du becomes the first company in the Middle East to be appointed into Project Management Institute’s Global Executive Council

Press release

Published January 18th, 2012 - 08:18 GMT

In a prestigious development, du has become the first company in the Middle East to be appointed into Project Management Institute’s (PMI) PMI Global Executive Council (the Council). PMI is the world’s leading project management member association. As a Council member, du joins an elite group of industry-leading decision makers who are constantly looking for innovative ways to improve project, program and portfolio management; exchange best practices and increase the percentage of successful project-related investments within their own organisations.

“We are delighted to join the PMI Global Executive Council,” said Farid Faraidooni, Chief Commercial Officer, du. “Reviewing research, exchanging benchmarking data, and sharing best practices with this premier group of market-leading organizations will ultimately deliver both client and shareholder value that leads to long-term results. Our membership in the PMI Global Executive Council demonstrates our company’s commitment to excellence in program performance.”

The organisations approved for participation in The Council are mature and credible in their Organizational Project Management (OPM) practices, and actively utilise and promote PMI standards, programmes and services.

Like all participants in PMI’s Global Executive Council, du represents a dedicated group of professionals committed to advancing their organization’s project, program and portfolio management capabilities in order to achieve business results. Council members serve as global advocates and ambassadors for all project management practitioners and aim to create new standards of organizational project management.

Background Information

Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (du)

Ever since we opened for business in 2006, we have worked hard to enhance and expand our bouquet of services in an industry that is at the heart of economic and social transformation. Bringing people and businesses together is what we do best, offering mobile and fixed telephony, broadband connectivity and IPTV services to people, homes and businesses all over the UAE. We also provide carrier services, a data hub, internet exchange facilities and satellite services for broadcasters.