du CEO to give keynote address at second networking event in Emirates NBD Global Business Series

Press release

Published November 21st, 2012 - 04:46 GMT

Al Bawaba

Emirates NBD, a leading bank in the region, announced today that the second networking session in the “Emirates NBD Global Business Series” will be held on November 21, 2012, at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers, Godolphin Ballroom, from 7:00-9:30 PM. The event is part of a series of 12 monthly networking sessions, giving SME owners an opportunity to meet icons of the UAE business community.

At the forthcoming event, Osman Sultan, Chief Executive Officer of Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company PJSC (du), will give a keynote address on how he took du from a start-up to one of the UAE’s most visible and respected companies.

The “Emirates NBD Global Business Series” is an initiative of The Intelligent SME magazine, with Dubai SME a strategic partner and Emirates NBD Business Banking as title sponsor.

Background Information

Emirates NBD

Emirates NBD, the leading banking group in the region, was formed on 19 June 1963, when H.H. Late Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum signed the Charter of Incorporation of the National Bank of Dubai (NBD) which became the first National Bank established in Dubai and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). With the blessings of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, NBD merged with Emirates Bank International (EBI) on 06 March 2007, to form Emirates NBD, the largest banking group in the region by assets. On 16 October 2007, the shares of Emirates NBD were officially listed on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM). The merger between EBI and NBD to create Emirates NBD, became a regional consolidation blueprint for the banking and finance sector as it combined the second and fourth largest banks in the UAE to form a banking champion capable of delivering enhanced value across corporate, retail, private, Islamic and investment banking throughout the region.

Company Profile

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.