DEWA Honors 16 Distinguished Employees

DEWA’s strategy aims to promote excellence and creativity of staff In a ceremony held at its headquarters, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) honored 16 of its distinguished employees during the 4th quarter of 2010 in recognition of their efforts. The Ceremony was attended by H.E. Saeed Mohamed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA, accompanied by Dr Yousef Al Akraf, Vice President – Human Resources, and a number of DEWA’s top officials and employees. This event is one of a number of DEWA’s initiatives to develop and inspire its employees to develop their skills and productivity. HE Saeed Mohamed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA, said, “DEWA’s strategy to instill the culture of excellence is in line with the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, which aims to create a positive and competitive environment so as to elevate DEWA’s reputation, not only in the Emirate of Dubai but all over the UAE as well.” HE Al Tayer praised the relentless efforts made by the 16 distinguished employees, stressing that senior management is fully attentive to all their staff. They aim to consolidate the bonds between them, improving levels of communication between all levels and sectors to improve performance and efficiency to the best levels, and wish all the best to DEWA’s staff to work hard and put their best efforts while continuing on the path of excellence. Dr Yousef Al Akraf, Vice President of HR said, “These awards aim to strengthen job loyalty, to enable staff to strive and achieve excellence as well as promoting DEWA’s services as a whole. Dr Al Akraf also pointed out that Human Resources are considered the main pillars in improving DEWA’s performance, stressing the importance of the principle of excellence, which is always accompanied by creativity. HE Al Tayer and Dr Al Akraf honored Abul Basher Mahbubul Alam – Category of DEWA Distinguished Employee, Abdul Baseer Mohammed – Category of Distinguished Employee - Financial Field, Mehran Mohammed Rashidi, Category of Distinguished Employee – Specialized Fields, Joseph Kunju Antony Kondayil and Rashid Ali Ansari – Category of Distinguished Employee – Technical Field. Swaminathan Murugesan and Malik Mohabbat Hussain won the award of Distinguished Employee – Field Services, Afyah Abdulla Salem Qamman and najla Hassan Ali Al Mazmi – Category of Distinguished Female Employee, jaffer Murad Abdulla A.M – Category of Distinguished Employee – Supervisory Jobs, Shah Murad Khan – Category of Unknown Soldier, Mohammed Ahmed Sulaiman Al Mazam and Noura Ahmad Obaid Laiwad – Category of New Employees, Muna Ali Mohammed Ashoor – Category of nationals, Mohammad Imteyaz Hassan– Secretary Field, and Shabeesh Sathiyanarayanan – Field of Creativity. DEWA’s Excellence and Recognition Awards Programme was applied in 1999 to reward employees for their distinguished contributions and commitment, and comes in line with its mission and objectives, which take great interest in appreciating employees for their distinguished deeds and performance either individually or in teams so as to improve and enhance their efficiency and productivity. This programme is based on motivating and encouraging employees and work teams to perform in a distinguished way and create an excellent work environment, as well as promoting and raising levels of job satisfaction and loyalty.