Colm McLoughlin along with the DDF executive team receiving the Burj CEO Award for Best Global Duty Free from Dr. Tariq Nizami, Founder & CEO – CEO Clubs Network
Dubai Duty Free was presented with the ‘Best Global Duty Free Award’ at its head office on October 25. The travel retailer claimed the award at The Burj CEO Awards held in Europe in August.
Hosted by CEO Clubs Network Worldwide, the 6th edition of the awards acknowledged remarkable individuals and organizations across a diverse array of over 50 categories. Dubai Duty Free earned the title of 'Best Global Duty Free' for its exceptional performance in setting up the global benchmark for airport retailing with the success of Dubai Duty Free spanning four decades.
Dr. Tariq Nizami, Founder and CEO of CEO Clubs Network Worldwide, presented the award to the Dubai Duty Free executive team led by the Executive Vice Chairman and CEO, Colm McLoughlin.
In addition, McLoughlin and COO, Ramesh Cidambi were also presented with a Medal of Honour from the CEO Clubs Network Worldwide.
Commenting on the award, McLoughlin said, “We are delighted to receive the 'Best Global Duty Free Award' from the CEO Clubs Network. This is a strong testimony to our dedication to providing a world class retail experience to our customers. We were unable to be present at the awards ceremony itself, so appreciate receiving the award in person.”
Also present at the ceremony were Sinead El Sibai, SVP-Marketing; Mona Al Ali, SVP-HR; Michael Schmidt, SVP-Retail; Sharon Beecham, SVP-Purchasing and Zayed Al Shebli, SVP-Loss Prevention & Corporate Security.
The Burj CEO Awards, an annual global business award ceremony hosted in different countries, was launched in 2016 in Washington, D.C., and since then has been held in London, Shenzhen, Mauritius, and Dubai. Over the years, the BURJ CEO Awards have recognised and awarded more than 200 business leaders and organizations for their business success.
