The award recognises Jumeirah's commitment in promoting and developing financial education in the hospitality industry. Nominees in this category had to actively promote and sponsor education and development, operate a monitoring scheme, have a written education and development policy, and recognise and reward success and achievement.
'Jumeirah currently employs over 10.000 colleagues from over 100 nationalities and this number will rise to 55.000 as the company starts to operate new properties around the world,' explained Guy Crawford, Chief Executive Officer, 'which means that we have to put a lot of emphasis on recruitment, retention, talent management and career development.'
The Jumeirah Group has a dedicated, fully equipped, state-of-the-art Centre for Training & Development offering a wide array of training programmes for colleagues at all levels in the organisation. Programmes include IT training, language courses, customer service training, supervisory programmes, leadership excellence programmes, cultural awareness training and a host of other courses.
In addition, Jumeirah offers a dedicated Management Trainee Programme, allowing fresh graduates to join the organisation and train in a variety of departments depending on their area of focus. The programme is also open for high-performing colleagues that are already employed by Jumeirah.
British Association of Hospitality Accountants names Jumeirah Group 'Corporate Employer of the Year'
Jumeirah, the fast growing Dubai-based luxury international hospitality management group and a member of Dubai Holding, was recently named 'Corporate Employer of the Year 2007' by the British Association of Hospitality Accountants (BAHA).
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| Debra Adams, BAHA Head of Administration and Education and Carl Weldon, Chief Executive of BAHA, present the award to Sylvia Matthews (centre), Vice President Group Finance of Jumeirah Group. |
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Jumeirah Group:Jumeirah properties are regarded as among the most luxurious and innovative in the world and have won numerous international travel and tourism awards. The fast growing Dubai based luxury international hospitality management group encompasses the world renowned Burj Al Arab, the world's most luxurious hotel, the multi-award winning Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Jumeirah Emirates Towers, Madinat Jumeirah and Jumeirah Bab Al Shams Desert Resort & Spa in Dubai, the Jumeirah Carlton Tower and Jumeirah Lowndes Hotel in London and the Jumeirah Essex House on Central Park South in New York.
The group's activities are however, not restricted to hotel and resort management. The Jumeirah Group portfolio also includes Wild Wadi, regarded as one of the premier water parks outside of North America and The Emirates Academy, the region's only third level academic institution specializing in the hospitality and tourism sectors, Jumeirah Branded Restaurants, the company's dedicated restaurant division, global spa brand Talise, Jumeirah Living, the Group's luxury brand of serviced residences offering effortless living in luxurious surroundings and Jumeirah Retail, Jumeirah Group's retail division with a portfolio of fourteen retail stores and dedicated luxury retail website www.jumeirahcollection.com.
Building on this success, Jumeirah Group became a member of Dubai Holding in 2004, a collection of leading Dubai based businesses and projects, in a step that aims to initiate a new phase of growth and development for the group.
Jumeirah's ambitious expansion plans to grow its portfolio of luxury hotels and resorts worldwide to 57 by 2011 are well underway with projects currently under development in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Aqaba, Doha, Phuket, Shanghai, Bermuda, Mallorca and London.
For further information please contact:
Jumeirah Group Corporate Communications
Anne Bleeker - Director of Corporate Communications
PO Box 214159 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Telephone: +971 4 3647970
Fax: +971 4 3016655
Posted by Lara Lynn Golden, News EditorTuesday, February 05 - 2008 at 14:48 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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