Emad yacoub biography examples

The 2010 Hospitality and Tourism Entrepreneur of the Year is Emad Yacoub
, the president and CEO of Glowbal Restaurant Group Inc.


I have no shame,” says Emad Yacoub, and this in-your-face attitude accounts for at least part of his company’s success.

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The 45-year-old mastermind behind such see-and-be-seen restaurants as Coast, Society and Italian Kitchen, Yacoub single-handedly transformed Vancouver’s restaurant scene when he opened Glowbal Grill and Satay Bar in 2002.

Eight years later (an eternity in a notoriously fickle industry), his group comprises six restaurants, two lounges and a catering company, each profitable, with total revenues expected to exceed $32 million this year. 


But back to Yacoub’s lack of shame: the loud patterned dress shirt by Italian designer Etro that he is wearing on the day of our interview offers ample evidence.

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