Kansai Paint, a Japan-based leader in the paint and coatings industry, is focusing heavily on employee engagement as more than 200 managers convened in Dubai to review last year’s business accomplishments and challenges against achieved its objectives this year.

The ‘Colour Me Kansai’ event, which took place at the Radisson Royal Hotel in Dubai, UAE, was the largest-ever regional meet for Kansai Paint, where its regional headquarters has been set up.

Syed Ameer Hamza Hasan, chief executive officer of Kansai Paint Mena and CIS, said: “Our kick-off event is a conference that I look forward to every year because it gives us the opportunity to embrace a new direction with my colleague’s together with aligning our growth and profit strategies.

“With our dedicated sales and brand executives, I have no doubt that we would be able to achieve our set goals and present more innovative paint solutions for our customers.”

With a 100-year heritage and more than $60 million commitment to coatings research each year, Kansai Paint has led the development of products that excel in both beauty and function.

Its extensive range of premium luxury coatings come to life through a full palette of colours and textures that have been introduced to sustain and nurture the natural essence of the world.

“The Mena and CIS region are the hub of our global expansion plan given the strength of the real estate and other industries. We are new in this region so we do have our work cut-out for us as we aspire to a leadership position,” said Hasan.

“Dubai and GCC area provides us a promising but an extremely competitive market for business but we enjoy the challenge and expect to thrive. Our paints are ideal for domestic, commercial, industrial and automotive use with our clients spanning across sectors and industries. Kansai Paint works on the model of supply and apply, which positions us as a turnkey paint solution provider within the industry,”he added.

Building on KPME’s vison to be the most sought after coating solution provided in the Middle East, the attendees were guided through Kansai’s business strategies, objectives and latest innovations for 2015.

The conference also involved sharing best practices and opportunities to capitalise on an increased demand for turnkey paint solutions. - TradeArabia News Service