Feras Al-Shaikh, Director for Consumer Sales at Nawras, has been named as one of the top three HR Champions of Change in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, at this year’s MENA HR Excellence Awards held in Dubai. The award recognises Feras’ contribution to developing a performance-driven culture at Nawras, where people drive high levels of employee performance, engagement and shared goals to better serve their customers.
The award symbolises Nawras’ commitment to building the capabilities of family members within the fast-paced communications industry. Nawras was the first in the Ooredoo Group, a leading international communications company, to establish a ‘People Experience Department’ to manage HR functions. The department is charged with developing world class skills and communications throughout the organisation and provides a structured framework to develop talent through innovative career strategies, tailored training opportunities and a careful mentoring process.
The sixth annual MENA HR Excellence Awards celebrate outstanding achievements by regional HR professionals. The awards form part of the Human Assets Expansion Summit MENA, now in its ninth year, which connects professionals in the field to address pressing issues in the industry and share knowledge to enhance delivery of leading HR practices across the Middle East and North Africa.
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Nawras:
Omani Qatari Telecommunications Company SAOG was founded and registered in the Sultanate of Oman in December 2004. It launched its service in March 2005 as the challenger mobile operator in Oman operating under the name Nawras. Nawras was awarded the second fixed licence in Oman in 2009, and launched its international gateway in April 2010, its corporate fixed and broadband services in May 2010, and its residential fixed and broadband services in June 2010. Since 2010, Nawras has been an integrated services telecommunications operator and is currently serving over 2 million customers across the Sultanate. Following a successful IPO, Nawras is listed on the Muscat Stock Market (MSM) under the “nwrs” ticker since 1 November 2010. Nawras is majority owned by Ooredoo, formerly known as Qtel Group, and also has a number of significant Omani shareholders which ensures that the company is strongly integrated into the Omani society. Nawras has won a number of awards including Jury’s Distinction Award for Customer Service Excellence in the telecom sector 2013, Innovation in HR Strategy 2011 from Asia’s Best Employer Brand Awards, Outstanding Leader from TMT Finance Middle East 2011, Best IPO in the Middle East from emeafinance magazine and Strategic Leadership Award from Global HR Excellence Awards 2011.
About Ooredoo
Ooredoo is a leading international communications company delivering mobile, fixed, broadband internet and corporate managed services tailored to the needs of consumers and businesses across markets in the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia. As a community-focused company, Ooredoo is guided by its vision of enriching people’s lives and its belief that it can stimulate human growth by leveraging communications to help people achieve their full potential. Ooredoo has a presence in markets such as Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Algeria, Tunisia, Iraq, Palestine, the Maldives, Myanmar and Indonesia. The company was named “Best Mobile Operator of the Year” at the World Communication Awards 2013.
The company reported revenues of US$9.3 billion in 2013 and had a consolidated global customer base of more than 95 million people as of 31 December 2013. Ooredoo’s shares are listed on the Qatar Exchange and the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange.
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For further information please contact:
Emily Shotter Shaza Taher
Department Head - External Public Relations TRACCS Public Relations
e-mail: emily.shotter@nawras.om e-mail: shaza.taher@traccs.net
+968 9510 8302 +968 9601 8881
Source: http://www.nawras.om
