Revealed: Winners at the 2020 Gulf Business Awards

Revealed: Winners at the 2020 Gulf Business Awards

The eighth edition of the Gulf Business Awards was held on Thursday, November 26, to honour business leaders and pioneering companies across the GCC for their special achievements during a tough year.

Hosted virtually due to the current Covid-19 climate, the prestigious awards acknowledged the leaders who piloted their companies through constraining times as well as organisations that innovated and disrupted the regional business landscape.

A total of 30 winners were announced at the event.

Companies and business leaders were recognised across multiple industrial verticals including energy, tourism and hospitality, transport and logistics, technology, finance, real estate, banking, healthcare and retail.

The year 2020 has been a testament to the importance of digital enablement in the face of adversity, and it was only fitting to acknowledge those at the forefront of this industry. Hence Gulf Business instituted not one but four new awards within the technology space - Consumer Tech Company of the Year, Emerging Tech Company of the Year, Digital Transformer of the Year and Technology Business Leader of the Year.

This year, Gulf Business also introduced the Investment Company of the Year, to acknowledge players making a difference in this space.

Within the business excellence space, Gulf Business launched three new categories to