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AHG News
The Al Habtoor Group
recently
hosted
a
successful risk management
workshop.
The
all-day
event was coordinated by
R. Venkataraman, Director
Corporate Governance and
Risk Management.
Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor said, “I am
very proud that the Al Habtoor Group
is ensuring good risk management
practices
and
implementing
international standards. I would like
to encourage all family businesses in
the United Arab Emirates to adopt
such practices to mitigate risks while
working towards the growth plan of our
government.”
R.
Venkataraman
said,
“Risk
Management is a top priority for the
Chairman, Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor.
We want to ensure that all our units
have a disaster recovery plan to
ensure business continuity. These
workshops help to improve the quality
of preparedness and bring out various
facets of risks and enable the teams to
respond quicker and better to meet the
demands in the business.”
Guest speakers included Jan Bladen,
Chief Operating Officer, Dubai Financial
Services Authority. Mr Bladen, a well-
known speaker on risk management
in the region, told the group of 100
attendees, “It’s a simple fact that
good corporate governance directly
impacts
corporate
performance
and drives shareholder value. The
Middle East region now represents
a huge opportunity for creating
substantial shareholder value via the
implementation of regionally adapted
Mitigating
Risks
A Successful Workshop
corporate governance practices.”
Other speakers included Olivier Steger,
Vice President for Europe, Middle
East and Africa at Swiss Reinsurance
Company – one of the top international
insurers in the world – and Suresh Nair,
Chartered Insurer, Executive Director,
Gargash Insurance Services, Dubai.
From the Al Habtoor Group, speakers
included Colin Jobe, Managing Director
of Diamondlease; K. Sahayam, Director
of Information and Communication
Technology; Sanjay Luthra, General
Manager, Metropolitan Palace Hotel
and Kuttappa, Chief Engineer at the
hotel and Paul Hage, Executive Chef
from the Habtoor Grand Beach Resort
and Spa.
The afternoon session included two
interactive workshops; ‘Know your
Risks’ presented by Chadi El Deek,
Group Insurance Manager, Al Habtoor
Group and ‘Client Facing Risks’ which
was judged by top executives in the
Group.
