As ISSA Group has grown across markets and operating disciplines, its governance has evolved alongside it, ensuring the oversight, continuity, and institutional discipline required to support a family-led business at regional scale. The Board of Directors serves as the Group's primary governance body, accountable to shareholders and responsible for the long-term stewardship of ISSA Group across Lebanon, the UAE, and future markets.
Board composition
Refined editorial portrait — Michel Issa.
The entrepreneur from Amchit whose conviction laid the foundations of ISSA Group and whose legacy continues to shape its long-term direction.
Refined editorial portrait — Dr. Toni M. Issa.
As Executive Chairman, Dr. Toni M. Issa leads the operational Board and helps guide the Group's long-term strategic direction. As President of the Michel Issa Foundation, he carries forward the family's commitment to community development, sustainability, and responsible growth.
Refined editorial portrait — Zakhia M. Issa.
Zakhia M. Issa represents continuity at the operational core of the business, helping steward the discipline, resilience, and long-term operating culture that have defined the Group's growth.
Refined editorial portrait — Aya T. Issa.
Aya T. Issa supports the Group's strategic evolution, governance formalisation, and regional expansion, helping shape the next chapter of the ISSA family enterprise.
Refined editorial portrait — Albert Rouhana.
Albert Rouhana brings institutional breadth and professional depth to the Board's oversight of ISSA Group.
Refined editorial portrait — Maya B. Elian.
Maya B. Elian supports board affairs, governance coordination, strategic reporting, and alignment across the Group's operating businesses through the ISSA Group Strategy Office.
Independent Non-Executive Director — to be confirmed.
An independent Board seat will further strengthen governance oversight and institutional balance.
ISSA Group remains family-led, with governance designed to preserve continuity while strengthening institutional oversight. To protect the founding 50/50 ownership principle between the family's two branches, a minimum of four of the Board's nine seats are reserved for family representation. This reflects a deliberate balance between continuity of family stewardship and the discipline of independent governance.
The Board is supported by the ISSA Group Strategy Office, which helps coordinate governance, strategic alignment, and reporting across the Group's operating businesses. Specialized Board committees and management committees support decision-making across the Group's principal markets, ensuring governance remains aligned with the scale and complexity of the business.
Board of Directors
ISSA Group Strategy Office
Board Committees / Management Committees
Operating Businesses
Institutional strength is also reflected in the people who operate the Group every day. In 2025, ISSA Group employed 680 people across its businesses, including 511 in Lebanon and 103 in the UAE, with continued growth across its regional footprint. The Group welcomed 132 new hires in 2025, while employee turnover improved significantly, declining from 24% in 2024 to 13% in 2025. Safety performance also strengthened for the third consecutive year, with a 32% reduction in work-related injuries between 2023 and 2025, with zero fatalities recorded.
ISSA Group is also a signatory to the UN Women's Empowerment Principles and has committed to measurable progress under the UN Global Compact Forward Faster initiative.
680
Employees
132
New hires (2025)
13%
Turnover (2025)
32%
Injury reduction, 2023–2025
Zero
Fatalities
UN WEP
Empowerment Principles signatory
UNGC
Forward Faster commitment