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opportunity of being able to share its success and
share its offerings to a royal audience. Dr.
Shayma Fawwaz, Founder and CEO of 'GOSSIP
The Brand,' shared that the UAE currently leads
Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in
terms of global talent competitiveness. She also
attributed this leading position to the strong
support of the UAE's wise leadership and their
efforts to create an environment that embraces
entrepreneurship and innovation.
'Pitch@Palace' is an initiative that seeks to
provide a platform for entrepreneurs to meet the
people who can help them make their business
proposals become a reality. The UAE edition of
the program was recently held at the Emirates
Palace under the patronage of His Highness
Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan,
Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy
Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces,
Shaikh Hamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chief of
the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince's Court and
Hussain Jassim Al Nowais, Chairman of the
Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development.
Tomra sorting food targets
further growth in EMEA with
senior sales appointments
TOMRA Sorting Food has appointed two highly
experienced senior sales people for EMEA to
further implement its controlled growth strategy.
The global leader in sensor-based food
sorting solutions has promoted Karel Strubbe to
regional sales director with responsibility for
Europe, the Middle East and Africa. This
follows six years based in California where his
most recent role was as TOMRA Sorting Food's
sales director for the Americas and Oceania.
A Belgian native, Karel has 11 years'
experience with TOMRA and returns to the
company's Leuven headquarters in his home
country to bolster its sales force, build customer
partnerships and lead a large and growing
team of regional sales managers.
Commenting on his appointment, Karel says:
“EMEA is the most complex and diverse region
in the world, spanning 65 countries, many
cultures, and 40 languages in Europe alone.
There are significant opportunities and
challenges here, so I'm really looking forward
to leading TOMRA Sorting Food's sales
operation across the region.
“We take a collaborative approach with
customers in the Americas, and in EMEA I will
continue with the ethos of understanding
customers' needs and providing them with the
right technology, innovation and customer care.
TOMRA has a strong reputation worldwide in
sensor-based food sorting solutions and this
puts us in a good position to expand our
customer base in EMEA.”
The finest Brazilian Steakhouse,
Fogo de Chão, brings authentic
southern Brazilian dining
experience to Dubai's DIFC
Internationally-renowned Brazilian
steakhouse Fogo de Chão announced that it
will open its newest location in Dubai's DIFC
at Central Park Towers in February 2018.
The opening marks Fogo's second location
in the Middle East with joint venture partner
the Enany Group of Companies, and its 51st
FOOD BUSINESS GULF & MIDDLE EAST
JANUARY - MARCH 2018