Charif Souki

Charif Souki (born 1953) is a Lebanese American businessman. He is the co-founder and former CEO of Cheniere Energy, an oil and gas company which specialized in liquefied natural gas. He was the highest-paid chief executive officer in the United States in 2013.

Charif Souki
Born1953
Cairo, Egypt
OccupationBusinessman
Parent(s)Samyr Souki

Charif Souki is married to Charlotte Lena.

Early life

Charif Souki was born in 1953 in Cairo, Egypt.[1] His father, Samyr Souki, was a member of the Greek Orthodox Church.[1] Souki moved to Beirut, Lebanon in 1957.[1]

Career

Souki worked as a banker on Wall Street.[2] He also worked as a restaurateur.[3]

Souki served as the chief executive officer of Cheniere Energy until December 2015.[4] He earned US$142 million in 2013,[5] making him the highest-paid CEO in the United States that year.[3] Souki claims he stepped down as CEO after a disagreement with board member Carl Icahn.[6]

Souki is the co-founder of Tellurian Investments with Martin Houston.[4]

References
  1. Zuckerman, Gregory (November 8, 2013). "The Export King". Foreign Affairs. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  2. Sheppard, David (September 3, 2015). "Cheniere Energy chief pushes for a global spot market in LNG". Financial Times. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  3. Benoit, David; Dezember, Ryan (December 13, 2015). "Cheniere Board Votes to Replace CEO Charif Souki". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  4. Meyer, Gregory (February 25, 2016). "Charif Souki plans to compete with his old company". Financial Times. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  5. Helman, Christopher (April 29, 2014). "Why Cheniere Energy's Souki Is Worth His $142 Million A Year". Forbes. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  6. Stevenson, Abigail (April 26, 2016). "Charif Souki: Carl Icahn behind my Cheniere departure". CNBC. Retrieved April 29, 2016.


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