The Award came as a recognition of Al Barrak's many achievements and unique vision which has allowed the group to witness exponential growth during the few past years and to occupy leading positions on both the regional and international scenes. For the occasion, Arab Ad organized a dinner in honor of Dr. Saad Al Barrak at the Phoenica Intercontinental Hotel, Beirut gathering the elite of advertising and communication figures as well as a large representation of ZAIN personnel.
The event featured a speech by Dr. Al Barrak in which he thanked Arab Ad and its General Manager and Editor in Chief Mr. Walid Azzi for this prestigious award, saying: "This is the most gratifying award I have received so far, and it will forever hold a special place in my heart". He added: "I am the last person to deserve this award; the ones who really deserve it are my brothers and sisters at ZAIN, who lead us forward and made ZAIN this great entity that today ranks fourth worldwide in terms of geographical reach. We should all take pride of this achievement in the Arab World".
On his part Walid Azzi noted that "it was Dr Al Barrak's braveness, foresight and determination in rebranding the MTC Group to Zain in September 2007, which has made a great regional impact. The launch and creativity of the Zain brand and its theme 'A Wonderful World' has greatly impressed the advertising and media industry, and made an enormous impact in the markets where Zain operates."
It is noteworthy that Dr. Barrak received many awards including Best CEO in the Middle East for the ICT sector by Datamatix in 2005 and two "lifetime Achievement" Awards, the first in 2006 during the Arab Economic Forum organized by "Al Iktissad wal Aamal" Group and the second in 2007 by COMMSMEA magazine.
On his philosophy in life, Dr. Barrak said: "be daring, be first, be different. It is only then, that you will be capable of moving the whole world!"
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Arab Ad awards Dr. Saad Al Barrak 'Man of the Year 2008'
- Kuwait: Saturday, March 01 - 2008 at 15:15
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Dr. Saad Al Barrak, CEO of ZAIN Group - the leading mobile telecommunication company in the Middle East and Africa - recently received the 'Man of the Year 2008' Award, organized by Arab Ad Magazine - specialized in Business & Communication.
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About Zain GroupZain (formerly MTC) is a leading emerging markets player in the field of telecommunications aiming to become one of the top ten mobile groups in the world by 2011. Zain was established in 1983 in Kuwait as the region's first mobile operator. Since 2003, it has grown significantly becoming the 4th largest telecommunications company in the world in terms of geographic presence with a footprint in 22 countries spread across the Middle East and Africa.
As of 8 September 2007, Zain became the company's new corporate master brand name. Currently, the company is present in 7 Middle Eastern and 15 sub-Saharan African countries with over 15,000 employees, providing a comprehensive range of mobile voice and data services to over 42.4 million active customers (as at 31 December 2007).
In the Middle East the company operates under the Zain brand name in Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, and Sudan. In Lebanon the company operates as mtc-touch. Zain plans to commence operations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 2008.
In Africa, Zain operates under the Celtel brand ( HYPERLINK "http://www.celtel.com" www.celtel.com) in 14 sub-Saharan African countries namely: Burkina Faso, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Madagascar, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. The company's mobile telecommunications operations in Ghana will begin in 2008.
The Zain brand is wholly owned by Mobile Telecommunications Company KSC, which is listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange (Code : ZAIN). The company had a market capitalization of over US$28.5 billion on 1 February, 2008.
Posted by Medilyn Manibo, Assistant News EditorSaturday, March 01 - 2008 at 15:15 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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