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Ladies and Gentlemen,
On March 14, 2016, we celebrated top
talent from across the Group at the annual
Employee Excellence Awards ceremony
held at the Habtoor Grand Beach Resort &
Spa, Autograph Collection.
I believe it is important to reward
and recognise staff that consistently
outperform. These are people who are
hardworking, motivated and disciplined;
attributes which lead to success. I am very
proud of them.
I always say that our staff are our biggest assets. This is what makes a company
succeed. We are doing exceptionally well throughout all our units, and staff should be
recognised for their hard work and commitment.
As a Group we have grown significantly, especially in the past 12 months. In our
hospitality division we now have seven hotels abroad, and seven in Dubai – including
those under construction. Our real estate division is expanding with debut of the
Residence Collection at Al Habtoor City, a new landmark in Dubai. Plus, we are in the
process of developing luxury villas at the Al Habtoor Polo Resort & Club – an upmarket
equestrian haven in DubaiLand.
Al Habtoor Motors is number one in the world across most of its brands, and we now
have a presence in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with Mitsubishi Fuso. In addition, we
recently opened the world’s first Bentley Café and Boutique, and soon we will open the
world’s first iconic Bentley Showroom on Sheikh Zayed Road.
Our schools, Emirates International School, Jumeirah and Meadows each year improve
on the last. Many of our students are graduating to some of the world’s top universities.
This is a great achievement. We are preparing our young people to go out into the world
armed with the right skillsets to succeed.
This year I selected three winners for the Chairman’s Award. Sunderesh Iyer, Chief
Operating Officer, Al Habtoor Investment - Al Habtoor Group. He has been active in the
Group’s expansion overseas. Maan Halabi, Managing Director, Al Habtoor Group, who
has been at the Group for decades, has played a key role across the Group entities. The
final winner was Yusef Shalabi, Technical Advisor to the Chairman, Al Habtoor Group.
Yusef has been with me since the 1980s, and is one of the best engineers I have ever
worked with.
Al Habtoor Motors is a worthy winner for the fourth year in a row. I am very proud of the
management team and all the staff across all our network of branches.
Congratulations to all our winners and wishing all of you all successful year ahead.
Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor
Founder and Chairman
Al Habtoor Group
To view the video of the speech click here