top businesses honoured in first iir middle east business achievement awards
Business excellence is alive and well in the Middle East if the results for the first annual IIR Middle East Business Achievement Awards are anything to go by.
The winners and runners up were announced at a glittering gala dinner at The Monarch Dubai last night and event director Alan Kelly says the number of entries (130 in total) in the Dubai Holding-partnered MEBA Awards and the quality of entries overall shows there is a lot to be proud of in the region.
“The awards were judged by an international panel of independent judges and they were unanimous in saying the overall standard of entries was very high.
“Rather than try and single out any particular winner for special mention, IIR and Dubai Holding would like to congratulate them all for their successes, but also commend all entrants for sharing their achievements with us.”
Results were:
Best E-Government Programme Award: Winner - Dubai eGovernment..
Marketing Excellence Award: Winner - Dubai Duty Free.
Recommended Employer Award: Winner - THE One.
Environmental Contribution Award: Winner - Ports, Customs & Free Zone Corporation (Ms Nazek Hussain Al Sabbagh.
CSR Award: Winner - NAWRAS (The Omani Qatari Telecommunication Company).
Best Small Business Award: Winner - Flying Elephant.
Best Family Business Award: Winner – Alfahim.
Best New Business Award: Winner - Sorouh Real Estate.
Entrepreneur of the Year Award: Thomas Lundgren - CEO of THE One Total Home Experience.
Businessman of the Year: Khalid Omar Al Kaf - CEO and Managing Director of Mobily.
Businesswoman of the Year: Mrs Maha Al-Ghunaim - Chairperson & Managing Director of Global Investment House.
The Middle East Business Achievement Awards are supported by:
Media Partners Awards Partners
Al Arabiya Crystal Gallery.
Arabian Business.com
Al Hayat
