Oman- Lulu Exchange MD honoured at Brand Icons Awards 2016
(MENAFN- Muscat Daily) Muscat-
The seventh edition of the Brand Icons Awards presented by The Times Group was recently held at Taj Vivanta at Thiruvananthapuram.
The awards recognise the key icons and organisations that achieve outstanding results and that set them apart as leaders in their own spheres. T M Thomas Isaac,
of Kerala, graced the occasion as the guest of honour and presented the Brand Icon Awards. In recognition of his contribution towards the growth of business across various sectors around the world, Adeeb Ahamed, managing director, Asia Express Exchange, was honoured with the Global Businessman award. Ahamed is a multifaceted professional who also spearheads several other organisations including the Lulu Financial Group, Twenty14 Holdings and Tablez Food Company. After successfully establishing Lulu Financial Group as a reputed global foreign exchange and money remittance enterprise with more than 130 branches across the globe within seven years, Ahamed went on to setup Twenty14 Holdings, a hospitality investment firm, which owns prestigious properties around the world including the Great Scotland Yard in London, Steigenberger Hotel Business Bay in Dubai and Fairfield by Marriott in Kochi, among others. Ahamed said, 'It is indeed a great honour to be recognised among the top icons in the field of business. The award will help me reaffirm my commitment towards setting up new benchmarks in the sectors I am involved with. I would also like to congratulate my fellow awardees who have carved a niche of their own in their fields of expertise.' He added, 'This is a truly wonderful initiative to recognise such enterprising people, and this will go a long way in inspiring the youth to take up business opportunities. I would like to thank the Times Group for this recognition and dedicate it to all my associates at my organisation.'