User:Sugarfree416/Selim Bassoul

Selim Bassoul is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Middleby Corporation, a company specializing in commercial foodservice and cooking equipment.

Biography
Selim Bassoul was born on February 3, 1957 in Beirut, Lebanon. His father, Antoine, attended the 1948 Summer Olympics as a swimmer for Lebanon. Bassoul attended the American University of Beirut before immigrating to the United States to earn his MBA at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.

Career
After working at Baxter International, Kinetic Concepts and Vulcan-Hart, Bassoul moved to the Middleby Corporation in 1996 where he is currently its Chairman and CEO. He has gained much press in this position, being featured on The PBS Nightly Business Report, CNBC and Bloomberg News. Bassoul has personally been profiled in Forbes, BusinessWeek and The Wall Street Journal. He also serves on the Board for various companies, including the Chicago Urban League and Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, as well as the Dean's Council of the Kellogg School of Management and Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago.

In 2004, Bassoul was named Ernst and Young's Entrepreneur of the Year for the Midwest region. He is currently a national and world judge for this award.

Personal Life
Bassoul currently resides in Chicago, Illinois with his wife, Judith and his two children, Kiki and Tony.