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Landmark Hospitality honoured with 'Outstanding Employer in the Middle East' award
Dubai, UAE: – Landmark Hospitality – part of the Landmark Group, the region’s leading retail and hospitality conglomerate, was awarded the ‘Outstanding Employer in the Middle East’ at the first Korn Ferry Employee Engagement Awards 2017.
The first annual Korn Ferry Employee Engagement Awards was developed by Korn Ferry, an executive search and recruiting firm headquartered in Los Angeles, to recognise global organisations as outstanding employers within their region who have built superior levels of engagement in their work environment.
Landmark Hospitality, comprising of Fitness First, Landmark Leisure, Citymax and Foodmark, was recognised after an extensive employee engagement survey.
Sanjay Dube, Chief Executive Officer, Landmark Hospitality, said: “We are honoured to be the only hospitality group in the Middle East to be recognised with such a prestigious award. The award is a testament to our efforts of providing our employees with a positive and a happy work environment, and maintaining a healthy work-life balance.”
Landmark Hospitality has diversified into leisure, food, wellness and hotels segment with Landmark Leisure (chain of indoor entertainment centres and confectionary stores for children and teens), Foodmark (a division that includes franchise and joint venture brands such as Carluccio’s, Chi’ Zen, Max’s, Max Burgers, The Meat Company, Tribes, Nando’s and Ushna; as well as the home-grown brand Zafran), Spaces (grooming and relaxation centres), Balance Salon and Spa, Fitness First (fitness and wellness centres), and Citymax Hotels (comfortable budget hotels).
Landmark Hospitality was among three companies in the Middle East to receive the award – the other two being in the aviation and banking industry.
Korn Ferry is the preeminent global people and organisational advisory firm that helps leaders, organisations and societies succeed by realising the full power and potential of people.
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About Landmark Group
Founded in 1973 in Bahrain, the Landmark Group has successfully grown into one of the largest and most successful retail organizations in the Middle East and India. An international, diversified retail and hospitality conglomerate that encourages entrepreneurship to consistently deliver exceptional value, the Group operates over 2200 outlets encompassing over 30 million square feet across the Middle East, North Africa and the Indian sub-continent.
Landmark Group has a strong workforce of over 55,000 employees and provides a value-driven product range for the family through its retail concepts: Centrepoint, Babyshop, Splash, Shoe Mart, Lifestyle, Iconic, Max, Shoexpress, Home Centre, Home Box and Emax. In addition to the brands developed in-house, the Group also holds the franchise rights for some of the world's leading fashion and footwear brands in the countries where it operates.
The Group has also diversified in the leisure, food and hospitality with Landmark Leisure, Balance Spa & Salon, Citymax Hotels, Fitness First and Foodmark, the restaurant division, which operates the Group's own and franchise food outlets.
For more information please visit, www.landmarkgroup.com
For more information, please contact:
Yasser Alvi | Rawan Alhosban
ASDA'A Burson-Marsteller
Tel: (+971) 4 4507 600
Email: yasser.alvi@bm.com
rawan.alhosban@bm.com
