The “CEO of the Year Award”, aims to honour and pay tribute to the remarkable acumen of a C-level executive/ President/ Vice President, who exemplifies integrity, insists upon excellence, earns the trust of others and has built a globally competitive organization. The award honours leaders and senior executives in the government, semi-government and business organizations for their outstanding contributions in the fields of development, governance (strategy and leadership) and made a vital contribution to the vibrancy of business across the region and take ownership of the strategy or vision in support of the digital economy.

• The Nominee should have achieved outstanding accomplishments during the year.
• Nominee should have exhibited exemplary leadership that inspires and motivates others.
• The nominee should have extended partnerships with governmental, non-governmental, industrial and commercial organizations for the regional development
• The nominee should have demonstrated a willingness to employ latest technology and modern management processes whenever possible to enhance and improve his/her organization’s operations
• The nominee should have developed various strategies and creative projects, built unique IT governance models, and implemented industry standard frameworks, several cost saving initiatives and various societal contributions.
• The nominee should have demonstrated management capabilities and philosophies that match 21st century global standards.
• The nominee should have made influential contributions that support the development of public sector during his tenure.
• The nominee should have demonstrated adoption of strategies and leadership skills and application of modern management systems in the organization.
• The nominee should have developed and applied effective administrative plan during the last three years,
• The nominee should have been able to attract, cultivate, and retain high performance teams and partners.
• The nominee should have demonstrated overall strength & long-term viability of the business/business model/strategy that increases the efficiency and productivity of the organization.
• The nominee should have created a stable work environment that also challenges employees to expand their abilities and skills, allowing for internal advancement.
• The nominee should have demonstrated ability to reconcile development and the development of strategic objectives of the Foundation programs.
• The nominee should have developed rewards and recognition program, training and educational programs and orientation and performance appraisal system to achieve significant competitive advantage.
• The nominee should have contributed to the development of services and made them compatible with different operating environments used by government departments and other relevant institutions.
• The nominee should have successfully implemented transparency and accountability strategies within their organization
• The nominee should have taken their organizations to the height of success via public services.
• The nominee should have made many innovative creations and contributions in the field of government communication.
• The nominee must be a good visionary having the ability to influence and inspire team members and create an effective impact on the industry and markets, whilst creating next generation of managers.

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The ‘Financial Institutions CEO Excellence Award’ honours and recognizes leaders and senior executives in the financial sector and honours their leadership, management capabilities, their ability to complete the work and develop services in the financial institutions, in spite of the changes and developments in the regional and global economy whilst relying on modern technology and better management practices to achieve organizational goals.

• The nominee should be a C-Level professional from a leading financial institution from the Middle East region
• The nominee should have exhibited exemplary leadership that inspires and motivates others.
• The nominee should have demonstrated commitment to the organizational goals and strategic plans on how to accomplish them.
• The nominee should have demonstrated the ability to deliver clear and strategic vision, readiness to make the necessary decisions to help his/her organisations to grow sustainably and along with an unquestionable integrity of character recognised by colleagues and peers
• The nominee should have demonstrated use of latest technologies that focuses on customer requirements and the ability to compete globally and achieve excellence.
• The nominee should have demonstrated the ability to come up with solutions and services that meet the changing needs of the customers, products and services, boosting customer care and retention.
• The nominee should have deployed new and effective strategies to attract investments and raise capital.
• The nominee should have demonstrated use of latest ICT and created successful and secure financial services.
• The nominee should have developed special schemes to offer financial services to women and youth.
• The nominee should have increased their organizations’ number of branche

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The “Corporate CEO Excellence Award”, honours the remarkable accomplishments of outstanding CEO's who have led their organisation to new heights in its respective industry segment, while also achieving excellence in corporate governance. It recognizes his/her efforts and role in envisioning better ways of doing business, inspire employees to achieve excellence beyond their dreams in the products and services they provide, to build their company's brand and presence, and to contribute to the development of their industry.

