Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) has announced that its CEO Marwan Jassim Al Sarkal has received the ‘Middle East CEO of the Year Award’ by the prestigious Burj CEO Awards.

Bestowed recently during a ceremony held in Washington DC, USA, the Burj CEO Awards are international recognition for the best organisations and top executives from different business sectors around the world.

Al Sarkal was named as the best CEO in the Middle East in the awards programme in recognition of his non-stop efforts and significant contribution to developing Shurooq’s successful strategies that aim at reinforcing Sharjah’s position on the world business and investment map. The honour also comes in appreciation of Al Sarkal's outstanding success in managing and leading Shurooq, which has succeeded in developing a number of premier tourist and leisure destinations in the region.

Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, chairperson of Shurooq, said: “We are extremely proud of Shurooq’s management excellence, which has reflected positively on the teamwork, quality of performance, distinctive management skills and excellent delivery of projects and services. The management’s success begins from within the organisation itself, which is represented in the internal organising and corporate development.”

“Such awards are the fruit of the corporate strategy embraced by Shurooq since its establishment – an approach based on the management’s attention and concentration on capacity building of its human resources, as well as its confidence in the ability of its in-house manpower to make a big difference and leave a positive impact at their workplace and posts in Sharjah as well as the rest of the UAE.”

Al Sarkal said; “The Emirate of Sharjah has equipped its national youth with all the potential and tools that enable them to excel and innovate, gain high leadership skills and realise accomplishments."

"Winning such a prestigious global accolade is a success for the Emirate of Sharjah as a whole. The award will serve as an incentive that will inspire me to do my utmost to support Sharjah's economic growth, and solidify its internationally acclaimed position as a global business and investment hub.

"I am also very proud to see other Emirati executives winning awards in other categories, in new achievements that show the UAE's success in establishing companies and corporates that managed in a short span of time to become examples for others, not only in the region but in the entire world," he added.

Among the most prominent companies and organisations that won the award in its various categories alongside Shurooq are the Covenant Bank for Women (Tanzania), DP World, Emirates Airline, Dubai Duty Free, Facebook, HP, Hollywood Studios, Ras Al Khaimah Free Zone, and the National Bank of Abu Dhabi.

The Burj CEO Awards is an affiliate of the CEO Clubs Network and is dedicated to top executives and organisations working in different business sectors worldwide. It is the first award programme launched by the Network since its inception 30 years ago.

The Burj CEO Awards programme aims to recognise and honour the outstanding success and significant contribution of chief executives to the business network and international business community. The CEO Clubs Network’s members have the opportunity to meet more than 16,000 top CEOs in various sectors from all across the globe. – TradeArabia News Service