Ziad is the President and CEO of Shammas trading Co, Constratto Co and Lebanese Explosives Co with over 25 years of establishing, managing, and establishing partnerships with different companies and sitting on different specialized boards committees and associations locally and internationally. A self-made entrepreneur, Ziad has a successful track record in a variety of fields and businesses including Engineering, construction, jewelry, lubricants, and batteries, in addition to the domain of civil explosives being his area of expertise. He has taken over the family business and moved it from a local company to a regionally and internationally well recognized with a variety of products and services.

Ziad has demonstrated leadership and success with specialized knowledge and experience in managing and setting up businesses, building relationships and network as well as strategic thinking and thought leadership.

Ziad is currently head of the executive committee of the "Lebanese Industrial Research Achievement Program", a committee that aims at building effective cooperation between the industrial and academic sectors within Lebanon, through assisting, sponsoring, and funding Innovative projects of young engineers.

Ziad is a graduate in Mechanical Engineering from the American University of Beirut and obtained his MBA from the University of Balamand. He is a member of the Lebanese Engineering syndicate and an active board member of the Association of Lebanese Industrialists. He is also an active philanthropist and has been involved with the Lebanese Red Cross.