{"id":60,"date":"2016-06-14T01:43:48","date_gmt":"2016-06-14T01:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sw-themes.com\/porto_dummy\/?page_id=60"},"modified":"2026-03-16T07:37:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T07:37:07","slug":"chairmans-letter","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cst.com.lb\/index.php\/about-us-2\/chairmans-letter\/","title":{"rendered":"Chairman&#8217;s Letter"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.1 - 15-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cst.com.lb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/saleh-m-srour.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cst.com.lb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/saleh-m-srour.png 800w, https:\/\/www.cst.com.lb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/saleh-m-srour-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.cst.com.lb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/saleh-m-srour-640x640.png 640w, https:\/\/www.cst.com.lb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/saleh-m-srour-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/www.cst.com.lb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/saleh-m-srour-560x560.png 560w, https:\/\/www.cst.com.lb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/saleh-m-srour-367x367.png 367w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.1 - 15-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style>\n<h2>Saleh Mohsen Srour<\/h2>\n<p>Chairman General Manager<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<strong>Life will rise again<\/strong><br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On the \u00a04<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0of\u00a0 August 2020, the biggest explosion Beirut has ever known took place, causing at least 190 deaths, 6,500 injuries, billions in property and commercial damages, and leaving an estimated 300,000 people homeless.,<\/p>\n<p>The explosion was felt in\u00a0several neighboring countries within a distance of 250 \u00a0km (160\u00a0miles ) and detected by the US Geological Survey\u00a0\u00a0as a seismic event of magnitude\u00a0\u00a03.3, and is considered one of the most powerful non nuclear explosion in history.<\/p>\n<p>Two days following this disaster, the Lebanese people started removing debris and rubbles, and Life has managed to beat again,<\/p>\n<p>Lebanon was not alone in this disaster; we would like to thank all our friends around the globe for their care and compassion.<\/p>\n<p>One more time we have no other choice but to recover from this atrocity and get back to pull out. Again, this may have happened to get us back as one people with only one resolution: recuperation of \u00a0\u00a0our beloved Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p>Saleh Srour<\/p>\n<p>Chairman- CST Group\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>FOLLOW ME<\/p>\n<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.1 - 15-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-social-icons.elementor-grid-0 .elementor-widget-container,.elementor-widget-social-icons.elementor-grid-mobile-0 .elementor-widget-container,.elementor-widget-social-icons.elementor-grid-tablet-0 .elementor-widget-container{line-height:1;font-size:0}.elementor-widget-social-icons:not(.elementor-grid-0):not(.elementor-grid-tablet-0):not(.elementor-grid-mobile-0) .elementor-grid{display:inline-grid}.elementor-widget-social-icons 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