Home Awards Revealed: Winners of the Gulf Business Awards 2022 The awards celebrated stalwarts and companies from across the region’s business landscape by Zainab Mansoor November 23, 2022 Gulf Business held a dazzling ceremony for the 10th edition of the Gulf Business Awards on November 23, with the region’s business leaders and trailblazers in close attendance. The prestigious awards, which completed a decade this year, were held at the Central Park Towers DIFC in Dubai, to laud stalwarts and pioneers who not only helmed their companies, but also steered them to greater heights and visibility during the year. A total of 35 awards were presented to eminent business leaders and companies across multiple industrial verticals, including tourism, hospitality, transport and logistics, real estate, banking, finance and investment, healthcare and retail. The real estate and construction category was expanded this year to include coveted awards for subcategories, such as developer, innovative project, real estate agency and proptech of the year. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) form an integral part of a country’s economy. This year, Gulf Business, in collaboration with Century Financial, also unveiled the Golden Frame Awards, to recognise the rainmakers and leaders across SMEs that championed innovation, business strategy, product delivery, sustainability and customer service, among other factors. As is tradition, Gulf Business presented the coveted Lifetime Achievement Award. This year, it was awarded to the very eloquent Isobel Abulhoul, CEO and trustee – Emirates Literature Foundation, and co-founder of Magrudy’s, for her tenacious efforts on fostering literacy, ingraining a culture of reading and proliferating the spoken and written word. The award winners were chosen by a judging panel of esteemed industry leaders, which included George Hojeige, CEO – VirtuGroup; Helen Barrett, deputy chair – British Business Group Dubai and Northern Emirates, and partner – CBD Corporate Services; Ian Fairservice, managing partner and group editor-in-chief of Motivate Media Group; and Andrew Wingrove, group director, Motivate Media Group. The award ceremony was hosted by Motivate Media Group and sponsored by Century Financial. Event partners included Fogo De Chao for F&B, Central Park Towers at DIFC for venue, Matrix Public Relations for PR as well as Jacobsons Direct Marketing. LIST OF WINNERS 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award: Isobel Abulhoul, CEO and trustee – Emirates Literature Foundation, and co-founder of Magrudy’s BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS Gulf Business Company of the Year: Ghassan Aboud Group Gulf Business Leader of the Year: Yogesh Mehta, CEO – Petrochem Middle East Business Disruptor of the Year: Atif Rahman, founder and chairman – ORO24 Developments Female Leader of the Year: Hana Al Rostamani, Group CEO – First Abu Dhabi Bank Marketer of the Year: Faisal Zaidi, co-founder and CMO – Crypto Oasis Sustainability Company of the Year: Fakhruddin Properties SME of the Year: Falcon Global Capital COMPANIES OF THE YEAR Banking: Emirates NBD Healthcare: PureHealth Hospitality: Palazzo Hospitality Investment: Mubadala Investment Company Online Trading Company of the Year: EFG Hermes One Real Estate and Construction Real Estate Agency: Driven Properties Developer: National Housing Company Most Innovative Project: Torino by ORO24 Project: Samana Waves (Samana Developers) Contractor: Al Habtoor Group Proptech: Stella Stays Retail: Dubai Duty Free Transport and Logistics: DP World Tourism: Dubai Corporation for Tourism and Commerce Marketing BUSINESS LEADERS OF THE YEAR Healthcare: Dr Jamil Ahmed, managing director – Prime Healthcare Group Hospitality: Guy Hutchinson, president and CEO – Rotana Hotel Management Corporation Investment: Harish Prithivi, COO – AIX Investment Group Online Trading: Mark Chahwan, CEO – Sarwa Real estate and construction: Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al-Aboudi, CEO – Thakher Development Company Retail: Faraz Khalid, CEO – noon.com Transport and Logistics: Othman Aljeda, CEO – Aramex Tourism and Hospitality: Issam Kazim, CEO – Dubai Corporation for Tourism and Commerce Marketing GOLDEN FRAME AWARDS Disruptive SME of the Year: City Tower Properties Emerging Female Leader of the Year: Basma Ashry, general manager – Business Incorporation Zone Innovative SME of the Year: Panworld Education SME Accelerator of the Year: 4IRme SME Leader of the Year: Dr Nabil Alyousuf, CEO – International Advisory Group Tags AIX Investment Group Driven Properties Dubai Duty Free EFG Hermes One Emirates NBD Mubadala Investment Company PureHealth Sarwa 0 Comments You might also like Emirates NBD launches zero-fee UAE equity trading Scaling new heights: How AIX is redefining global investment opportunities Emirates NBD, BeZero Carbon partner to support carbon market trading EFG Hermes ONE rebrands, unveils new trading platform