Sawalef Editor:
Michaela Podkovcik
Sawalef Designer:
Gilda Castro Rios
The Sawalef team:
Radwa Wagdi
Joanna Andrews
Noura Badawi
Noura
Badawi
A
NOTE
TO
OUR
READERS
It shouldn’t
come as a surprise
to anyone that Al Habtoor Motors was
the Business Unit Award winner at the
Employee Excellence Awards 2014.
Sawalef’s pages in 2013 were filled
with AHM news. Al Habtoor Motor’s
goal is to be No. 1 across all their
brands, and the team is very close to
achieving its mission.
Our congratulations to all the winners
of the EEA2014, the celebration was
memorable for everyone this year.
The spring 2014 issue is filled with
news; the biggest for our Group is the
inauguration of the Waldorf Astoria
Dubai Palm Jumeirah. A great event
attended by His Highness Sheikh
Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
and VIPs from different fields. The Al
Habtoor Group never slows down, and
the best is yet to come… Go ahead,
flip through the pages and you’ll know
what I mean. Enjoy…
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THIS ISSUE’S MESSAGE
By Sultan A. Al Habtoor, President AHM
AL HABTOOR GROUP NEWS
The Waldorf Astoria opens in style
Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor Lifetime
Achievement Award
Group risk management seminars
AHG reshuffles boards
Welcome to Ahmed Al Otaiba
Congratulations - Henning Fries
Wedding announcement / Baby news
DIAMONDLEASE NEWS
Community outreach / Valentine’s Day
AL FAROOQ MOSQUE & CENTRE NEWS
Blue Bazaar / AFMC Instagram
1 million visitors / Learn Arabic
EIS NEWS
Model UN Conference, The Hague
Eco - Schools UAE
Kid’s day Dubai Duty Free Tennis
Herriot Watt Programming Challenge 2014
Inspirational Teacher Award
MEET THE DEPARTMENT
Al Habtoor Motors
COMPETITIONS
The winners unveiled
New competition: Women’s Museum
UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT
Karl Hamer, Managing Director AHM
UAE CULTURAL HERITAGE
A peek inside the Women’s Museum
HABTOOR HOTELS
Outstanding ratings
Annual staff party
Gulfood Awards / Underground Pub - HGBRS
AWARDING EXCELLENCE
Employee Excellence Awards 2014
THE ENVIRONMENT
Benefits of going green
