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Sir Keith Mills
Founder of Air Miles
Air Miles started in the UAE five years ago with eight participants including HSBC and Spinneys. Today more than 120 companies participate in this customer loyalty program, first invented by British marketing tycoon Sir Keith Mills in 1987. He also recently led the successful London bid for the 2012 Olympics.
United Arab Emirates: Thursday, June 01 - 2006 at 14:52 |

Dr. Mohammad Amin Kashgari
President of Retail, Savola Group
With the opening of its first hypermarket outside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Savola Group has taken another step forward in its ambitious plan to quadruple its retail space to 20 million square feet by 2010. The Dubai Festival City hypermarket is an important move into a neighboring market, but what comes next?
United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, May 30 - 2006 at 14:26 |

Manal Shaheen
General Manager, Nakheel
Since her appointment last July UAE national Manal Shaheen has been looking after 11 giant property projects for Nakheel. But for the moment her focus is on delivery of The Palm, Jumeirah, the iconic project that has attracted huge worldwide publicity and made Nakheel famous.
United Arab Emirates: Saturday, May 06 - 2006 at 11:13 |

Marc F. Dardenne
Area General Manager, The Ritz-Carlton
This week's announcement of a second hotel in Doha is just the latest in the transformation of The Ritz-Carlton into a truly regional player in the luxury hotel segment. But with competition growing by the day this global premium brand is not about to become complacent.
United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, May 03 - 2006 at 15:05 |

Dirk Meyer
President and COO, AMD
In the same way that Linux is battling against a much larger competitor in the software industry, so AMD is confronted by a quasi-monopoly rival in micro-processors. This is a comparison that appeals to AMD which claims to deliver a similar value proposition to that offered by Linux.
United Arab Emirates: Monday, April 24 - 2006 at 14:48 |

Emanuele Accolla
Vice-President of Acer EMEA
Three years ago Acer's regional boss told AME Info that cost control, higher volumes and innovative products would be the key to future success. This week Emanuele Accolla was in Dubai to report a surge in Middle East and Africa profits from $113 million to $173 million in 2005 thanks mainly to a doubling of notebook sales in the year, with revenues up by 60% to $320 million.
United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, April 19 - 2006 at 17:04 |

Colin Griffith
Executive Director, Gold, Dubai Multi Commodities Centre
With a record $70 million in gold and silver futures contracts traded last Friday, the Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange is well up with expectations, just four-and-a-half months into the life of the world's newest electronic trading pit.
United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, April 11 - 2006 at 17:40 |

Stuart Maxwell
Business Development Manager, ABC ELECTRONIC
The sudden decision by the Audit Bureau of Circulation to quit the Gulf region this week surprised many in the media sector. AME Info asked a key official for the reasoning behind the move, and how this affects ABC ELECTRONIC and auditing the new media of the region.
United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, April 05 - 2006 at 17:16 |