Doha - Bader Abdullah Darwish & Partners (BD&P) Group, one of Qatar's oldest and leading business organisations, unveiled their new corporate identity known as Darwish Holding, at a function held at the Four Seasons Hotel last week.
A gala dinner was held under the auspices of H E Yousuf Hussein Kamal, Minister of Finance & Acting Minster of Economy and Trade to mark the occasion. Present were the Group's partners, stakeholders, potential investors and numerous dignitaries and leaders of the business community. Award winning foreign correspondent and former presenter of HARDtalk on BBC and current presenter of Doha Debates, Tim Sebastian, was the Master of Ceremony for the evening.
Addressing the event, Bader Abdullah Al Darwish, said: "For several decades, our company has set an excellent track record in terms of performance and reputation and has experienced unparalleled growth. But our vision is to scale new heights in an increasingly competitive market environment and this exciting new image will help us redefine our culture both internally and to the rest of the world.
"Darwish Holding has created and adopted a new mission and vision whilst maintaining our core values that will guide the company to follow in Qatar's footsteps as it journeys towards a prosperous future. Its role is not only to constantly explore areas with promising potential for business, but also for contributing to the continued growth of our nation."
Saoud Abdullah Darwish said in his address that the new identity will ensure the group's growing business interests are under the umbrella of a dynamic and modern entity. "Darwish Holding will be the new name for a company with a long heritage, proud relationships with major brands and a large and loyal customer base. Our vision is to become an internationally reputable organisation of leaders and innovators and set new benchmarks in everything we do," he said.
Darwish Holding has seven core businesses, including Darwish Retail Services, Darwish Commercial, Darwish Real Estate, Darwish Investments, Darwish Industries, Darwish Business Services and Darwish Ventures.
With the construction of a 55-storey Darwish Tower under way, Darwish Real Estate is at the forefront of Qatar's thriving real estate market. As a landmark, the Darwish Tower will give the nation's capital its first truly five-star residential building.
Besides, Darwish Mall Management's prestigious project known as Lagoona, will give Doha, the most modern shopping mall in the Arab world. Rising in the heart of the affluent West Bay community, which will be home to over 340,000 residents, the mall will be a gateway to many of the ambitious projects currently under way in the capital, including The Pearl and Lusail City.
Nazar Najarian, Group General Manager, said that Darwish Holding has signed an agreement with Dar Investment and Development for a 30-year lease on the mall. The mall will feature more than 51,000 square metres of luxury retail space and will include 5,000 square metres of restaurants overlooking the waterfront and surrounding a 20,000 square metre landscaped European-style Piazza and 175 retail shops exhibiting the world's leading brands.
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