Dubai, June 10, 2013: Nicknamed the baron in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry in the region, Sanjiv Mehta, Chairman of Unilever - North Africa and Middle East, delivered the keynote address at the recently-held "Emirates NBD Global Business Series," a series of networking sessions sponsored by Emirates NBD, a leading bank in the region.

Mehta shared his insights with the wide audience of SME owners and entrepreneurs about the challenges and advantages of managing one of the region's leading FMCG companies that owns and operates more than 400 international brands in the homecare, personal care and foods categories.

The "Emirates NBD Global Business Series" is a sequence of networking sessions that give SME owners and entrepreneurs an opportunity to meet and interact with icons of the UAE business community. The programme is organised in coordination with The Intelligent SME magazine, and supported by Dubai SME as a strategic partner. Entrepreneurs interested in attending the session can visit and register at www.dubai-gbs.com

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About Emirates NBD:
Emirates NBD is a leading banking Group in the region. As at 31st March 2013, total assets were AED 315.8 billion. The Group has a leading retail banking franchise in the UAE, with over 149 branches and over 720 ATMs and CDMs.  It is a major player in the UAE corporate banking arena and has strong Islamic banking, Global Markets & Treasury, Investment Banking, Private Banking, Asset Management and Brokerage operations.

The Group has operations in the UAE, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Singapore, the United Kingdom and Jersey (Channel Islands), and representative offices in India, Iran and China.

The Group is an active participant and supporter of the UAE's main development initiatives and of the various educational, environmental, cultural, charity and community welfare establishments.

For more information, please visit: www.emiratesnbd.com

For further information, please contact:
Hassan Al Khuwaildi | Hala Zamani
Communications
Group Marketing, Emirates NBD
Tel: 971-4-6093459 | 971-4-6093458
Mob: 971 50 7454454 | 971 50 8595599
Email: hassanAl@emiratesnbd.com | halaZ@emiratesnbd.com

Sudha Chandran | Hiba Moussa
ASDA'A Burson-Marsteller
Dubai, UAE
Tel: 971-4-4507600
Fax: 971-4-4358040
Email: sudha.chandran@bm.com | hiba.moussa@bm.com

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