• The nominee should be a C-level profession from the Middle East region.
• The CEO should have set tone of excellence in corporate governance through personal example and upholds a strict code of business ethics throughout the organisation.
• The nominee should have demonstrated high standards of governance, controls and accountability into the execution of business growth and expansion plans.
• The nominee should have exhibited exemplary leadership that inspires and motivates others.
• The nominee should have demonstrated commitment to the organizational goals and strategic plans on how to accomplish them.
• The nominee should have demonstrated clear and strategic vision, readiness to make the necessary decisions to help his/her organisations to grow sustainably and along with an unquestionable integrity of character recognised by colleagues and peers
• The nominee should have demonstrated ability to maintain the right balance in relationship between board and management with a view to enhancing effectiveness.
• The nominee should have demonstrated clear vision to build a long-term sustainable organisation.
• Based on the vision, the nominee should have developed a high-impact corporate strategy by integrating market, competition, trends and other factors to create a competitive advantage for the company.
• The nominee should have demonstrated the ability and track record of having built and sustained a high-performing global team, whose members are inspired to reach beyond their original mandate and act as thought partners.
• The nominee should have demonstrated commitment of making a positive impact on the economic, social and environmental well-being of the society in which his/her business operates.
• The nominee should have fostered the practice of corporate social responsibility and sustainability within the organisation as well.

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The ‘Transportation CEO Excellence Award’ honours leaders and senior executives from the Transportation Sector who are able to keep up with the latest developments and trends and embrace the needs of the sector, in the provision of transport trade, investment and industrial and cognitive and communication services in the Middle East.

• The nominee should have promoted the culture of responsibility, and contributed to the dissemination of the concept of partnership and constructive cooperation, and initiatives to support active transportation sector services.
• The nominee should have demonstrated awareness of the requirements of the modern economy and the ability to develop necessary plans to achieve organization's goals and strategies.
• The nominee should have demonstrated the ability to develop necessary plans to achieve organization's goals and strategies in the light of changing global economy.
• The nominee should have exhibited exemplary leadership that inspires and motivates others.
• The nominee should have demonstrated commitment to the organizational goals and strategic plans on how to accomplish them.
• The nominee should have demonstrated the ability to deliver clear and strategic vision, readiness to make the necessary decisions to help his/her organisations to grow sustainably and along with an unquestionable integrity of character recognised by colleagues and peers
• The nominee should have demonstrated use of latest technologies that focuses on customer requirements and the ability to compete globally and achieve excellence.
• The nominee should have demonstrated focus on excellence in customer service and empower his/her team to innovate and provide customer centric solutions in all aspects of service operation
• The nominee should have demonstrated his role in supporting the technological development to drive productivity and economic growth that contributes to the development of the national economy
• The nominee should have demonstrated adoption of strategies and leadership skills that suits the needs of the national economy.
• The nominee should have demonstrated distinct vision in the use of information technology, and the knowledge, and skills for the provision of transportation services.
• The nominee should have demonstrated efforts and projects that have contributed to the positive changes and stability in the economic situation of the community.

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The ‘Infrastructure Development CEO Excellence Award’ honors and celebrates the remarkable accomplishments of an outstanding individual who has made invaluable contribution towards the infrastructure development of the region.  It recognizes their contribution towards transforming the GCC region into a chief and thriving investment and business hub.

