Over 150 top level executives from the leading companies of the Maldives and VIP guests recently attended the Gold 100 Gala, the most exclusive invite-only business networking event in the Maldives.

The Gold 100 awards were presented to the Gold 100 companies by special VIP guests of the Gala; chief guest, Maldives Monetary Authority Governor Dr. Azeema Adam; Kurush Dastoor, director and head of Partner Card Services, South Asia, American Express; Mohamed Hussain Maniku, chief executive officer of Maldives Pension Administration Office and Maryam Visam, Ministry of Economic Development’s Registrar of Companies.

The first issue of the Corporate Maldives Gold 100 magazine was unveiled at the event, launched by Dr. Adam and Akhmeem Abdul Razzaq, managing director of Maldives Getaways. The magazine contains the listing of the leading businesses in the Maldives, the Gold 100, categorised by industry and with company profiles and other up-to-date information. Corporate Maldives Gold 100 were selected from approximately 10,000 companies listed in the Maldives currently, as a special appreciation for companies and their diligent leaders for being forerunners of their respective industries.

Corporate Maldives Lifetime Achievement Award winners were also announced during the event. This year, the Lifetime Achievement Awards were presented to Hussain Afeef and Mohamed Umar Maniku, two entrepreneurs who pioneered the development of the tourism and hospitality industry of the Maldives. - TradeArabia News Service