UAE. Dubai Duty Free received two prestigious awards at the Gulf Business Industry Awards, held at the Taj Hotel Dubai on 6 September.
The retailer was named Retail Company of the Year while its Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Colm McLoughlin, took the award for Business Leader of the Year – Retail.
The two awards were presented to Dubai Duty Free Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Colm McLoughlin by Faithful+Gold Director Donal O’Leary, in front of an audience of 300 guests. McLoughlin was accompanied by his wife Breeda, along with Dubai Duty Free Executive Vice President – Corporate Services Salah Tahlak and Senior Vice President – Marketing Sinead El Sibai.
The annual Gulf Business Industry Awards, organised by Motivate Publishing, recognise the most successful companies and industry leaders across nine categories including IT, banking, real estate, aviation, retail, media, tourism, healthcare and energy.
The awards were judged by representatives of Gulf Business and an independent panel of judges, as well as through public voting.
McLoughlin commented: “I am delighted to accept the Retail Business Leader of the Year award and dedicate this to our Chairman, H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, who is himself an excellent leader.
“The Retail Company of the Year award is also fantastic recognition for the continuous hard work and dedication of our team and also the significant investment that we continue to make across our whole business.”
A total of 25 awards were presented at the event which also marked the Gulf Business magazine’s 20th anniversary.
