In pictures: Gulf Business Awards 2020 Winners’ Dinner

The Gulf Business Awards dinner for the year 2020 was held on Wednesday, December 9, to felicitate business leaders and pioneering companies that won accolades for their special achievements during a tough year.

The dinner, held at La Cantine du Faubourg at Emirates Towers Hotel in Dubai, recognised achievers across multiple industrial verticals including energy, tourism and hospitality, transport and logistics, technology, finance, real estate, banking, healthcare and retail.

Gulf Business Company of the Year and Disruptor of the Year, Cafu    

Gulf Business Business Leader of the Year and Healthcare Business Leader of the Year – David Hadley, CEO of Mediclinic Middle East

BUSINESS EXCELLENCE CATEGORIES

Businesswoman of the Year – Nayla Al Khaja, Emirati filmmaker, CEO of Nayla Al Khaja Films

SME of the Year – Bayzat

Covid-19 Heroes – Ma’an

Covid-19 Heroes – Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives

Covid-19 Heroes – Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education

COMPANIES OF THE YEAR

Real Estate Company of the Year – Danube Properties

Investment Company of the Year – Century Financial

Retail Company of the Year – Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons

Transport And Logistics Company of the Year – Emirates SkyCargo

Energy Company of the Year – GE

Tourism And Hospitality Company of the Year – Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority

Consumer Tech Company of the Year – OPPO

Emerging Tech Company of the Year – Micro Focus

BUSINESS LEADERS OF THE YEAR

Energy Business Leader of the Year – Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi, CEO, Masdar

Real estate Business Leader of the Year – Arif Mubarak, CEO, Dubai Asset Management

Retail Business Leader of the Year – Alain Bejjani, CEO, Majid Al Futtaim (collected by Ibrahim Al-Zu’bi)

Technology Business Leader of the Year – Leopoldo Boado, senior vice president of Business Applications for Eastern and Central Europe and MEA region at Oracle (collected by Elaine Murphy)