Omar Ayesh wins CEO of the Year Award

Recognizing his leadership skill and incisive vision, which has significantly contributed to the accelerated growth of his company, Omar Ayesh, President of Tameer Holding, the region's leading real estate developer, was voted CEO of the Year' in the Property Development category of ITP Publishing Group's annual CEO Awards.

Omar Ayesh was presented with his award at a gala dinner attended by H.E Sheikha Lubna Al Qassimi, the UAE Minister of Economy, and before an assembly of Government dignitaries, a group of key businessmen and the region's most respected media representatives, who gathered in the Mina Al Salam Ballroom at Madinat Jumeirah to witness the presentation of 16 prestigious awards to the region's top business leaders, selected from a wide spectrum of industry sectors, including property development, banking and finance, media, investment, and corporate social responsibility.

Ayesh has been contributed considerably to the advancement of his organization's strategic goals, both locally and internationally. He has been an exemplary leader, admired and respected by those he leads and the investors who have entrusted him with the responsibility of growing the business and reaping financial rewards, and making Tameer's journey into the leading position in the regional real estate market as flexible as this renowned brand deserves.

Commenting on this occasion, Ayesh said: 'I am proud of the confidence voters and jury have placed in me, and promise to continue Tameer's progress and overcome whatever challenges that we might face. This title is a new achievement to be added to Tameer's series of continuous successes. I extend my thanks and gratitude to all our staff members, whose dedicated efforts throughout the year, have led to these outstanding results'.

'This year was full of accomplishments and milestones as we have delivered completed projects to their owners, and continued developing the current projects. We have signed a number of agreements, and launched several new projects, and we have entered new local and regional markets, such as Abu Dhabi, Libya and the Jordanian property development and housing markets. We were keen to re-align the internal structure of the firm, and were also involved in various social and humanitarian activities, with the aim of reinforcing the region's social structure. We thank Allah first and foremost, for rewarding our intentions, and look forward for more achievements and successes', he added.