Archive for Articles – Appointments

HTC Corporation appoints Geetika Gupta as Regional Marketing Manager

Monday, June 14th, 2010
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HTC Corporation appoints Geetika Gupta as Regional Marketing Manager

HTC Corporation, a global designer of smartphones, has announced the recent appointment of Geetika Gupta as the company’s new Regional Marketing Manager. Gupta’s key responsibilities in her new role include planning and developing the marketing strategy for the MENA region, planning and implementing the regional marketing plan and initiatives across direct and indirect channels, building [...]

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Al-Futtaim appoints Robert Willett as Group Chief Executive Officer

Monday, June 14th, 2010
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Al-Futtaim appoints Robert Willett as Group Chief Executive Officer

Robert Willett, the former CEO of Best Buy International, has placed organic growth and customer centricity as cornerstones of the Al-Futtaim group’s march into a new era of positive change; building on the solid foundations in place. Describing himself as a simple shopkeeper, the UK business veteran will take the reins at Al-Futtaim as Group [...]

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Eros Group announces Niranjan Gidwani as Deputy CEO

Sunday, June 13th, 2010
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Mr. Niranjan Gidwani, Deputy CEO, Eros Group.

Eros Group, the sole distributor of world-renowned brands – Samsung, Hitachi, Candy, BenQ, Linksys by Cisco, TCL & Taurus – and one of the leading players in consumer electronics, telecom and allied multi-products in the Middle East, today announced Niranjan Gidwani as the Deputy CEO for the Group. He was promoted to Deputy CEO from [...]

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Standard Chartered appoints Christos Papadopoulos as Regional CEO for Middle East and North Africa

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010
| Categories : Articles - Appointments, Articles - Finance & Legal
Standard Chartered appoints Christos Papadopoulos as Regional CEO for Middle East and North Africa

Standard Chartered today announced the appointment of Christos Papadopoulos as Regional CEO for the Middle East and North Africa. Christos replaces Shayne Nelson, who moves to Singapore as CEO of the Private Bank. The appointment will be effective September 1. Christos will be responsible for the Middle East and North Africa. He will be based [...]

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Sheraton Deira Hotel appoints Pravin Kumar as its new Food and Beverages Manager

Tuesday, June 8th, 2010
| Categories : Articles - Appointments, Articles - Travel & Tourism
Sheraton Deira Hotel appoints Pravin Kumar as its new Food and Beverages Manager

Pravin Kumar just joined the Sheraton Deira Hotel, a Starwood property with 224 guest rooms and 3 F&B outlets as it’s new Food & Beverage Manager. Prior joining the Sheraton Deira Hotel, Pravin joined the pre-opening task force as F&B Manager at The Grand Mauritian, Mauritius, a Starwood Luxury Collection, where he was responsible for [...]

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HSBC UAE appoints Nicholas Levitt as Head of Commercial Banking

Tuesday, June 8th, 2010
| Categories : Articles - Appointments, Articles - Finance & Legal
HSBC UAE appoints Nicholas Levitt as Head of Commercial Banking

HSBC has announced the appointment of Nicholas Levitt as Head of Commercial Banking, UAE. Levitt succeeds James Binns, who after six years in the Middle East will be taking up the role of Head of Commercial Banking, Taiwan. Levitt has been with the HSBC Group since March 1993, joining the UAE in December 2009 as [...]

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Rolls-Royce appoints James Crichton as new Regional Director for Middle East

Monday, June 7th, 2010
| Categories : Articles - Appointments, Articles - Automobiles & Boats
Rolls-Royce appoints James Crichton as new Regional Director for Middle East

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has today announced that James Crichton (44) has joined the company as Regional Director, Middle East on 1 June 2010. In his previous role he was Sales and Marketing Director for the BMW Group in the Middle East and based in Dubai. James has many years of experience in the BMW Group [...]

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Jumbo Electronics appoints Deepak Khetrapal as Chief Executive Officer of the Group

Monday, May 24th, 2010
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Jumbo Electronics appoints Deepak Khetrapal as Chief Executive Officer of the Group

Jumbo Electronics has announced the appointment of Deepak Khetrapal as Chief Executive Officer of the Group. Mr Khetrapal, a former Chief Operating Officer and Whole-time Director of Raymonds Limited, Mumbai, commences his new role effective today. Mr Khetrapal brings over 30 years of working experience in industries as diverse as Banking, Distribution of Security Systems [...]

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Bayt.com and YouGov survey reveals over half of UAE’s employers have plans to recruit in the next quarter

Monday, May 10th, 2010
| Categories : Articles - Appointments, Articles - Business & Professional Services
Bayt.com and YouGov survey reveals over half of UAE’s employers have plans to recruit in the next quarter

More than half of the region’s employers, 56%, plan to recruit over the next few months, according to the new Jobs Index study conducted by the region’s number one job site Bayt.com, in conjunction with research specialists YouGov Siraj. The number of employers planning to recruit has remained consistent since the last wave, when 56% [...]

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Amadeus Gulf appoints Geert Boven as new Managing Director

Sunday, May 2nd, 2010
| Categories : Articles - Appointments, Articles - Travel & Tourism
Geert Boven Managing Director Amadeus Gulf.

Amadeus, a global leader in technology and distribution solutions for the travel and tourism industry, has appointed Geert Boven as the managing director for Amadeus Gulf. In his new position, he will provide strategic direction and oversee the growth and expansion of Amadeus’ operations in UAE, Oman and Bahrain. Geert will also be closely involved [...]

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Lenovo appoints Ali Al-Amine as new Regional General Manager for the Middle East, Egypt and Pakistan (MEEP) region

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010
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Lenovo appoints Ali Al-Amine as new Regional General Manager for the Middle East, Egypt and Pakistan (MEEP) region

Lenovo, a worldwide leader in the PC market, announced today the appointment of Ali Al-Amine as the new Regional General Manager for the Middle East, Egypt and Pakistan (MEEP) region. Al-Amine has been Lenovo’s transactional business director since February 2009 and has over 15 years of experience in the technology market. “In his previous role, [...]

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Dubai based The Property Store outlines new strategy with Ms. Billy Rautenbach as new Managing Director

Monday, April 19th, 2010
| Categories : Articles - Appointments, Articles - Real Estate & Construction
Dubai based The Property Store outlines new strategy with Ms. Billy Rautenbach as new Managing Director

The Dubai-based real estate firm, The Property Store, today announced the appointment of Ms. Billy Rautenbach, owner and the new Managing Director who brings on board 26 years of expertise and experience from international and regional property markets out of which 6 years has been at the Dubai-based property consultancy firm, Better Homes. The Property [...]

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Patrick Mulligan appointed as General Manager of Emitac Distribution

Thursday, April 15th, 2010
| Categories : Articles - Appointments, Articles - Computers & Technology
Patrick Mulligan appointed as General Manager of Emitac Distribution

The Emitac Group, a leading regional provider of IT, communication technology and healthcare products, solutions and services, has announced the appointment of Patrick Mulligan as General Manager of Emitac Distribution. Patrick Mulligan will be responsible for the management and reporting on all areas of Emitac Distribution’s activities in the region. In his new role, Patrick [...]

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