The second Middle East Accountancy & Finance Excellence Awards will take place on 12 December 2012 at Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Dubai, ICAEW, a leader in the accountancy and finance profession, has announced. Nominations are now open and the deadline for entries is 30th August.
Following the great success of last year's inaugural awards ceremony, the leading professional body has confirmed the event will be annual, celebrating the best and brightest in accountancy, finance and business. Open to finance professionals, business leaders and organisations, the awards programme is based around the themes of excellence, leadership and best practice.
Arabian Radio Network (ARN) anchor Richard Dean will be Master of Ceremonies and Lord Sebastian Coe KBE, former sprinter, politician and London Olympics Chief, will provide the after-dinner speech.
Last year saw accolades awarded in 11 categories, with Adel Ali of Air Arabia crowned Business Leader of the Year and His Excellency Sheikh Nahayan Bin Mabarak Al Nahayan attending to collect the Outstanding Individual Contribution to the Accountancy Profession. For the 2012 Awards new categories have been introduced, including Chartered Accountant of the Year, Firm of the Year and Corporate Finance Deal of the Year. The entries will be judged by a 14 strong panel of top business and finance leaders from across the Middle East.
Amanda Line, Regional Director, ICAEW Middle East, said: "These awards exist to celebrate the efforts and hard work of people who are often overlooked but without whom business would cease to function. Last year's entries reflected the wealth of talent in finance and business right across the Middle East.
"This year we have added more categories so that we can recognise even more of the people who are striving behind the scenes to drive business and the economy. Now we need people who work in the profession to start nominating themselves or the people they know who are demonstrating such excellence."
Surya Subramanian, Group Chief Financial Officer, Emirates NDB said: We are delighted to once again be involved with these awards. They are a great way to recognise the vital contribution the finance profession makes to driving growth in the Middle East. These Awards also demonstrate the huge and varying range of skills and abilities in the finance world, and remind us that we need to nurture our next generation of business and finance leaders. Hopefully, this also goes some way to show how stimulating and rewarding it can be to work in this area. "
Amanda Line concluded: "Anyone who is, or who knows, someone who constantly demonstrates excellence in business and finance - whether they are at the beginning of an exciting career, or have reached the top of their chosen field - should enter these awards."
For more information on the Middle East Accountancy and Finance Excellence Awards, visit www.accountancyandfinanceawards.ae
About ICAEW
ICAEW is a professional membership organisation, supporting over 138,000 chartered accountants around the world. Through our technical knowledge, skills and expertise, we provide insight and leadership to the global accountancy and finance profession.
Our members provide financial knowledge and guidance based on the highest professional, technical and ethical standards. We develop and support individuals, organisations and communities to help them achieve long-term, sustainable economic value.
Because of us, people can do business with confidence.
ICAEW is a founder member of the Global Accounting Alliance, which represents around 775,000 of the world's leading professional accountants in over 165 countries around the globe, to promote quality services, share information and collaborate on important international issues.
About Emirates NBD
Emirates NBD is a leading banking Group in the region. As at 31 March 2012, total assets were AED 296.7 billion. The Group has a leading retail banking franchise in the UAE, with over 163 branches and over 760 ATMs and CDMs. It is a major player in the UAE corporate banking arena and has strong Islamic Banking, Global Markets & Treasury, Investment Banking, Private Banking, Asset Management and Brokerage operations.
The Group has operations in the UAE, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Singapore, the United Kingdom and Jersey (Channel Islands), and representative offices in India and Iran.
The Group is an active participant and supporter of the UAE's main development initiatives and of the various educational, environmental, cultural, charity and community welfare establishments.
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