Top honors for Etisalat Group CEO

The CEO of the Year Award-Telecom went this year to Ahmad Abdul Karim Julfar, group chief executive officer of Etisalat Group.
This year’s winners were handpicked by a well-reputed specialist panel of 19 judges, who thoroughly evaluated some 982 entries, out of which they shortlisted 50 candidates. And following a closed voting, 16 winners were announced in 16 different categories.
The award is presented every year by CEO Middle East.
The CEO Awards recognize and reward outstanding success, innovation and ethics across Middle Eastern businesses.
The award honors CEOs through the appreciation of innovative business, and business excellence in the telecom sector.
It also acknowledges publicly the vital contribution made by individuals and their companies to the vibrancy of telecom business across the region.
Walid Akawi, ITP CEO, said: “Julfar is an inspirational business leader. He leads one of the most successful and pioneering telecom groups in the entire region, which now has a global footprint in 15 countries spanning over the Middle East, Africa and Asia. The wisdom, leadership and experience of Julfar certainly contributed to all that success of Etisalat Group, and we are extremely delighted for him to be chosen the CEO of the Year in the Telecom category this year.”
Ahmed bin Ali, SVP, corporate communications, Etisalat Group, received the award on Julfar’s behalf from Akram Awad, ITP’s MD, at a special dinner reception in Dubai.