du Celebrates 2010 Successes At Its Annual Staff Gathering

du hosted its annual celebration 2011 at the Arena Hall in DWTC, to celebrate the company’s successes in 2010.

The event is a gesture of appreciation for the commitment and effort put in by the dedicated family of colleagues without whom such impressive results would not be possible. The event was also attended by Ahmad Bin Bayat, Chairman, Osman Sultan, CEO, du’s executive management as well as over 1700 du employees.

Winners of departmental performance and internal competition awards were recognized in of the presence of their colleagues. “best managers” according to the results of studies by Gallup were also rewarded. Results of Gallup have shown that du’s employee engagement has improved significantly over the past two years, with double the number of employees now engaged year on year, placing du near the top quartile of companies worldwide. The highlight of the evening was the CEO’s presentation which covered the achievements of the past year and an overview of the vision for the year ahead.

“Our colleagues are the backbone of our company and the key to our success. We would not be where we are today without their commitment and dedicated efforts. This evening is dedicated to them and has been put together to honour their efforts with a night to remember,” said Osman Sultan, CEO, du.

Two popular international acts “Shadow Motion” and “Dress Change” performed at the event, to the delight of the audience. The acts were chosen for their content that surprises, transforms on the fly and presents the fastest options, illustrating du’s qualities as telecommunications operator and its brand values: friendly, surprising, honest and confident.

 

More Than AED23m Fetched From 62nd Number Plates Auction

Vehicle number plate (G 60) topped the sales and fetched 1,390,000 dirham in the 62nd Distinguished Number Plates Auction recently held by Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) at Jumeirah Beach Hotel; which raised total proceeds of 23,775,000 dirham.

“The aggregate amount raised in the 62nd Auction is testament to the success of Distinguished Number Plates Auction in Dubai” said the CEO of RTA Licensing Agency Ahmed Hashim Bahrozyan. “The Auction made a good progress towards meeting the demand of a wide segment of the public wishing to own distinguished numbers. This is reflected in the attendance of about 300 bidders who participated effectively in the bidding process and hailed the improved procedure of organizing & displaying distinguished numbers. During the Auction 105 numbers were offered comprising 2, 3, 4, and 5-digit numbers of categories F, G, H & I” he added.

“Out of the total 105 numbers offered, 4 were 2-digit plates, 43 were 3-digit plates, 32 were 4-digit plates, and 26 were 5-digit plates. In the sales ring, 2-digit number plates topped the list of proceeds with the number (G 60) clocking the highest sales price of 1.39 million dirham, next came (G 27) which fetched 1.3 million dirham, followed by (H 90) selling for 1.25 million dirham, and (G 45) which was sold for 1.18 million dirham.

“3-digit numbers, which included 43 numbers, was topped by (H 100) which was sold for one million dirham, and the 4-digit numbers, which included 32 numbers, was topped by (G 4444) selling for 610,000 dirham, whereas 5-digit numbers, which included 26 numbers, was topped by (G 88888) selling for 670,000 dirham.

“The Distinguished Number Plate Auctions, which are held almost on monthly basis, are making continued successes in attracting a wide spectrum of community segments hailing from various emirates who are making serious bids to own distinguished numbers in offer. RTA is therefore seeking to continue with upgrading the Auction in terms of procedures and diversity of issuing new numbers to meet aspirations of these individuals to own distinguished licensing numbers” added Bahrozyan.

The CEO of Licensing Agency elaborated on the factors underlying the success of the 62nd Auction and said: “We can single out two-fold success factors; operational and logistical. These include mobilizing all resources to promote the Auction and licensing numbers, systematic marketing planning adopting various tools to reach the targeted audience, official media support, and forming a work team to oversee the Auction program & requirements. Other factors include the official announcement of the Auction 15 days in advance, and prior arrangements made for the venue and the Auction company, culminating in a smooth flow of associated operations.