Company History

The Paul Weil Company still uses the name of the original founder. Mr Paul Weil was born in Strasbourg, France in 1871. His commercial interests began once he was appointed the Commercial Attaché for the French Government, and was based in Beirut, Lebanon.

Frustrated at the lack of commercial opportunities between France and Lebanon, Mr Weil established his own representative company in Beirut in 1900. The business developed quickly and he required assistance. Mr George Khayata was recruited as an administrator, and Mr Kamal Mehio as a commercial assistant, they were both aged 18.

Following the demise of Paul Weil in Germany in 1944, his sons Robert and Alfred assumed the running of the company. Robert continued in Beirut, whilst Alfred focused on the European enterprises.

With the recession during World War II, Robert Weil made the decision to leave Lebanon, and offered George Khayata and Kamal Mehio shares and partnership in the business in Beirut, and they both accepted. Seizing the opportunities at the end of the war, the business expanded and offices were opened in Palestine, Syria, France and Iraq.

Robert Weil died in Beirut in 1963, and Kamal Mehio and George Khayata purchased the remaining shares in the Paul Weil Company, including the rights to use the Paul Weil name. During the 1960’s, superior financial and banking services in Beirut attracted Arabs from the Gulf and Saudi Arabia. The Paul Weil partners soon ecognized the business opportunities in these regions, and the company expanded into Saudi Arabia. The company continued to grow, and in the 1970’s, the partners sons, Salim and Maher Mehio, and Charbel Khayata joined the business in their early twenties.

Mission Statement

• To offer our customers an exciting range of high quality products, with continued customer service.

• To forge strong bonds with suppliers and customers using tradition and the personal touch.

• To never lose sight of what our business is all about………PEOPLE

Why Paul Weil

• We are a Middle East based company with a strong history of success in the wholesale, and trading industries of the Gulf and levant markets.

• We have been part of daily life in the levant for 100 years and in the Gulf market for over 30 years. We are proud of the Middle East culture and dedicated to its continued growth.

• Our policy of maintaining selective brands, ensures that we are able to give our products and suppliers the attention they deserve.

• We have a multinational sales force and team.

• We are capable of handling all the above and below the line activities between our agencies and principles, because of the long standing relationship we covert.

• There is active owner involvement in daily business, thus ensuring concern, approachability, quick decision making and consistency of policy.

• We have a philosophy that welcomes constructive criticism, and provides a forum for honest and open lines of communication.

• We understand that long term success mandates a mutual beneficial relationship.