1 Executive Interview
Nigel Sillitoe
- Executive Officer, Middle East, Mellon
- Last month Mellon Financial Corporation was voted the Most Admired Bank in North America by the prestigious Fortune Magazine, and has $4 trillion under its management, administration or custody, of which over $5 billion is in the Gulf.
- United Arab Emirates: Thursday, April 14 - 2005 at 12:04
Sir John Bond
- Group Chairman, HSBC
- The chairman of the most profitable company in European history was on a short fact-finding tour to Qatar and the UAE this week. Already the largest international bank in the Middle East by a wide margin, HSBC looks certain to participate fully in the present economic boom.
- United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, April 05 - 2005 at 18:44
Sir Martin Sorrell
- CEO, WPP Group
- One of the world's most powerful advertising men, Sir Martin Sorrell, CEO of WPP, faced the press in Dubai last week at the formal launch of the new GCC Association of Advertisers.
- United Arab Emirates: Saturday, April 02 - 2005 at 11:06
James E. Thompson
- Chairman, Crown Worldwide
- The bright red trucks of Crown Worldwide are a frequent sight in the Middle East and many expatriates have experienced the blue-chip service of this removal company. But did you know that this $230 million company was started in 1964 with $500 by Chairman James E. Thompson who is still the sole owner.
- United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, March 15 - 2005 at 08:54
Martin Whittet
- Chairman, Omnia
- Channel Islands based integrated marketing and design solutions consultancy Omnia set up in Dubai Media City eight months ago, looking to create a back-office to service its blue-chip financial sector clients back in the West.
- United Arab Emirates: Sunday, March 06 - 2005 at 07:35
Dr. Saad Al Barrak
- Director General, Mobile Telecommunications Company
- One of the most successful companies to come out of Kuwait in recent years is MTC whose phenomenal profit growth has delighted investors. But is this sustainable? Director General Dr. Saad Al Barrak is in no doubt and expects to have 10 million customers by 2008.
- Kuwait: Tuesday, March 01 - 2005 at 15:56
Frederick F. Seegers
- Consumer CEO, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Citibank
- Citibank has exciting times ahead in the Middle East with a dynamic new chief executive overseeing operations from London. Plans are a foot to lever the bank's international network to new advantage, and to extend consumer banking into new areas.
- United Arab Emirates: Monday, February 28 - 2005 at 09:39
Lee Byung-Woo
- President and CEO Samsung MEAHQ
- Samsung is targeting 40% growth in this region for 2005 which translates into total sales of $3 billion, which will make the South Korean manufacturer the biggest supplier of electronic equipment.
- United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, February 22 - 2005 at 15:01