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Tabreed's Vice President takes on additional role
- United Arab Emirates: Monday, August 13 - 2007 at 14:20
- PRESS RELEASE
Tabreed, the Middle East's award-winning district cooling pioneer, has given its management team a boost through the appointment of Karl Marietta as Deputy CEO in addition to his current responsibilities as Vice President, Administration and Finance.
"Ever since Tabreed's inception in 1998, Karl has played a significant role in solidifying the company's position as the world's largest district cooling pioneer," said Dany Safi, CEO. "An industry veteran, and one of the company's main pillars, Karl brings sound judgement to his new role and is well-equipped to provide strong leadership for our business.
"We are confident that Karl's constant pursuit of business excellence and commitment will help Tabreed exceed financial targets, generate stronger shareholder returns and lead the company into the next stage of growth."
Marietta has over 30 years experience in district energy and electric utility industries in the engineering, operations, management, marketing and finance departments.
Commenting on his new role, Marietta said: "In the last few years, the district cooling industry, both regional and international, has progressed at a phenomenal pace, and Tabreed, which is at the forefront of this development, has seen tremendous growth.
"I look forward to the new challenge and to further strengthen Tabreed's business model and ensure incremental returns for our shareholders."
Marietta has also been active in the International District Energy Association serving in leadership positions, speaking at various conferences and has received several international awards.
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About TabreedTabreed is a UAE public joint stock company established in June 1998 and is now one of the world's largest district cooling utilities. Tabreed provides district cooling services throughout the GCC countries with offices in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Ras Al Khaimah, Doha, Manama, Al Khobar, Muscat and Amman. The company has been growing at a very rapid pace and was awarded two gold awards in 2004 by the International District Energy Association in the USA for new customers by the number of buildings it serves and by the cooling load.
The company was assigned a BBB- rating with a stable outlook by Standard and Poor's - the world's foremost provider of independent credit ratings, indices, risk evaluation, investment research and data.
Tabreed pioneers energy efficient gas-fired and electric-powered district cooling solutions in the UAE and across the region. The company offers customers the highest quality service through an integrated energy system devised to help them optimize their energy usage and reduce power and maintenance costs. Tabreed is a member of the International District Energy Association (IDEA), Association of Energy Engineers (AEE), International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE), International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR), American Gas Cooling Centre, Inc. (AGCC) and the Dubai Quality Group.
For further information: Rita Chahoud, PR and Communications Manager, Tabreed. Tel: +971 4 3404422; Fax: +971 4 340.
Sony Elias, MCS/Action, Tel: +971 4 390 2960; Fax: + 971 4 390 8161.
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