Rizwan Sajan When Sajan moved from Kuwait to Dubai in 1993, the job he was offered paid less than the one he left behind in Kuwait – prompting him to tap into his savings and start Danube in 1993. The building materials supplier has since diversified operations into several related verticals. Starting his business in the UAE shortly after the Gulf War, he knows the importance of contingency plans – he had one in place when the recent Covid-19 pandemic struck. Thanks to it, he has confirmed that none of the group’s over 3,600 employees will be laid off a result of the crisis. Related Stories Dubai’s Danube Group chairman on Covid-19 recovery, 2022 plans Dubai-based Danube Group confirms shift to new weekend structure Dubai property landlords must ‘adjust their mindset’ in a low-demand market Exclusive: Dubai’s Danube chairman on why the UAE will see a V-shaped recovery from the Covid crisis UAE’s Danube Group donates Dhs1m worth of food kits amid virus concerns Message from the top: Rizwan Sajan, founder and chairperson, Danube Group You might also like Sunil John Dr. Thumbay Moideen Vidya Chhabria Mohan Valrani K. Rajaram Dr. Adnan Chilwan Sanjiv Kakkar Ram Kumar Thota Raghu Malhotra Sunil Kaushal Atif Rahman Amit Jain Rishi Kapoor Vasu Shroff Anil Pillai Bal Krishen Rohit and Sharad Bachani Raju Ramesh and Sunil Paul Ayesha Depala John Paul Joy Alukkas Geet Bhalla and Digvijay Pratap Snehal and Sunita Hadani Nisha Jagtiani Kunal Kapoor Dino Varkey Ashish Panjabi Joy Alukkas Yogesh Mehta Yusuff Ali M.A. Ravi Pillai Micky Jagtiani Sunny Varkey Sunil Vaswani Shamsheer Vayalil Firoz Merchant Rajen Kilachand Azad Moopen Tony Jashanmal Paras Shahdadpuri Dr. Zulekha Daud Adeeb Ahamed Dhananjay Datar PNC Menon Sima Ved Shaji Ul Mulk Ramesh Prabhakar L.T. Pagarani Ram Buxani Surender Kandhari Sohan Roy Shyam Bhatia