Nominations open for Mena CFO Awards
DUBAI, August 24, 2015
Nominations have opened to find the most innovative, creative and successful chief financial officers (CFOs), finance teams and business leaders wthin corporations in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region.
They will be awarded at the CFO Strategies Forum Mena, set to take place on October 25 and 26 at the Sofitel The Palm in Dubai, UAE, said a statement.
It is a region-wide platform for financial leaders to share knowledge, network and keep pace with the latest financial strategies being adopted by some of the largest corporations in the region, it said.
The CFO Awards will be staged at the end of the two-day series of intensive workshops, panel discussions, keynote addresses and roundtable discussions with a think tank of expers from across the Mena region.
The seven award categories are Mena CFO of the Year - Public Sector; Mena CFO of the Year - Private Sector; Revolutionary CFO of the Year; Revolutionary CEO of the Year; Financial Executive of the Year; Investor of the Year; and Finance Team of the Year.
Among the judging panel assessing the nominations this year is Lindsay Degouve De Nuncques, head of Middle East with ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), the main driving force within the global accounting profession to constantly improve financial practices, said the statement.
"Being nominated and winning is evidence that individuals really are pushing the boundaries for their business. As well as demonstrating their financial acumen, they are also using their insight and harnessing a strategic view to help make quality decisions," said De Nuncques.
"For the winning organisations, it is an independent assessment and verification of exceptional finance function, which is great for future business," she said.
Sophie Le Ray, chief executive officer of event organiser, Naseba, said: "An intrinsic benefit that high-achieving companies and individuals receive, just in the act of nomination alone, is to be counted in that exclusive group of best-in -field in the finance function.
"This spreads a positive influence not just within the organisation itself, but also industry and country wide, amongst peers. It is through recognising and examining the 'why' factors of success that the finance world as a whole moves forward."
The closing date for award nominations is September 24, she added. - TradeArabia News Service
