arabic – 1996.
  • “The Feasibility Study of Regie of Tobacco and Tombac in Lebanon”, collective research in Arabic – 1997.
  • Book on the “Principles of Modern Management”, DETEC Publications (Three editions 2000/2004)
  • “Lebanese Administration”, Article – ena mensuel (Paris) in French June 2001.
LANGUAGES
  • Arabic
  • French
  • English