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Video: Arabian Business Achievement Awards 2019 – Tribute to Gerald Lawless
Hatem Farah, chairman and founder of ECC Group, reveals the key attributes behind the success of Gerald Lawless, the man who helped put Dubai on the international map
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In pictures: Winners of the Arabian Business Achievement Awards 2019 revealed
The annual Arabian Business Awards 2019 honoured business leaders, a leading international sports star, a successful writer and author and an inspirational programme that mentors entrepreneurs in the Arab world.
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Video: Can Jumeirah’s new CEO deliver the goods?
There is a lot riding on Jumeirah Group’s latest chief executive. The legendary hospitality giant witnessed the departure of two CEOs in the span of just two years, before putting its faith in Portuguese hotelier Jose Silva in January 2017. He has his work cut out for him – maintaining one of the UAE’s most successful homegrown brands is anything but easy, yet growing it into the global empire it wishes to become is a whole other level of ambition.