Home Awards REVEALED: The Gulf Business Industry Awards Winners 2013 The Gulf Business Industry Awards 2013 winners were voted for by a panel of independent, cross-industry judges. by Alicia Buller September 24, 2013 At the second glittering Gulf Business Industry Awards 2013 ceremony on Monday, over 300 people turned out on the red carpet to see the stars of the UAE’s corporate world receive their accolades. With a total of 24 independently judged awards and one hotly-contested Readers’ Choice accolade for ‘UAE Company Of The Year’, the evening witnessed the attendance of some of the biggest names in business. The annual awards commemorated both CEOs and companies within nine individual industries, spanning IT, media, real estate, banking, aviation, tourism, retail, education and energy. The evening began with Khalaf Al Habtoor, founder and chairman of the Al Habtoor Group, winning the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award (above). Scroll down to see the full list of winners His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO, DEWA HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, managing director and CEO of DEWA, collected the award for Energy Company of the Year, Energy CEO of the Year, and the coveted overall ‘Gulf Business CEO of the Year’ award. TIM CLARK, PRESIDENT, EMIRATES Tim Clark, president of Emirates, received the ‘UAE Company of the Year’ award in person, as well as ‘Aviation Company of the Year’, on behalf of the carrier. Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports, collected the award for ‘Aviation CEO of the Year’. Elie Khouri, CEO of Omnicom Media Group Elie Khouri, CEO of Omnicom Media Group, collected the award for ‘Media and Marketing CEO of the Year’. Scroll down to see the full list of winners. The GBIA independent judging panel included: Ibrahim Al Ansari, CEO of Dubai First; Husam Hourani, managing partner at Al Tamimi; Y. S Shashidhar, managing director of Frost and Sullivan MENA; Peter Cooper, editor of ArabianMoney.net; and Alicia Buller, editor of Gulf Business. GBIA 2013 was hosted by Motivate Publishing, in association with Marina Gulf and co-sponsored by Alpari, Nikon, and Servcorp. Pictures: Gulf Business Industry Awards 2013 – Companies Of The Year Pictures: Gulf Business Industry Awards 2013 – CEOs Of The Year Pictures: Gulf Business Industry Awards 2013 – Special Individual Winners Pictures: Gulf Business Awards Red Carpet Attendees List of Winners Lifetime Achievement Award Khalaf Al Habtoor, founder and chairman of the Al Habtoor Group Media & Marketing Company of the Year MBC IT/Technology Company of the Year Souq.com Energy Company of the Year DEWA Tourism and Hospitality Company of the Year Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing Retail Company of the Year Majid Al Futtaim Properties Education Company of the Year GEMS Education Real Estate Company of the Year Emaar Aviation Company of the Year Emirates Banking Company of the Year First Gulf Bank Media & Marketing CEO of the Year Elie Khouri, CEO of Omnicom Media Group MENA IT/Technology CEO of the Year Ronaldo Mouchawar, founder and CEO, Souq.com Energy CEO of the Year Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, managing director and CEO of Dubai Water and Electricity Authority (DEWA) Tourism CEO of the Year Helal Al Marri, DTCM Retail CEO of the Year Yussufali MA, founder of Lulu Group International Education CEO of the Year Dr. Fred Moavenzadeh, president, Masdar Institute of Science and Technology. Real Estate CEO of the Year Hussain Sajwani, founder, Damac Properties Aviation CEO of the Year Paul Griffiths, CEO, Dubai Airports Banking CEO of the Year Andre Sayegh, CEO, First Gulf Bank Special CSR Award Abraaj Group Innovator of the Year Chris Thomas and Sam Quawasmi, co-founders of Eureeca Entrepreneur of the Year Fadi Malas, CEO, Just Falafel Businesswoman of the Year Salma Hareb, CEO of Jebel Ali Freezone and Economic Zones World UAE Company of the Year 2013 Emirates Gulf Business CEO of the Year Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, managing director and CEO of DEWA 0 Comments