Home Awards Revealed: Winners At The Gulf Business Industry Awards 2015 A total of 26 awards – judged by an independent panel and public voting – were handed to the winners by Aarti Nagraj September 9, 2015 The fourth edition of the Gulf Business Industry Awards took place in a glittering ceremony at The Westin Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina on Tuesday, with some of the biggest business leaders from the United Arab Emirates in attendance to applaud excellence in the corporate world. A total of 26 awards – judged by an independent panel and public voting – were given away during the evening. The awards commemorated companies and business leaders across nine industries including aviation and transport, banking, healthcare, energy, technology, real estate, retail, media and marketing, and tourism and hospitality. For his outstanding achievements and contributions, the founder and chairman of the UAE-based conglomerate Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group, H.E. Easa Saleh Al Gurg was bestowed with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award for 2015 (pictured above). The coveted UAE Company of the Year award was bagged by developer Emaar, while Emirates Airline president Sir Tim Clark was handed in person the 2015 Business Leader of the Year award. The publicly voted Entrepreneur of the Year award went to co-founder and CEO of Souq.com Ronaldo Mouchawar. (Scroll down to see the full list of winners) The GBIA independent judging panel included: Huda Al Lawati, Abraaj Group MENA partner and chief investment officer; Husam Hourani, Al Tamimi & Co managing partner; Y.S. Shashidhar, Frost & Sullivan MENA managing director; Ian Fairservice, Motivate managing partner and group editor-in-chief and Dean Carroll, Motivate group editor (business division of titles). The evening was hosted by Motivate Publishing along with the Dubai Chamber of Commerce, in association with Audi, our official car partner and category sponsors: Moorfields Eye Hospital, RAK Free Trade Zone, Aafaq, Jacobsons Direct Marketing Services, Rashid Printers, Bliss Flowers, Yalla Seyarah and The Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi Beach Resort and Marina. LIST OF WINNERS Lifetime Achievement Award H.E. Easa Saleh Al Gurg, chairman of Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group COMPANIES OF THE YEAR Aviation and transport Emirates Banking Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Healthcare Saudi German Hospital Energy Dubai Water and Electricity Authority IT and technology Huawei Real estate Emaar Retail Majid Al Futtaim Media and marketing OSN Tourism and hospitality Hyatt BUSINESS LEADERS OF THE Year Aviation and transport Sir Tim Clark, President, Emirates Banking Ala’a Mohamed Eraiqat, Executive Director and CEO, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Healthcare Dr. B.R. Shetty, Founder CEO and Executive Vice Chairman, NMC Healthcare Energy Dr. Ahmad Belhoul, CEO, Masdar IT and technology H.E. Ahmad Bin Humaidan, Director General, Dubai Smart Government Real estate Abdulla Al Habbai, Group Chairman, Meraas Holding Retail Ronaldo Mouchawar, Co-founder and CEO, Souq.com Media and marketing David Butorac, CEO, OSN Tourism and hospitality Gerald Lawless, President and Group CEO, Jumeirah SPECIAL CATEGORIES CSR Initiative of the Year Abdullah Al Ghurair Education Foundation SME of the Year Kcal Innovator of the Year UAE Space Agency Businesswoman of the Year Dr Amina Al Rustamani, Group CEO, Tecom Investments Entrepreneur of the Year (public vote) Ronaldo Mouchawar, Co-founder and CEO, Souq.com UAE Company of the Year 2015 Emaar Business Leader of the Year 2015 Sir Tim Clark, President, Emirates 0 Comments