Recruitment International Middle East Industry Awards 2016
RI AWARDS - Middle EastThe Recruitment International Middle East Industry Awards 2016The RI Awards for the Middle East are being held at the fabulous Shangri La Hotel, Dubai on Wednesday 30th March 2016 at 12.00 noon - 3.00pm for our fantastic long luncheon awards.Plus - don't miss a unique opportunity to learn how to build a recruitment business in a difficult market from serial industry entrepreneur, Nick Johnston.Recruiters it’s time to get excited because you have the opportunity to win the most coveted industry accolade in recruitment.
The world’s biggest recruitment industry awards programme is coming to The Middle East and will be celebrated in spectacular fashion. Come and enjoy the long luncheon awards dinner where recruitment professionals will gather from all over the region, eager to win the most prestigious award in the business. You have worked hard all year so now it’s time to play hard and stake your claim for one of RI’s most coveted trophies. You will be judged by some of the biggest entrepreneurs, business leaders and pioneers from our industry. They have established and built some of the biggest brands in recruitment, Michael Page, Robert Walters, Harvey Nash, Empresaria, Hudson and FiveTen Group, they know the industry and that’s another reason why winning an award carries so much gravitas.
In keeping with the prestige of the RI Awards the celebratory dinner will be held in the Shangri-La Ballroom, one of Dubai’s premier venues. Guests will dine in style and you could be celebrating into the night if you can convince our judges that you truly are one of the most professional recruiters in the region!
Recruiters and HR professionals will be invited to enter their company or an outstanding individual to win one of the most coveted trophies in what is the world’s most comprehensive recruitment and staffing industry Awards programme, spanning 3 continents! Companies may enter as many categories as they wish all you need to do is submit an entry that complies with the criteria.
The aim of the recruitment industry awards is to recognise innovation and best practice in the Middle East recruitment industry. We will assess and reward the best recruitment companies in the region and the event will bring the leading recruitment professionals together to celebrate the cream of the industry and recognise your excellence.
Our panel of independent, industry experts will review all entries and determine the short-listed companies. The Award Winners will be revealed at the long luncheon Awards ceremony in the Shangri La Hotel in Dubai on Wednesday 30th March 2016.
THE DAYS SCHEDULE: 12.00 Noon - Welcome drinks 12.20 Presentation from Nick Johnston - Founder of Wall Street Associates and serial industry entrepreneur. 1.00 Dinner is served 1.45 - Awards Presentation 2.00 Dinner service is completed 2.30 - Final Awards presentations followed by networking
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ENTER TODAY - THERE ARE 8 to WIN!The Award Categories:The Executive Search Company of the Year The Growth Company of the Year The Outstanding HR & Recruitment Professional of the Year The International HR & Recruitment Company of the Year The Best HR & Recruitment Company To Work For
For the full criteria on all of the Awards just click here:
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The RI Awards are contested all over the world including the UK where almost 400 CEO’s and owners attend the event. Hundreds more contest them in Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong and China. The RI Awards are the biggest recognition for our sector so make certain you enter your business or an outstanding individual. The RI Award trophies not only look and feel unique they are a fitting reward to mark the achievements of exceptional businesses and people.
Stewart Rogers brings over 25 years experience of building businesses and creating shareholder value in the recruitment and human capital management sectors. He has an enviable reputation of helping shape leadership teams in the industry that deliver both outstanding customer service to their clients as well as impressive profit growth over a sustained period that ultimately creates real shareholder value and returns.
Ian has 25 years of experience with the recruitment market. His previous roles have included group board director roles for both Michael Page and Robert Walters. During his 13 year spell at Page, the business was transformed from a UK-centric financial recruitment company to the multidisciplinary international recruitment company that exists today.
John has spent most of his working career in the recruitment sector, having started in the industry in the late 1980’s. John has an impressive track record leading successful business turnarounds and driving profitability. Whilst CEO of Hudson’s UK/Ireland operation, he integrated 12 acquisitions, re-shaped the business and grew profitability (EBITDA) from (£100k) to £11.3m. As CEO of Kellan Group Plc he returned the loss-making Berkeley Scott business to profitability and led the acquisition of Quantica Plc. John was most recently CEO of FiveTen Group where he built a strategy based on specialist recruitment brands, took the business into immature, less commoditised markets and significantly increased the Group's profitability. Through his own venture, Vered Consulting, John now acts as Mentor/NED/Operating Partner to recruitment businesses and their leaders, helping them through their growing pains and both building and delivering sustainable and valuable strategies.
Miles is an entrepreneur, board advisor and investor with over 20 years’ experience building successful companies. He is a former lawyer and the founder and former CEO of Empresaria, Group, a staffing company that he built to over £200m revenues with operations in 20 countries. He now invests in and advises companies primarily within the Human Capital Services sector through his investment company Benula Capital. He is currently Chairman of Serocor, a UK based IT and Engineering recruitment group, Darwin, a technology recruitment company operating across Europe, Davidson, an Australia based talent management company and Oasis HR, a London based HR recruitment company. He is also Chairman of the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (“APSCo”). Awards include Staffing industry Entrepreneur of the Year (Recruitment International) and national finalist Ernst &Young Entrepreneur of the Year.
Founder and Managing Director of Boxington, the international mergers and acquisitions (M&A) boutique specialising in the Human Capital & Recruitment sector. Tim is known for his international contact network amongst the CEO and Chairman decision-makers of trade and private equity buyer companies across the sector globally.
Business Link approved trainer Fiona started Lander Associates in 1997 and heads up a team of experienced recruitment trainers and an efficient operations team in Head Office . With over 30 year’s recruitment sector experience, Fiona started her career with the government working on initiatives for the long-term unemployed. She then moved to Blue Arrow in 1986 and held a number of roles in both operations and training, including Training and Development Director. A move to the US followed in 1992 to continue training and Fiona also designed training seminars for well-known US presenter Anthony R. Byrne for his world tour in 1993. While in the US, Fiona was also commissioned to write a training book and training articles. Fiona is regularly published in trade journals and online including Recruitment International.
Suhail qualified in the City and practiced as an employment lawyer for several years. He was owner of a healthcare business (employing over 220 people) for 12 years which he successfully sold in 2014. He is also extremely well connected within the recruitment sector across both listed and privately held businesses.
