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Director – Asset Management
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Senior Mechanical Design Engineer – Building Services
Industry: Construction
Location: UAE, UAE
Headline act
Media & Marketing
Piers Morgan has transformed himself from hard-nosed tabloid editor to hard-nosed talent show judge.
Thursday, 20 November 2008
Nasdaq comes to Dubai
Financial Markets
Nasdaq OMX's CEO on what the new brand brings to the Gulf, and why the exchange model remains robust.
New Vision for hotel investors
Travel & Hospitality
Vision Hospitality Management regional director Gulf region Nigel Teasdale believes there is an upside to the local hotel market, even in times of perilous international financial conditions.
Cashing in on change
Technology
Patrick Bossert, industry lead for telecoms at Convergys, an outsourcer specialising in customer service and support, tells CommsMEA about the changing dynamic between operators, content producers and end users, and how incumbent operators in the Middle East can profit by adapting their business models to local trends.
Software solutions
Transportation
How can you keep your revenues in synch with your costs, even in times of global crisis? IBS’ Deepak Garg has the answer.
Making connections
Transportation
As Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) launches its second season of flights to Dubai, UAE general manager Anna Lyczak Czepukojc discusses the company’s latest developments.
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
High standards
Transportation
Rising price competition means that the quality of freight forwarding overall can go down. Vikas Khan, CEO of Emirates Shipping Line, is putting the focus back on quality.
Lining up for success
Transportation
Vikas Khan, CEO of the newest shipping line on the block, Emirates Shipping Line, explains why service quality has been the driving force behind his company's extraordinary success.
Engineer's experts
Travel & Hospitality
Nowshir Engineer, founder and director of EMDI, the Institute of Media and Communication, speaks to managing director of marketing and integrated communications company, Expression, Scott Feasey, about the role of meetings conferences and events in marketing.
Monday, 17 November 2008
New recruit
Travel & Hospitality
Al-Futtaim Travel general manager, Bill Horsley, outlines his plans to put this travel agency in Dubai’s top-five elite.
Microsoft links to Sheraton
Technology
Microsoft Portugal director Luis Azeredo tells Tech Talk about the company’s reasons for forming a partnership with Sheraton and reveals what guests can expect from the new technology.
A minute of your time
Construction & Industry
Networking solutions and energy management are key areas for Leviton. Ramzi Nassif discusses the company's potential in the region.
Sunday, 16 November 2008
Strength in numbers
Real Estate
As property prices continue to decline, Mark Stott, CEO of real estate agent-turned-developer Select Property, explains why he's still feeling confident in his company and business partner Select Group.
A chat with Thompson
Technology
In an exclusive interview, Sean Robson catches up with John W. Thompson, CEO of security and storage major Symantec, to discuss the company’s recent successes, future plans, and how it is working to achieve its global goals.
Going electric
Transportation
The IATA e-freight initiative is set to go live in a total of 14 locations around the world by the end of this year. In this report, Air Cargo Middle East & India speaks to a number of carriers to ascertain how the challenges and benefits of implementing the financially rewarding plan.
The sky's the limit
Retail
High-end lift in the pipeline for Dubai's Mall of the Emirates.
Sun explains Wipro rationale
Technology
Sun Microsystems has inked a deal that will see IT services giant Wipro resell and integrate its entire suite of systems, storage, software and services in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman and Qatar. Channel Middle East quizzed Bruno Haubertin, partners and sales organisation manager for the MENA region at Sun, on the thinking behind the agreement.
Canon blows box moving model away
Technology
As Canon looks to forge stronger ties with resellers in the region, the vendor’s Middle East product manager for the consumer imaging department, Bittu Hose Mattam, wants partners to take a closer look at how they push printing products. Do they truly understand the hardware’s full capabilities and are they sufficiently answering their customers’ needs?
Saturday, 15 November 2008
Dirty money
Personal Finance
Madeleine Collins meets the author famous for exposing the ugly truth behind some of the world's most influential tycoons.
What's in a name?
Travel & Hospitality
You’ve probably heard of ‘The Address’ by now but do you know what it actually is? Emaar Hospitality Group chief operating officer Christoph Mares gives LTN the lowdown.
SPOT POLL
Following the temporary closure of Kuwait Stock Exchange, what do you think the future holds for Gulf markets?
