Ross Cormack, chief executive officer of Nawras (Omani Qatari Telecommunications Company), has been named Outstanding Leader of the Year at the third TMT Finance & Investment Awards Middle East, held in Dubai.

This accolade follows a year in which Nawras became a public company after the largest IPO in Oman since 2005 and also began offering broadband services to corporate and residential customers.

“It is a great honour for me to represent Nawras at this prestigious regional event and I am even more thrilled that as an Omani company, Nawras has won this award and been shortlisted in two other categories,” Cormack said after receiving his trophy.

Nawras was also shortlisted in the category of ‘Deal of the Year’, in recognition of its successful IPO. The telco was also shortlisted for ‘Broadband Operator of the Year’ alongside Saudi Telecom, du and Etisilat.

Ross Cormack has led Nawras, a Qtel Group company, since formation in 2004.

In March, Cormack received the Strategic Leadership Award at the Global HR Excellence Awards.

Nawras has accumulated a string of accolades including Customer Service Provider of the Year, Middle East Call Centre of the Year, Judges Award for Above and Beyond the Call of Duty as well as Middle East Mobile Operator of the Year.-TradeArabia News Service