• The nominee should hold C- level positions in organizations that are involved in Infrastructure Development
• The nominee should have encouraged infrastructure development and management practices that yield the best possible social and environmental results
• The nominee should have extended partnerships with governmental, non-governmental, and intergovernmental organizations for the regional development
• The nominee should have demonstrated active involvement in the usage of ‘Rating Tools’ for effective environmental performance
• The nominee should have measured the impacts of sustainability in the financial performance of retail and residential properties
• The nominee should have supported innovation and dynamism in property and infrastructural designing
• The nominee must be a good visionary having the ability to influence and inspire team members
• The nominee should have followed all the mandatory rules and regulations administered and decentralized by the municipality of that particular region
• The nominee should have conducted infrastructure analyses by combining the aspects of global perspective and other investment ideas
• The nominee should have displayed exemplary leadership qualities that inspires and motivates fellow colleagues and team members
• The nominee should have demonstrated commitment towards the growth and innovation in infrastructure development

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The 'Retail Industry CEO Excellence Award' acknowledges the outstanding contributions of a leader who consistently displays exemplary entrepreneurial spirit and a winning combination of remarkable products and excellent service. It recognizes the winner’s extraordinary performance, ingenuity and a keen knowledge of the market and the entire industry.

• The nominee should have extended efforts in customer loyalty and service, employee training and retention, as well as demonstrates excellent merchandising skills
• The nominee should have excellent leadership ability, noteworthy contributions to the industry and a commitment to continuous improvement in the workplace
• The nominee should have significant involvement to the financial returns of their organization
• The nominee should have exhibited exemplary leadership that inspires and motivates others.
• The nominee should have demonstrated commitment to the organizational goals and strategic plans on how to accomplish them.
• The nominee should have raised sufficient funds to support the growth of their organizations
• The nominee should have contributed to assisting in building a good image for the industry in general
• The nominee should have introduced an important innovation in retail industry that improves productivity, reduces waste, or increases quality
• The nominee should have devised strategies and formulated policies to assure quality service
• The nominee should have created industry standards in operations, product quality, processes, new services or other notable benchmark

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 The 'Telecom CEO Excellence Award' honours the accomplishments of a leader within the telecom industry, whose innovation and direction has taken his/her organization to uncharted levels of service excellence and professionalism and improved telecom services and contributed to the growth of the industry in the region. His / her organization will have raised the standards of performance for a telecom company to provide, efficient, cost-effective, quality telecom services to the community.

•  Nominee should hold C-Level positions within the telecom industry.
• Nominee should have raised capital to support the growth of their organizations.
• Nominee should have developed information and communications technology as a strategic tool within their organizations.
• Nominee should be able to analyze trends and launch new initiatives when appropriate.
• Nominee should have exhibited exemplary leadership that inspires and motivates others.
• Nominee should be able to attract, cultivate, and retain high performance teams and partners.
• Nominee should be considered to be representatives / spokespersons for their organizations and the industry.
• Nominee should have encouraged innovation, excellence and knowledge-sharing to boost service standards.
• Nominee should have promoted the use of performance measures to improve telecom services.
• Nominee should have improved cost effectiveness within their organizations to keep telecom services at reasonable / affordable levels.
• Nominee should have cultivated a culture of transparency and accountability to service providers and community.
• Nominee should be able to strategize and counter-strategize in order to keep up with and surpass their competition and achieve deeper market penetration and organizational growth.
• Nominee should have devised strategies and formulated policies to assure quality service.

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The 'Government CEO Excellence Award' award honors the distinct achievements of leaders in the public sector who have improved efficiency, cut red tape, and encouraged partnerships between business and government through traditional wisdom and the utilization of best managerial practices.

