Oak View Group and Ethara to launch Middle Eastern joint venture to transform event and hospitality industry in the region

Oak View Group (OVG), the world’s biggest arena developer, and Ethara, the Middle East’s leading event management and venue operator have today announced a joint venture, enabling OVG’s expansion into the Middle East – one of the world’s fastest growing markets for live entertainment. OVG is world-renowned as the leading full service live entertainment and hospitality […]

Invita earns the Best Place to Work certification in Bahrain for 2023

Invita a leading BPO and customer experience outsourcing company in the region, has been recently recognized as one of the best places to work for in Bahrain. Our company received outstanding scores across several aspects of our workplace such as learning & development, leadership, talent strategy, culture, Career & Succession resulting in its recognition among […]

Eurovent Middle East to launch HVACR Leadership Academy and provide certified training to MEP professionals

Eurovent Middle East, the region’s HVACR industry association, is set to launch its Leadership Academy and provide certified training to MEP engineers and technicians in a Press Conference on 03 October 2023, at Le Royal Meridian, in Dubai Marina, UAE. The Leadership Academy will provide focused education and training on products and technologies, including essential […]

Masafi picks Darwinbox to streamline HR functions across borders

Masafi, the UAE-headquartered consumer goods conglomerate, has selected Darwinbox, a global HR tech unicorn, to automate its HR function and enhance the employee experience using a new-age, AI-powered Human Capital Management (HCM) platform. The new implementation incorporates some of Darwinbox’s leading products and features like hiring, onboarding, payroll and performance management for Masafi’s 1,000+ cross-border […]

VFS Global appoints first Head of Empowerment & Inclusion for UAE

Taking a step ahead in its commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI), VFS Global has appointed Tariq Ahmad as its first-ever Head of Empowerment and Inclusion for UAE. In line with the UAE government’s vision to maximise employment of UAE nationals in the private sector, Tariq will steer the company’s Emiratisation strategy, policy and […]

42 Abu Dhabi school opens applications for the next generation of digital leaders to join its October 2023 intake

42 Abu Dhabi, the UAE capital’s innovative and disruptive coding school that provides a unique peer-to-peer, gamified learning methodology, has opened applications for candidates to register and join its upcoming intense coding boot camp called ‘Piscine’, which will be held on the 23rd of October. Students who succeed in the Piscine will join the school […]

Beltone successfully concludes strategic summer internship program to empower talents and drive innovation

Beltone Financial Holding (“Beltone” or “the Company”), one of the fastest growing institutions, announces the completion of its strategic internship program aimed at preparing university students for the dynamic workplace. The program, administered through Beltone Academy, provided a distinctive opportunity for students to explore their career aspirations, acquire practical job competencies, and apply their academic […]

Freshworks appoints Johanna Jackman as Chief People Officer

Freshworks Inc., (NASDAQ: FRSH) today announced the appointment of Johanna Jackman as the company’s new Chief People Officer (CPO). Johanna joins the executive team and reports to Freshwork’s Chief Executive Officer Girish Mathrubootham and President Dennis Woodside. Jackman will be responsible for the company’s global human resources strategy and operations, which oversees HR business partnerships, […]

MoHRE, du partner to launch Happiness SIM for blue-collar workers

The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has partnered with du – part of the Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC) – to launch Happiness SIM that offers exclusive benefits to blue-collar workers in nominal prices. Aiming to enhance connectivity and value to blue-collar workers, the Happiness SIM can be availed by visiting business service […]

HP and Cambridge launch digital education fellowship for Gulf

AI is booming, sustainable development ambitions are growing, and governments across the Gulf are increasingly harnessing technology in their education systems to improve learning outcomes and more. From virtual reality to data, visionary education leaders, teachers, students and parents are facing greater opportunities – and bigger challenges – than ever before. The ‘HP Cambridge Partnership […]