Winners At The Gulf Business Industry Awards 2015
A total of 26 awards, judged by an independent panel and public voting were handed to the winners
The 4th Edition of the Gulf Business Industry Awards took place in a ceremony at The Westin Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina Tuesday, with some of the biggest business leaders from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in attendance to applaud excellence in the corporate world.
The awards commemorated companies and business leaders across 9 industries including aviation and transport, banking, healthcare, energy, technology, real estate, retail, media and marketing, and tourism and hospitality.
For his outstanding achievements and contributions, the founder and chairman of the UAE-based conglomerate Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group, H.E. Easa Saleh Al Gurg was bestowed with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award for 2015
The coveted UAE Company of the Year award was bagged by developer Emaar, while Emirates Airline president Sir Tim Clark was handed in person the 2015 Business Leader of the Year award. The publicly voted Entrepreneur of the Year award went to co-founder and CEO of Souq.com Ronaldo Mouchawar.
The GBIA independent judging panel included: Huda Al Lawati, Abraaj Group MENA partner and chief investment officer; Husam Hourani, Al Tamimi & Co managing partner; Y.S. Shashidhar, Frost & Sullivan MENA managing director; Ian Fairservice, Motivate managing partner and group editor-in-chief and Dean Carroll, Motivate group editor (business division of titles).
The evening was hosted by Motivate Publishing along with the Dubai Chamber of Commerce, in association with Audi, our official car partner and category sponsors: Moorfields Eye Hospital, RAK Free Trade Zone, Aafaq, Jacobsons Direct Marketing Services, Rashid Printers, Bliss Flowers, Yalla Seyarah and The Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi Beach Resort and Marina.
LIST OF AWARD WINNERS
Lifetime Achievement Award
H.E. Easa Saleh Al Gurg, chairman of Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group
COMPANIES OF THE YEAR AWARDS
Aviation and transport
Emirates
Banking
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank
Healthcare
Saudi German Hospital
Energy
Dubai Water and Electricity Authority
IT and technology
Huawei
Real estate
Emaar
Retail
Majid Al Futtaim
Media and marketing
OSN
Tourism and hospitality
Hyatt
BUSINESS LEADERS OF THE YEAR AWARDS
Aviation and transport
Sir Tim Clark, President, Emirates
Banking
Ala’a Mohamed Eraiqat, Executive Director and CEO, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank
Healthcare
Dr. B.R. Shetty, Founder CEO and Executive Vice Chairman, NMC Healthcare
Energy
Dr. Ahmad Belhoul, CEO, Masdar
IT and technology
H.E. Ahmad Bin Humaidan, Director General, Dubai Smart Government
Real estate
Abdulla Al Habbai, Group Chairman, Meraas Holding
Retail
Ronaldo Mouchawar, Co-founder and CEO, Souq.com
Media and marketing
David Butorac, CEO, OSN
Tourism and hospitality
Gerald Lawless, President and Group CEO, Jumeirah
SPECIAL CATEGORIES AWARDS
CSR Initiative of the Year
Abdullah Al Ghurair Education Foundation
SME of the Year
Kcal
Innovator of the Year
UAE Space Agency
Businesswoman of the Year
Dr Amina Al Rustamani, Group CEO, Tecom Investments
Entrepreneur of the Year
Ronaldo Mouchawar, Co-founder and CEO, Souq.com
UAE Company of the Year 2015
Emaar
Business Leader of the Year 2015
Sir Tim Clark, President, Emirates
By Aarti Nagraj
Paul Ebeling, Editor
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