• Nominee can be from any government organization. By the virtue of the regional government structure, there are government organizations that purely serve other government establishments. In the event of a tie for the award, the nominee from an organization that serves government, business, and public will be given the priority.
• Nominee should have established successful partnerships between government and business.
• Nominee should be known as effective leaders who have established strategic direction and built professional management.
• Nominee should have optimized their organizations’ abilities to compete successfully in the present and future environment.
• Nominee should have made efforts towards nationalization and nurturing employee growth.
• Nominee should have reduced bureaucracy and demolished centralized management.
• Nominee should have successfully combined available strategies and resources into an innovative approach.
• Nominee should have implemented strategies in a timely manner for effective operational benefits.
• Nominee should have attained financial success and high business turnover.
• Nominee should have demonstrated management capabilities and philosophies that match 21st century global standards.
• Nominee should have used the latest ICT tools to implement and enhance eGovernment and eServices and sustain a competitive edge.
• Nominee should have motivated other organizations through their traditional knowledge and wisdom-based approach.
• Nominee should have developed and maintained a strong executive team.
• Nominee should have supported the regional community and increased public awareness through educational excellence.
• Nominee should be able to anticipate and adapt to worldwide media changes for organizational services.
• Nominee should have taken their organizations to the height of success via public services.
• Nominee should have successfully implemented transparency and accountability strategies within their organization
• Nominee should have optimized their organizations’ customer care strategies.

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The 'Industrial CEO Excellence Award' honors the remarkable accomplishments of an outstanding individual who are upholding the highest standards of Governance & Sustainable Development practices. It recognizes their commitments made in sustainability leadership, industrial development with focus on environmental affairs, sustainable development and corporate social responsibility and managed their corporate brand image to enhance their competitiveness in the marketplace. 

• The nominee must have developed and implement plans to communicate with key stakeholders its positions and efforts regarding sustainability.
• The nominee demonstrates commitment to growth, innovation and product development which has lead innovation strategies and new technologies to gain a competitive advantage.
• The nominee should have created a stable work environment that also challenges employees to expand their abilities and skills, allowing for internal advancement.
• The nominee should have developed unique approaches to traditional elements of information management, new processes, methods, or technologies that facilitate improvements within their company, with customers, or in the delivery of their products.
• The nominee should have demonstrated overall strength & long-term viability of the business/business model/strategy that increases the efficiency and productivity of the organization.
• The nominee must have demonstrated achievements in integrating social and environmental goals with business performance.
• Nominee should have demonstrated Organization commitment to Quality improvements and corporate leadership.
• The nominee must have demonstrated contribution towards HR building and its involvement to workforce development to achieve significant competitive advantage.
• Nominee should have assisted people to view themselves in terms of their potential; develop efficient interpersonal skills which sustain the strategic mission of a highly competitive organization; and discover how to effectively position and attain professional and personal goals

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The 'Energy Industry CEO Excellence Award' honors a leader with an extraordinary ability to successfully drive the organization based on a competitive business strategy and operations perspective. This award recognizes the enormous proficiency-set and outstanding leadership required to actively involved in all of the energy industry aspects and uncover potential local and global investments on a short and long-term basis.

 

• The Nominee should have and exceptional capacity in executing a total energy strategy
• The Nominee should have brought new vision and innovative ideas to his/ her organization in terms of production, logistics, and trading of the energy complex as a whole
• The Nominee should have displayed excellence in segments such as customer communications, environmental leadership and community involvement
• The Nominee’s organization should have undergone substantial growth under his / her direction
• The Nominees leadership capabilities, negotiating skills and diplomacy in dealing with other people will have earned him the respect of his team, clients and his peers
• The Nominee should have introduced the latest management processes
• The Nominee should have demonstrated innovative use of supply and resources
• The Nominee should have demonstrated a willingness to employ latest technology and modern management processes whenever possible to enhance and improve his / her organization’s operations
• Nominees should have developed information and communications technology as a strategic tool within their organizations
• The nominee should have increased the overall reputation of the entire organization
• Nominee should be able to analyze trends and launch new initiatives when appropriate

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The 'Banking and Financial Institutions CEO Excellence Award' recognizes the foremost leader in the banking and financial sector and honors his or her leadership, management capabilities, insights on global economic changes and financial success. The judges look at the nominees’ histories and their roles in encouraging an innovative, model corporate culture.

