1. Oil price decline The Middle East saw the worst of everything as crude oil prices began to plummet, hitting new lows since the past years. Saudi Arabia ran a deficit of SAR367 billion in 2015 and announced a cut of SAR 326bn in spending next year. Qatar has forecasted a QAR46.5bn deficit budget in…
Fawaz Abdullah Ahmed Danish, CEO – United International Transportation Company was ranked No. 49th at the TRENDS-INSEAD co-presented TOP CEO 2015 awards. “This award means a lot to me personally, to my company, the team and our board of directors, becoming one of the top companies in the region among 700 publicly listed companies… In…
Khalid bin Saleh Al-Mudaifer – CEO Ma’aden was ranked No. 14 at the TRENDS-INSEAD co-presented TOP CEO 2015 awards. “The award means a lot for the mining industry itself. Recognizing mining in the Middle East and the Gulf as a major industry is pretty important,” said Saleh Al-Mudaifer, speaking to TRENDS after the ceremony.
Gerhard Marschitz, CEO – Saudi Airlines Catering Company says his main strategy is to diversify the business, a strategy which he believes is critical for all companies in the region. Gerhard Marschitz was ranked No. 8 at TRENDS-INSEAD co-presented TOP CEO 2015 Awards.
Nasser Abdulrahman Rafi, CEO Emaar Malls Group says tenant sales at Dubai Mall contribute to 5% of Dubai’s GDP. Emaar Malls’ flagship mall celebrated a footfall of 80 million visitors last year and the company also unlocked significant value by going public. Nasser Abdulrahman Rafi was ranked No. 7 at the TRENDS-INSEAD co-presented TOP CEO…
Bringing you a snapshot of the gala ceremony of the TOP CEO Awards, co-hosted by TRENDS magazine and in partnership with INSEAD Business School at The Four Seasons Hotel, Dubai on Monday, March 30, where the GCC’s Top 100 CEOs were revealed.
Tal Hisahm Nazer, the CEO of Saudi-owned and operated public listed company Bupa Arabia for Cooperative Insurance, says his company aims to become a healthcare leader in the Arab world. “We believe we have a big commitment to continue innovation, improve the quality of healthcare in relation to the services we can bring to customers,”…
Shayne Nelson, Group CEO at Emirates NBD talks to TRENDS about being the region’s No. 1 CEO, his bank’s inorganic growth plans and outlook for the UAE economy in 2015. It’s nearly 11:30pm, and practically at the culmination of the evening that a beaming Shayne Nelson finally walks into the media room for the interview….
Kyle Whitehill, CEO Vodafone Qatar was recognized as the 32nd best CEO at the TRENDS-INSEAD co-presented Top CEO 2015 awards. Watch Nelson speaking after the ceremony, where he said it was a pleasure and honour to be recognised at the TOP CEO 2015 Awards which maintained the highest level of transparency and integrity in arriving at…
Shayne Nelson, Group CEO at Emirates NBD took away the top spot at the TRENDS-INSEAD co-presented Top CEO 2015 awards. Speaking to TRENDS after the announcement Nelson said: “When I win an award like this, it is for the bank and not for me. The bank is built on the strength of some excellent people and…
