Hassan OBEID is a Professor of Finance at the European Business School, Paris; Holder of a Ph.D. in Finance in 2006 from UPMF- Grenoble; his areas of research include company performance, bank efficiency, Energy strategy, ICT and privatization. He is a member of the editorial board for various academic journals. He has worked for AACSB-accredited international universities such as United Arab Emirates University. Dr. Obeid is an economic and financial analyst and he has worked as trainer of Finance for the Kuwait Petroleum Company.