Abboud is Regional Vice President for AbbVie Biopharmaceutical for the MEAP Region, following the separation of Abbott into two publicly traded companies: Abbott & AbbVie. Abboud has joined Abbott in 1998 as Financial Planning Manager for the Middle East Region. He began his career in 1992 at Arthur Andersen & Co. In 1998 he has joined Abbott Middle East Regional Office and progressed through positions of increasing responsibility in Finance until becoming Regional Finance Director Middle East & North Africa in 2001. He later took the position of Country Manager for the Levant Region before becoming General Manager Gulf & Levant Region in 2005. In 2012 he took over the position of Regional Director Propriety Product Division for the Middle East, Africa & Pakistan Region (MEAP). Abboud carries a Master Degree in Finance from St joseph University and is a member of the international Management Accountants at the New Jersey Board. Throughout his career he worked in several countries such as United States, Canada, Lebanon, Greece, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and UAE.