du celebrates 2010 successes at its annual staff gathering

du hosted its annual celebration 2011 at the Arena Hall in DWTC, to celebrate the company’s successes in 2010. 

The event is a gesture of appreciation for the commitment and effort put in by the dedicated family of colleagues without whom such impressive results would not be possible. The event was also attended by Ahmad Bin Bayat, Chairman, Osman Sultan, CEO, du’s executive management as well as over 1700 du employees. 

Winners of departmental performance and internal competition awards were recognized in of the presence of their colleagues. “best managers” according to the results of studies by Gallup were also rewarded. Results of Gallup have shown that du’s employee engagement has improved significantly over the past two years, with double the number of employees now engaged year on year, placing du near the top quartile of companies worldwide. The highlight of the evening was the CEO’s presentation which covered the achievements of the past year and an overview of the vision for the year ahead. 

“Our colleagues are the backbone of our company and the key to our success. We would not be where we are today without their commitment and dedicated efforts. This evening is dedicated to them and has been put together to honour their efforts with a night to remember,” said Osman Sultan, CEO, du. 

Two popular international acts “Shadow Motion” and “Dress Change” performed at the event, to the delight of the audience. The acts were chosen for their content that surprises, transforms on the fly and presents the fastest options, illustrating du’s qualities as telecommunications operator and its brand values: friendly, surprising, honest and confident.