Salam chief wins top Qatar business award

Qatari businessman Issa Abu Issa has scooped the prestigious Outstanding Contribution to Business Award at the Arabian Business Qatar Awards 2012. As chairman and CEO of Salam International Investment Limited, he had led its transformation from being one of Qatar’s major family-owned businesses into a public shareholding company which operates both locally and in the Middle East region. He collected the award at a glittering ceremony held in the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Doha on Monday night. Other big winners on the night included Hisham Al Mana taking Businessman of the Year and Mashael Al Ansari winning Businesswoman of the Year. The night’s biggest winner was Barwa Bank, which won Fastest Growing Company and a special CSR award. Full list of winners Outstanding Contribution to Business: Issa Abu Issa       Businessman of The Year: Hisham Al Mana       Businesswoman of the Year: Mishael Al Ansari       CSR Award: Barwa Bank       Logistics Company of the Year: Gulf Warehousing Company       Express Company of the Year: DHL       Retail Company of the Year: Lagoona Mall by Darwish Holding       Investment Bank of the Year: Ahli Bank       Bank of the Year: Qatar National Bank       Real Estate Company of the Year: Ezdan Real Estate Project of the Year: Barwa Commercial Avenue       Hospitality Company of the Year: Katara Hospitality Telecom Company of the Year: QTel       Best SME Finance: QDB        Fastest Growing Company: Barwa Bank From / Arabian Business