Solidere appoints new manager of operations

Solidere, the company responsible for the development and reconstruction of the Beirut Central District, has appointed Jamal Itani to be general manager of operations in what the company’s representatives called an expansion of management capabilities. He was appointed by a management decision, not by the board of directors. Solidere representatives, speaking with Executive on condition of anonymity, said Itani’s responsibilities will relate to technical and operational concerns and would not change the general management in any way. Itani’s appointment was reported in Lebanese Arabic daily Al-Akhbar in early April before the decision was made official, leading to a wave of market rumors on the implications for the company. In response to speculation that Itani’s appointment might signal changes at a general management level, the representatives argued that the title of general manager of operations was in line with the company’s designation of job titles and added that the company had