Our Chairman

Serta is chaired by Hisham Itani who is also Chairman and CEO of the parent company Resource Group, an investment group with a broad portfolio of businesses that capitalize on technology and human capital for value creation. 

Itani was born in 1972. He completed his Bachelor’s degree and Master’s degree in Business Administration from the American University of Beirut. He started his professional career in the family’s printing business at an early age. From the onset, he ventured into new technologies ahead of demand, and invested in R&D to come up with leading edge solutions that could compete on the international scene. 

In a short matter of time, Itani expanded into different technology verticals including digital security, smartcard manufacturing, mobile value added solutions, cyber security and secure communications solutions, telecom infrastructure and managed services, elections supply chain services, lottery systems and operations, mobile and virtual reality games, among others. 

Itani’s focus on technology has had a constructive and tangible impact on government automation and citizen experience in target markets. The portfolio of companies he has established are serving today over 50 countries in more than 10 industries.