Dr. Khalil Cotran

Dr. Khalil Cotran has 40 years of professional experience in FMCG, Finance, Banking, Pharmaceuticals, and Oil and Gas. 

He is currently leading a major consultancy project at Hikma Pharmaceutical - Amman, Jordan for establishing Talent Management Center of Excellence (2016 – present). Prior to that assignment, he joined NBK Capital (National Bank of Kuwait) as the HR Managing Director in Kuwait (2007-2016).

He joined Japan Tobacco International (previously R. J. Reynolds Tobacco International) as Vice President HR, in charge of the MENA region based in Geneva, Switzerland (1992-2007)

His professional experience in the Oil and gas sector started in 1986, where he worked for the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) as Senior Management Consultant (1986-1992). He was appointed Director for Health Systems Planning, a USAid funded project, at the Lebanese Ministry of Health, Beirut, Lebanon (1983-1986).

Dr. Cotran started his teaching career as Assistant Professor at the University of Petroleum and Minerals, Mathematics Department, in Dharan, Saudi Arabia (1976-1978). 

He lectured at the School of Business & Management (AUB) from 1978 till 1986. He continued his teaching career in 2010 until present, lecturing in Human Resources at Executive MBA and Master of Human Resources programs at the American University of Beirut and at the Lebanese American University. 

Dr. Cotran graduated with a Ph.D. in Statistics, concentration in Quantitative Management from University of Louisiana, USA.