Loubo Siois

Loubo Siois (born December 15, 1989) is a Dubai-based entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is an Independent Distributor and Brand Ambassador of Forever Living Products in the Middle East. In addition, Siois is member of the board of Forever Sports Academy and the Non-Profit Organization Help Africa both based in Uganda. Siois actively supports charity causes as well as sports development.

Early life
Loubo was born in Serres, Greece to a Bulgarian mother, and a Greek father.

As a youngster Loubo showed great interest in sports and particularly to football, which he played in academies since the age of 10. He played for teams in his hometown as well as for one of the leading Greek teams AEK Athens in which the Brazilian superstar Rivaldo arrived a year after.

Later on, Loubo made a choice between becoming a football player and becoming a businessman and moved to England to pursue a Bachelor Degree in Business Management and Marketing at the Royal Holloway, University of London. He showed great interest in entrepreneurship and was promptly elected as the President of the Management and Internship society. It is a student organization which aims to introduce students to the real business world and working environment by inviting guest speakers and by visiting the offices of major corporations. In addition Loubo was a radio co-presenter in the University's Insanity Radio as well as contributing with articles in the independent student newspaper - The Founder.

Career
Siois gained exposure in various industries since a very young age and graduated being a self-financed student.

United Kingdom
Having great interest in the football industry combined with business and marketing knowledge gained from university Siois worked during 2010-2011 for a company owned by Peter Coates, a Stoke-On-Trent based businessman and owner of Stoke City FC. Coates has been listed as the 25th richest person in British football. Coates has been able to attract big names like Peter Crouch and Thomas Sørensen to play for his team.

Move to Dubai
On July 2011, Siois moved to Dubai, United Arab Emirates where he had been engaged in activities involving the supply to yachts owned by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum the Prime Minister and Vice President of the United Arab Emirates, and Ruler of Dubai. . Sheikh Mohammed is the owner of yacht Dubai which is 524 feet, 10 inches (162 m) long and it is the second largest yacht in the world after Eclipse which is owned by Russian oligarch and owner of Chelsea FC Roman Abramovich.

Forever Living Products
On April 2012, Siois was able to start his own business enterprise after receiving sponsorship from multimillionaire and Danish Entrepreneur Kim Madsen. Kim has been one of the most successful distributors of Forever Living Products with more than 14 years of experience and having achieved a Diamond Manager status. Kim relocated to Dubai in the beginning of 2012 and immediately saw the talent of Loubo Siois, who joined as an Independent Distributor having main the focus to develop the area of the Middle East. Forever Living Products International, Inc. is a Scottsdale, Arizona-based company that sells aloe vera and bee derived drinks, cosmetics, nutritional supplements, and personal care products. FLP was founded in 1978 by Rex Maughan who was listed in the Forbes 400 as the 368th richest, with a net worth of $600 million in 2002.

Philanthropy
Siois has been active as a philanthropist and has shown great interest and passion to improve the living conditions in underdeveloped areas.

Reaction to Haiti Earthquake
In 2010, Siois and other leaders of students organizations of Royal Holloway, University of London initiated a charity campaign with the aim to fundraise money for the victims of the 2010 Haiti Earthquake. Fundraising on campus lasted ten days and gathered a substantial amount of money. The last day of the fundraising campaign included a football tournament with more than 600 students, alumni and young football players donating a participation fee for the earthquake victims.

Helping the orphans in Africa
Loubo's passion was not limited to the one-off donation to the victims of the Haiti Earthquake but has been also extended to a long-term support for charity. In July 2012, Loubo joined the board of advisors and has been actively involved to find new sponsors for the orphans of Uganda-based NGO Help Africa. Its mission is to empower the poor children, especially orphans, to realize their potential and to build self esteem and confidence by putting them into schools.

Forever Sports Academy
Founder of NGO Help Africa Kim Madsen established an academy in Kampala in May 2011. Due to the good relationship with philanthropist Kim Madsen, Loubo had been asked to use his expertise in the football industry and act as football consultant and brand ambassador of the Forever Sports Academy. Loubo hosted head coach Mathias Lule and Managing Director Fredrick Kitakule in Dubai. With the help of Loubo Siois the delegation from Uganda managed to meet representatives from teams in Dubai and to discuss the possibility of UAE teams to participate in friendly tournaments as well as transfer of players. There are also other famous and respectable personalities in the football sector in the UAE. Bruno Metsu recently replaced Diego Maradona as a coach of Al Wasl FC, Fabio Cannavaro is currently a technical consultant in Al-Ahli Dubai and Walter Zenga is head coach of Al-Nasr Sports Club Dubai. Top scorer of the United Arab Emirates Football League 2011/2012 was fellow African Asamoah Gyan.

Personal life
Outside the football industry Loubo has been spotted attending various lifestyle and media events. He is an enthusiastic supporter of the film industry, especially the Bollywood and Middle East industries.