• Nominee should be a C-Level professional and come from leading banking or finance institutions operating in the region.
• Nominee should have introduced new and effective banking or financial products, services.
• Nominee should have increased profits for their organizations while offering quality services and excellent customer care.
• Nominee should have track records that show continuous adaptation to changing economic and financial trends.
• Nominee should have the ability to come up with solutions and services that meet the changing needs of the customers, boosting customer care and retention.
• Nominee should have developed and implemented excellent loyalty program.
• Nominee should have contributed to improving the organization's brand and positioning it among customers and staff.
• Nominee should have developed special schemes to offer banking services to women, youth, physically challenged and socially underprivileged people.
• Nominee should have deployed new and effective strategies to attract investments and raise capital.
• Nominee should be involved in corporate social responsibility programs and show support for socially relevant causes such as sport, education, etc.
• Nominee should have excelled in every aspect of leadership – business acumen, innovation, and corporate citizenship.
• Nominee should have increased their organizations’ number of branches and reach.
• Nominee should have used the latest ICT and created successful and secure eBanking and mobile banking services.

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The Award honors the accomplishments of a leader within the healthcare industry, whose innovation and direction has taken his/her organization to uncharted levels of service excellence and professionalism and improved health care delivery and contributed to the growth of the industry in the region. His / her organization will have raised the standards of performance for a healthcare organization to provide, efficient, cost-effective, quality health care services to the community.

• Nominee should hold C-Level positions within the healthcare industry.
• Nominee should have encouraged innovation, excellence and knowledge-sharing to boost service standards.
• Nominee should have promoted the use of performance measures to improve healthcare services.
• Under their guidance, the nominees’ organizations will have improved patient safety and reduced medical errors.
• Nominee should have improved cost effectiveness within their organizations to keep health care costs at reasonable / affordable levels.
• Nominee should have cultivated a culture of transparency and accountability to patients and community.
• Nominee should be able to strategize and counter-strategize in order to keep up with and surpass their competition and achieve deeper market penetration and organizational growth.
• Nominee should have devised strategies and formulated policies to assure quality service.
• Nominee should have raised capital to support the growth of their organizations.
• Nominee should have developed information and communications technology as a strategic tool within their organizations.
• Nominee should be able to analyze trends and launch new initiatives when appropriate.
• Nominee should have exhibited exemplary leadership that inspires and motivates others.
• Nominee should be able to attract, cultivate, and retain high performance teams and partners.
• Nominee should be considered to be representatives / spokespersons for their organizations and the industry. 

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The 'Food Industry CEO Excellence Award' honours the outstanding efforts and contributions of a CEO towards the fast moving and growing food industry in the region. The award would reflect the success and standards of his/her organization in catering to the needs of citizens' nutrition and healthy standard of living.

• The nominee should hold C-Level positions within the food and beverages industry .
• The nominee should have demonstrated a high level of understanding of the citizens' need for nutrition and healthy standard of living
• The nominee should have encouraged innovation, excellence and knowledge-sharing to boost service standards.
• The nominee should have maintained high standard of quality in terms of the food and beverage manufactured or supplied
• The nominee's organization should have stood the test of time in terms of people's choice and popularity
• The nominee should have catered to all the rules and regulations of the food and beverage industry standards and procedures
• The nominee should be able to strategize and counter-strategize in order to keep up with and surpass their competition and achieve deeper market penetration and organizational growth.
• The nominee should have devised strategies and formulated policies to assure quality service delivery.
• The nominee should have raised capital to support the growth of their organizations.
• The nominee should have developed and implemented excellent customer loyalty programs.
• The nominee should have developed information technology as a strategic tool within their organizations.
• The nominee should have optimized their organizations’ customer care strategies.
• The nominee should have successful track records of shareholder profits.
• The nominee should be able to analyze trends and launch new initiatives when appropriate.
• The nominee should have exhibited exemplary leadership that inspires and motivates others.
• The nominee should been able to attract, cultivate, and retain high performance teams and partners.
• The nominee should have been considered to be representatives/spokespersons for their organizations and the industry.

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