Hala Badri, Executive Vice President, Brand and Communications, du, participates in Forum discussion, 'Spirit of Enterprise'
Dubai, UAE: Osman Sultan, CEO, du, was presented with 'Top Executive Management in the Arab World 2012', during the recently-held Forbes Middle East CEO Forum Gala Evening. The award recognises Sultan's visionary approach in leading du to exemplary market and financial performance.
"It is an honour to receive this award from Forbes Middle East, and I thank the judging panel for choosing me for this distinction, but the award is not mine alone - it deserves to be shared equally with all my colleagues in du and for their complete support and belief in our shared future. This recognition encourages us to continue delivering exceptional value to our shareholders and customers," said Sultan.
Hala Badri, Executive Vice President, Brand and Communications, du, participated in the Forbes Middle East CEO Forum as a panellist during the 'Spirit of Enterprise' discussion. The session discussed what it takes to be a start-up, and how the online environment allows for more tangible objectives. Hala spoke about entrepreneurship and the need to promote it by building suitable platforms and building and ecosystem around it.
The Forbes Middle East CEO Forum and Gala Evening, held under the patronage of HE Eng. Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansoori, UAE Minister of Economy, celebrated the success of the top management executives and CEOs in the Arab World.
About duWe opened for business in 2006. We offer mobile and fixed telephony, broadband connectivity and IPTV services to individuals, homes and businesses. We also provide carrier services for businesses and satellite up/downlink services for TV broadcasters. As a rapidly-growing enterprise, we have over 2,000 people working to enhance and expand our bouquet of service offerings. Our people come from over 60 countries - we mirror the rich cultural diversity of our nation, while being able to serve our customers in a variety of languages. Over 50% of our senior management team and customer-facing employees are UAE nationals, and we remain committed to providing fulfilling opportunities for quality talent in a cosmopolitan working environment.
By the end of Q2 2012, more than 5.7 million people and over 50,000 businesses have chosen to use our services. In a survey conducted by ARC Chart, we were named the Best Mobile Broadband Network 2012 in the Middle East and Africa region. We also ranked first in MENA's Standard & Poor/Hawkamah Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance Index in 2011.
du is 39.5 percent owned by Emirates Investment Authority, 20.075 percent by Mubadala Development Company PJSC, 19.5 percent by Emirates Communications and Technology LLC and the remaining stake by public shareholders. du is listed on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) and trades under the name 'du'.
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